St. Johnsbury

Engaging Students After School

Details: Created on Tuesday, 03 April 2018 20:00; Written by Rachel Johnson

stem ST. JOHNSBURY - Engaging students in after-school settings can be a difficult task. At this point in the day, kids are tired, hungry, and overall, irritable. Nevertheless, there is a solution, and librarians gathered at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum this Tuesday afternoon to learn just what that is.

Tracy Truzansky, the Project Manager for Training at Vermont Afterschool, lead the discussion, which outlined the organization's STEM program.

SJA Art Students Compete Nationally

Details: Created on Saturday, 31 March 2018 00:15; Written by Chelsi Byrnes

ST. JOHNSBURY- Three Saint Johnsbury Academy students made it to Nationals for the Scholastic Art and Writing competition. Rachel Fickes, Patrick Nkubito and Marion Elys were three of fifteen students who showed their passion for art in different mediums.The competition was held at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center until March 10th.

St. Johnsbury Sewer Lines

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:48; Written by Kiernan Brisson

ST. JOHNSBURY - Oak Street in St. Johnsbury recently had a full remodeling of its water, sewer, and storm drainage pipes that outflow the passumpsic river; a project that was "long overdue" according to the town government. Moving forward, the selectboard plans to continue to other streets in the immediate vicinity that are in need of new wastewater lines.

St. J. Saves $34k with Loan Payoff

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 16:26; Written by Matthew Seaver

ST. JOHNSBURY - The town of Saint Johnsbury will be paying off a decade's old loan resulting in a savings of over $34-thousand in interest.

The USDA Rural Development loan was used for the construction of the wastewater treatment plant during the 1990's. The loans payments were originally spaced out to be fully repaid by the year 2036.

Fairbanks Museum Recieves a Grant

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 15:29; Written by Chelsi Byrnes

ST. JOHNSBURY- The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium has been one of the eighty recipients across America of the Collections Assessment for Preservations (CAP) grant.The Fairbanks museum is the only museum in the state of Vermont to receive this grant.

Spring Equinox

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 15:01; Written by Chelsi Byrnes

The Roots of Bluegrass

Details: Created on Friday, 23 March 2018 15:51; Written by Rachel Johnson

ST. JOHNSBURY - On Thursday at Catamount Arts, local bluegrass musician Bob Amos lead a discussion about the life of Bill Monroe, one of the genre's most significant influencers. According to Amos, many describe bluegrass as a tree, with Bill Monroe serving as the trunk.

Vermont Preserves the Agricultural Past

Details: Created on Monday, 19 March 2018 23:13; Written by Rachel Johnson

ST. JOHNSBURY - Christopher Wenger moved from Boston to St. Johnsbury to raise his children outside of the city. Knowing that he wanted to purchase a property possessing land and privacy, Wenger searched throughout the Northeast Kingdom until he stumbled upon Old Silo Farm.

Depot Street Park, Main Street Grant

Details: Created on Monday, 19 March 2018 18:48; Written by Kiernan Brisson

ST. JOHNSBURY - The Chamber of Commerce for the town of St. Johnsbury has received a vermont grant which they intend to use to revitalize the Depot Square park. The Main Street Grant which the town received from the National Life Group Foundation, and the Vermont Community Foundation, as part of a state-wide grant program.

Twilight Players Murder Mystery Evening

Details: Created on Monday, 19 March 2018 18:17; Written by Chelsi Byrnes

ST. JOHNSBURY - The Lyndon State College's Twilight Players had their Murder Mystery Evening this past Saturday night at the Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury. The play was based off of a singles bar in New York City and took place inside of a bar on St. Patrick's Day.

St. Johnsbury Academy Theater Host Drama Festival

Details: Created on Saturday, 17 March 2018 18:48; Written by Emma Quinn

ST. JOHNSBURY- The theater at St Johnsbury Academy is preparing their one act play from Shakespeare's A Mid-Summer Nights Dream to compete against other schools in Vermont at the Regional Drama Festival.

Fluctuating Temps Good for Maple Business

Details: Created on Monday, 12 March 2018 20:03; Written by Kiernan Brisson

goodwin sugar house thumbnail ST. JOHNSBURY - Thanks to the rapid change of temperatures beginning with a modest February thaw into what is now a snow-filled beginning of March, the Maple industry has enjoyed a very profitable and early start to the sugaring season.

