St. Johnsbury

Senator Bernie Sanders Visits St. Johnsbury

Details: Created on Monday, 20 September 2021 13:30; Written by Alexandra Huff

Article Written by Kaitlin Flannigan

ST.JOHNSBURY - Senator Bernie Sanders was in St. Johnsbury earlier this month as part of his five-town Town Meeting tour Labor Day Weekend.

Fairbanks Field Receives Historic Upgrade

Details: Created on Monday, 20 September 2021 00:30; Written by Nick Fish

ST. JOHNSBURY - St. Johnsbury Academy has a new field of dreams. September 10th marked the first time since 1949 the hilltoppers played under the lights at home.

Post Pandemic Education St. Johnsbury

Details: Created on Wednesday, 05 May 2021 02:12; Written by John Habershaw

ST. JOHNSBURY – The St. Johnsbury School District received almost $4 million in federal funding and have until September, 2023 to use that money.

A plan that the school district has for the future is “Post Pandemic Education” and an idea of a summer program this summer, but this isn’t like a typical summer program where students who failed a class have to attend. This summer school will have a big emphasis on mathematics and literacy but also a lot of opportunities for students to have fun. Many schools around Vermont have considered this past academic year to be a lost year, but not in St. Johnsbury. Dr. Brian Ricca stated “We’re going to try to find as many silver linings as we can from this year, and it’s really important for us to build bridges and reconnect and give them a sense of normal.”

The summer program is not mandatory, and Dr. Ricca pointed out that he understands if parents felt that the school year was already tough and they would rather just have their kids enjoy the summer. The summer program is going to focus on three areas throughout the season, academics, student engagement, and social and emotional health not necessarily in that order. The school district plans on engaging as many people as they can, with first and foremost asking their students what they need next year, as well as the faculty and staff. With a newly assembled “reigniting task force” this group will help work with the responses that they get from their student body, faculty, and staff.

During the summer program the mornings are going to be academic and then when the afternoon rolls around it will be fun, engaging, and hands on. Dr Ricca stated “As a dad and as a super intendent I believe that’s a really important component to this…”we’re not going to try and cram a years’ worth of information into everybody’s head, and I’ll go back to what I said from the beginning we want a chance for our students to reconnect to come into our building and feel just a little more closer to what it was like prior to March of last year…that’s our vision.”

Moose Lodge Changes Bylaws to Allow Women in Power

Details: Created on Tuesday, 04 May 2021 14:32; Written by Alexandra Huff

ST. JOHNSBURY - Gender equality is finally a reality at the Moose Lodge in St. Johnsbury as a new board of officers was sworn in on Sunday.

Used Books Raise Kingdom Meals

Details: Created on Sunday, 02 May 2021 03:23; Written by Hailey Morgan

St. Johsbury-Boxcar and Caboose local independent bookstore has now invested in a new tradition to help local charities in the community. Using old books to help raise some funds.

NVRH Receives Drug Free Communities Grant

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:14; Written by Nick Fish

ST. JOHNSBURY - Northern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) was awarded $125,000 to support healthy choices and prevent substance misuse in caledonia and southern Essex counties.

Safer Ways To Throw Away Drugs

Details: Created on Monday, 26 April 2021 03:59; Written by Hailey Morgan

St. Johnsbury- Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital has teamed up with law enforcement, as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as part of their community coalition to prevent substance misuse in the community. In an effort to take back unneeded prescription drugs out of homes and dispose of them, in a nationwide event called Drug Take Back Day.

March Introduces New Clinic

Details: Created on Saturday, 17 April 2021 16:38; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST.JOHNSBURY- February was the start of Northern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care teaming up to provide vaccination sites all around Caledonia County... but the month of March welcomed a new clinic at the Green Mountain Mall.

St. J Rotary Offers Vaccine Registration Assistance

Details: Created on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 11:28; Written by Alexandra Huff

ST. JOHNSBURY - With more Vermonters eligible for the vaccine, some have found that the registration process is not as easy as it may seem. The St. Johnsbury Rotary Club saw this need in the community and has put together a group of volunteers to help.

Covid Inspires ArtPort

Details: Created on Monday, 05 April 2021 03:48; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY'S-Local mall in Vermont has empty storefronts closed awaiting to be filled, but a Regional Arts Organization knocks down three walls to make one open space.

