Around the NEK

Santa's Sleigh Needs Donations

Details: Created on Monday, 16 November 2015 17:48; Written by Abbey Greene

ST. JOHNSBURY – This past weekend the vehicles at Twin State Ford were filled with donated teddy bears, dolls and more. All of the donations are going to end up in "Santa’s Sleigh."

Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser

Details: Created on Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:02; Written by Kaitlyn Manktelow

ST. JOHNSBURY- A fundraiser is happening at the Kindom Taproom in St. Johnsbury with 100% of the proceeds raised going toward Habitat for Humanity in the Northeast Kingdom.

Water Upgrades For St. J Street

Details: Created on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 21:43; Written by Alex Paduch

SAINT JOHNSBURY – Water, sewage and road repairs are about to come to Frost Avenue. At last night’s Selectboard meeting, members spoke extensively about the projects that will impact some residents along the street.

Community Restorative Justice Seeks Volunteers

Details: Created on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 20:28; Written by Kaitlyn Manktelow

ST. JOHNSBURY- The Community Restorative Justice Center is need of almost 70 volunteers to spend a year helping recently incarcerated citizens find their footing again and to live a crime free life. Volunteers are an important aspect of this program as the center relies on them to work with high-risk offenders. According to Executive Director, Susan Cherry; the main goal of having the volunteers work with them for a year is to help Vermonters feel safer, and to help the former inmates find their place after leaving jail.

VSP Trooper Accident

Details: Created on Monday, 09 November 2015 18:06; Written by Vincent Boccanfuso

St. Johnsbury- Around 3:15pm Sunday afternoon, a trooper from the Vermont State Police St. Johnsbury barracks struck another vehicle in East St. Johnsbury while responding to a domestic dispute call.

Loose Leash Leads To Controversy

Details: Created on Tuesday, 03 November 2015 18:55; Written by Kaitlyn Manktelow

ST. JOHNSBURY- Controversy over St. Johnsbury's leash laws have sparked after an incident that left ten beloved birds dead. For the past eight months, Philip Aldridge and Nicole Daigneault have been raising chickens and ducks but this all changed when a neighbor's dog got loose and killed some of them.

Community Education

Details: Created on Friday, 30 October 2015 20:10; Written by Victor Mwangi

ST JOHNSBURY - The Police and Fire station have been working together with the ST. Johnsbury schools to better the education system. A few months ago, police officers in saint Johnsbury started a program where they would greet students in the morning as they arrived at the ST. Johnsbury town school.

Former State Representative Plea Deal

Details: Created on Thursday, 29 October 2015 17:14; Written by Tom Weineck

ST. JOHNSBURY- Former Vermont State Representative Bob South was in Caledonia County Court early Thursday morning to accept a plea deal. South pled guilty to disorderly conduct and also violating conditions of release.

Investing in K-9's Protection

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 October 2015 21:31; Written by Kaitlyn Manktelow

ST JOHNSBURY- St. Johnsbury Police Department’s K-9 , Bodie has received a vest that will protect him from stab and bullet wounds while he’s on patrol. This vest was a result of fundraising from the Groupon Grassroots Campaign for Vested interest in K9’s incorporated; which has raised over $335,000 for law enforcement k9 ballistic vests.

St. Johnsbury Water Main Woes

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 October 2015 21:15; Written by Alex Paduch

St. JOHNSBURY - A discussion involving poor water pressure at Monday night’s selectboard meeting gained even more precedence after another water main break occurred this morning on Portland Street. With the rupture this morning, Saint Johnsbury has seen five this year.

Getting to Know Chad Whitehead

Details: Created on Friday, 23 October 2015 19:49; Written by Tyler Cadorette

ST. JOHNSBURY - Since late last spring, Chad Whitehead has served as the town manager of St. Johnsbury. Whitehead stepped into the role after several turbulent years for the select board - and the town - that included a lengthy hiring process for the job.

Pay Raise for Substitute Teachers at STJ Townschool

Details: Created on Friday, 23 October 2015 18:22; Written by Victor Mwangi

ST. JOHNSBURY- The demand for substitute teachers has forced the ST. Johnsbury town school to bump up their salaries.They hope this will attract more people to take up the positions being offered.