Public Safety Concerns in St. Johnsbury

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 23:46; Written by Andrew Clark

ST. JOHNSBURY— Public safety was among the bigger issues for the town of St. Johnsbury for Town Meeting Day in 2018. The voters of the town faced a non-binding decision on whether funding for CALEX Ambulance would be removed as an appropriation going forward and made into a contracted item with the town.

Voters Decide on 18.4 Million Dollar Budget

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 21:03; Written by Emma Quinn

ST. JOHNSBURY- Voters in the town of St. Johnsbury are being asked to approve a nearly one-million dollar increase in the school budget at this year's Town Meeting Day. The increase is due in part to a miscalculation in how many students will be attending Saint Johnsbury Academy in the Fall of 2018 and the 42 unanticipated student tuitions they've had to pay out that have resulted in $710,000 in expenditures.

Deer Run in at Rec Fit

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 17:13; Written by Emma Quinn

ST. JOHNSBURY - RecFit in St. Johnsbury had an unexpected visitor on Saturday morning. At about 11:30, a deer broke through a window on the first floor and ran into the lobby area of the gym.

CALEX Heads to the Polls

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 14:16; Written by Rachel Johnson

ST. JOHNSBURY - Since CALEX Ambulance Services opened their doors in 1984, their yearly appropriations have never been voted down on a Town Meeting Day. This is a pattern that C.E.O, Michael Wright, hopes will continue today.

Girls in STEM

Details: Created on Thursday, 22 February 2018 03:21; Written by Emma Quinn

ST. JOHNSBURY- The St. Johnsbury Academy's robotics team FRC-2523 is growing in size, mainly within the school's female student population.

Kingdom All Stars New Members

Details: Created on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 22:39; Written by Chelsi Byrnes

ST. JOHNSBURY- The Kingdom All Stars performed today at Fuller Hall at the St Johnsbury Academy. Many students, parents, and teachers gathered to watch the band perform today.

Warm Days for St. J

Details: Created on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 21:20; Written by Kiernan Brisson

ST. JOHNSBURY - We are well above normal temperatures in Vermont for the month of February. Temperatures are a good fifteen degrees above average for this time of year. This can be detrimental to the climate and wildlife for the area, not to mention the intense flood warnings and slippery road conditions that follow a massive snow melt. Luckily, road maintenance has been out clearing the ice and snow, as well as creating runoff pathways so water can find the storm drains.

St. Johnsbury Police Coverage Ahead of Town Meeting Day

Details: Created on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 20:04; Written by Andrew Clark

ST. JOHNSBURY— As town meeting day approaches, the police department for the town of St. Johnsbury will be losing some personnel.

"It's just everything coming together at once," Chief Timothy Page of the St. Johnsbury Police Department.

SJA Robotics Team Prepares for Competition

Details: Created on Monday, 19 February 2018 17:59; Written by Emma Quinn

ST. JOHNSBURY- The St. Johnsbury Academy robotics team, Tech Storm FRC-2523 is getting ready for another year of competition. The team competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition and this year it's all about moving power.

St. J School Board $18 Million Dollar Budget

Details: Created on Saturday, 17 February 2018 00:25; Written by Emma Quinn

ST. JOHNSBURY- The St. Johnsbury school-board is proposing a school district budget increase of nearly one million dollars this year. The inrease is due in part to a miscalculation in how many students will be attending the Saint Johnsbury Academy in the Fall of 2018, and the 42 unanticipated student tuitions they've had to pay out that have resulted in $710,000 in expenditures.

CALEX Vote During St. Johnsbury Town Meeting

Details: Created on Friday, 16 February 2018 22:49; Written by Andrew Clark

ST. JOHNSBURY—The town of St. Johnsbury is proposing an increase to the general fund budget as well as the highway budget that will be put up to the voters on town meeting day. The increase in the general budget is due to the town adopting a new housing program.

Freshening Up the NEK

Details: Created on Thursday, 15 February 2018 22:57; Written by Andrew Whalen

VT Food bank Thumbnail On the third Thursday of every month, locals line up inside Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital; but not for treatment. Instead, they wait for fresh, local produce.

"We actually started this in January of 2016, so this is our 25th month of doing it," said Laural Ruggles, NVRH's Director of Community Health Improvement.

Ashes to Go

Details: Created on Thursday, 15 February 2018 13:06; Written by Dan Stein

ST. JOHNSBURY - Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Those were two of the main phrases that could best describe what was taking place on Main Street in front of the United Community Church this morning. Through the early morning and the seemingly cold temperatures, Reverend's Elisa Lucozzi and Susan Ohlidal were blessing those who walked by for the Ashes to Go event on this Ash Wednesday.