St. J Maple Fest Pivots to Smaller Activities

Details: Created on Monday, 15 March 2021 11:56; Written by Alexandra Huff

ST. JOHNSBURY - The St. Johnsbury Maple Festival has once again had to pivot its normal festivities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizer Scott Beck says that there are three focuses for this year's events: donut weekends, maple menu takeovers, and "Did You Know?"

Keep Yurt Distance

Details: Created on Monday, 15 March 2021 03:15; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-Since the pandemic started the Community Restorative Justice Center has been holding all gatherings online. But wanted to find a more comfortable way for victims to share their stories.

Covid-19 Testing At NVRH On Site

Details: Created on Monday, 08 March 2021 05:09; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-"This allows us to do testing for covid, in house, right here at the hospital," Chief Medical Officer, Michael Rousse explained. As he is one of Northern Vermont Regional Hospitals Doctors that has been working closely with their new high tech machine called the DiaSorin. The DiaSorin allows the hospital to receive covid-19 testing results for patients after just less than three hours of them getting tested.

Fairbanks Brings Animal Diversity

Details: Created on Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:16; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-Fairbanks Museum has finally re-opened its doors after being closed for the winter months, preparing to present their new items added to their exhibits. The goal is to bring a new variety of animals to create animal diversity in the museum.

Fast Chargers Coming to St. Johnsbury

Details: Created on Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:25; Written by Nick Fish

ST. JOHNSBURY - A new fast charger may be coming to a town near you. Governor Phil Scott announced on Monday that 11 new plug-in electric vehicle charging stations will be coming to the state over the next two years.

St. Johnsbury Has Had Enough Of Online

Details: Created on Saturday, 13 February 2021 19:57; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY - The St Johnsbury School has decided to finally let their Pre-K through 6th Graders go back to school. “I am tired of remote learning. I am tired of it for my own kids. I'm tired of it for St. Johnsburys children. I am feeling the push to get students back into the classrooms, as safely as we can,” Brian Ricca, St. J Schools Superintendent explains.

Covid Brings Quarantine Toys To Santa Fund

Details: Created on Wednesday, 11 November 2020 18:19; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY - The tradition of fire fighters reaching out to the community during Christmas time will not be delayed this year, despite the rising cases of Covid-19.

Local Hospital Response To Rising Cases

Details: Created on Sunday, 08 November 2020 20:22; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-The Northeast Kingdom has now reached up to one hundred Covid cases, as cases rise around the country. Although Vermont continues to be a model state during the covid-19 crisis, its hospitals must be better prepared for the possible uptick in covid cases.

Bringing Recreation To The Rink

Details: Created on Saturday, 31 October 2020 17:12; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-A recreational group is hoping their big idea to pull people into the St. Johnsbury area will push more economic development in the future.

Winter Brings New Way To Feed Kids

Details: Created on Wednesday, 28 October 2020 12:27; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY - With the new hybrid model that St. Johnsbury school is offering to students in order to deliver them the best education they can give during the pandemic, the school has had to make some adjustments while preparing for the winter months.

The Voice For Regular Vermonters

Details: Created on Saturday, 24 October 2020 21:42; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST, JOHNSBURY-Law Attorney, Brice Simon, is taking a whack at running for the legislature this year. Hoping to focus on being the voice for regular Vermonters.

Campaigning During The Elections

Details: Created on Saturday, 24 October 2020 20:11; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-Running for re-election, Representative Scott Campbell gives some insights on what campaigning has been like this year during the pandemic.

Scott Becks Big Ideas

Details: Created on Saturday, 24 October 2020 17:44; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY-Scott Beck, House Representative, has had a seat in the legislature for many years. His main focus for this years general election is to help the state of Vermont spend less money in the future.

Veggie Van Go

Details: Created on Saturday, 17 October 2020 02:37; Written by Hailey Morgan

ST. JOHNSBURY - Northern Vermont Regional Hospitals Veggie Van Go program comes at a critical time during Covid-19. The four year old program is hosted by the hospital and put on by the Vermont food bank, and is a partnership between the food bank, the hospital and schools in the area.

St Johnsbury School COVID-19 Negative

Details: Created on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 18:28; Written by Chris Bouzakis

St. Johnsbury-- On Monday, St. Johnsbury School Superintendent Dr. Brian Ricca sent out an email and automated phone call to the St. Johnsbury School community informing that a member of their school's community had tested positive for COVID-19.

Dr. Ricca said the positive case was isolated to the 5th grade and that all 5th grade students and staff would stay remote for the remainder of the week. That all changed on Wednesday when Dr. Ricca announced the COVID case turned out to be a false positive.

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