Dog Mountain Seeks Donations

Details: Created on Wednesday, 21 October 2015 17:50; Written by Tim Laroche

ST. JOHNSBURY - Although Dog Mountain has been a staple in the Northeast Kingdom since founder's Stephen Huneck and his wife, Gwendolyn Ide Huneck, purchased it in 1995, the popular tourist destination -- a haven for both dogs and dog owners -- has been struggling to make ends meet.

Community Assists Catamount Arts

Details: Created on Tuesday, 20 October 2015 18:32; Written by Kaitlyn Manktelow

ST. JOHNSBURY- Now through December, anyone above the age of 18 can enter in a raffle for a new Subaru to help support the efforts of Catamount Arts.

Walk for the Homeless

Details: Created on Monday, 19 October 2015 16:44; Written by Abbey Greene

ST. JOHNSBURY – Homelessness in Vermont has been an ongoing problem, and for the twelfth year in a row, the Northeast Kingdom Youth Services did their part to help. Members of the community took to the streets on Saturday in St. Johnsbury to raise awareness and money for homeless youth.

St. Johnsbury Water Main Break

Details: Created on Friday, 16 October 2015 16:54; Written by Victor Mwangi

water break ST. JOHNSBURY- For the second time this year, another water main break has occured. A construction crew arrived around 8am at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Concord Avenue where water was streaming down the streets.

Police Assistance in Education

Details: Created on Friday, 02 October 2015 14:44; Written by Victor Mwangi

police in school St. Johnsbury - The town of ST. Johnsbury is continuing to improve its law enforcment, and this time they are involving the schools in the community.

Waste Water Treatment Upgrades?

Details: Created on Tuesday, 29 September 2015 20:14; Written by Alex Paduch

ST. JOHNSBURY - While Saint Johnsbury residents are enjoying the completion of summer roadwork that plagued their streets, the town is moving onto planning their next large-scale infastructure project. At the selectboard meeting last night, a proposal to upgrade their wastewater treatment facility was introduced.

Second Hand Smoking

Details: Created on Friday, 25 September 2015 21:02; Written by Victor Mwangi

second hand smoke ST. JOHNSBURY - Its an up coming battle, but the Northeastern Vermont Regional hopspital's Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Coalition, is on a mission to educate and create awareness on second hand smoking. Second Hand Smoking which is the act of inhaling smoke from burning tobbacco or a smoker who's smoking and is around you which just might be as harmful as one who is smoking directly.A movement and campaign led by different health organizations is spreading all over the country and coming to the NorthEast Kingdom to not only educate the dangers of smoking but to also encourage conversations regarding this matter.

St. Johnsbury to Consolidate?

Details: Created on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 21:17; Written by Alex Paduch

St. Johnsbury- Many towns in the state are scrambling to meet the new requirements under Vermont's Act 46: If a school district has under 900 students, they must consolidate with nearby schools.

NVRH Appeals Budget

Details: Created on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 18:45; Written by Kaitlyn Manktelow

St. Johnsbury- The Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is fighting back and appealing the budget made by The Green Mountain Care Board. The budget the board granted the hospital is over one million dollars less than what was requested.

Passumpsic River Cleanup

Details: Created on Monday, 21 September 2015 17:26; Written by Abbey Greene

ST. JOHNSBURY – The Passumpsic River is getting a cleanup, thanks to the Riverfront Revitalization Committee. River cleanups have been taking place all summer, and the changing temperatures did not stop volunteers from getting into the cooling waters this past weekend.

Kingdom Autumn Festival

Details: Created on Monday, 21 September 2015 15:56; Written by Abbey Greene

ST. JOHNSBURY – Like the changing leaves, a beloved festival brought a splash of color and excitement to St. Johnsbury over the weekend.The streets were bustling on Saturday thanks to the sixth annual Colors of the Kingdom Autumn Festival.

Dunne in St. Johnsbury

Details: Created on Thursday, 17 September 2015 19:17; Written by Dan Reynolds

ST. JOHNSBURY- Husband, father, and son to a 1960's civil rights activist and Hartland farm owner, Matt Dunne has begun his campaign for governor in the 2016 primary early. Dunne held a community forum Wednesday night at the Catamount Arts center as part of his campaign to test the waters in Vermont.

St. J. Co-Op Launches Fundraiser

Details: Created on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 18:29; Written by Tyler Cadorette

ST. JOHNSBURY - Despite concerns that the St. J. Food Co-Op would close in early September, the doors are open and it's business as usual – with a twist. The co-op and members of the community have teamed up for a fundraiser in an effort to keep the store alive.

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