Barnet School Creates a Music Garden
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- Created on Friday, 11 May 2018 18:05
- Written by Emma Quinn
BARNET- 6th grade students at the Barnet school are working on a new project, a music garden for the younger students at their school. The students got the idea after attending a Vermont Rural Partnership celebration where schools get together to share ideas and projects they have created at their schools.
Meet A K9 Dog--Igor
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- Created on Friday, 11 May 2018 16:19
- Written by Linda Hou
SAINT JOHNSBURY-He is an excellent drug finder, but also a faithful friend. He was born in Connecticut, graduated from a state academy school, then got the qualification to serve the community. He is 2 years old, and loves to play with toy balls. This is Igor, a police dog serving the Saint Johnsbury State Police.
Wheelock Receives Grant for Ditching Project
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- Created on Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:26
- Written by Chelsi Byrnes
WHEELOCK- The town of Wheelock is starting a ditching road project on Matthewson Hill Road. The project will redesign the current roadside ditches to improve the quality of the road. The project is funded by a grant through "The Better Back Roads" Program as well as the NVDA. This program helps improve the quality of the water throughout the state and promotes the use of erosion control.
Lyndonville Bulky Week
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- Created on Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:02
- Written by Rachel Johnson
LYNDONVILLE - Bulky Week in Lyndonville has transformed significantly since Paul Tomasi began working at the Northeast Kingdom Waste District. What now serves as a week-long opportunity for town residents to dispose of big, unwanted items, once took place over the course of a single day.
Miller's Run Gets Furry Friends
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- Created on Thursday, 10 May 2018 14:05
- Written by Emma Quinn
SHEFFIELD- 6th grade students at the Millers Run School are in the process of making some changes and renovations to their school. Principal Patrick Ham and four 6th grade students went down to Barnet in the fall to participate in the Vermont Rural Education Collaborative conference. Ham says, "they presented a lot of projects that other schools had done, and these guys decided they wanted to do a couple of things." One larger project the students decided on was to build a chicken coop.
Car Emissions in Vermont
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- Created on Wednesday, 09 May 2018 17:49
- Written by Kiernan Brisson
VERMONT - The Trump administration is looking to lower the emission standards on motor vehicles across the nation. This will undo all the legislation created to protect the environment and enforce stricter gas emission laws that were put in place during the Obama administration. Many Vermonters are against this move by the Trump administration, and members of Vermont's state government are working to keep emission standards where they are in our state.
Gregg Fest
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- Created on Wednesday, 09 May 2018 16:26
- Written by Jacques Boudreau
LYNDON- The 5th anuual Greggfest was put on the 4th and 5th of May. Greggfest is a music festival put on by the Music Business Industry students at Lyndon State College. This festival had been originally put on to raise money for a student, Jake Gregg, who was diagnosed with Leukemia. "We do it in honor of a former student named Jake Gregg, He was diagnosed with Cancer While he was here, and we started the festival to raise funds for his care and to lift his spirits just by putting on a show that he would want to see and, he unfortunatly passed away in April of 2015... we now put the money into an endowment fund for scholarships in Jake's name for MBI (Music Business Industry) students in need."
