DERBY — Community National Bank (CNB) recently honored Katelyn Patenaude, a North Country Union High School student, and Nicholas Aiken, a Lyndon Institute student with Community’s Promise Community Service Awards for their outstanding contributions to their communities. Students submited essays describing their volunteer activities and what they have done to make their community a better…
LYNDONVILLE — State police say that a woman hit a black bear while traveling on Interstate 91 on Tuesday. The accident took place in the southbound lane, between St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville, at around 9:15 p.m. Melissa Bushey, 45, of Barnet, was nearing mile marker 134 when the bear came down into the roadway. Bushey…
NEWPORT — A 19-year-old man was arrested this afternoon after leading police on a nearly 40-mile long chase on I-91. Police say that Jesse Sawyer, of West Charleston, is facing multiple charges after Vermont State Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop for speeding on I-91, in the town of Lyndonville. Sawyer was operating a…
WHEELOCK — A snowmobile crash on a VAST trail near Fall Brook Road in the town of Wheelock Saturday evening left a 47-year-old Connecticut man dead. Police are reporting that Keith Whitney, of East Haven, was operating a snowmobile on VAST Corridor 52, when he went off trail and collided with a metal cable that…
LYNDONVILLE — The annual Northeast Kingdom College Night for high school students and parents will be held on Monday, March 30 on the campus of Lyndon State College. The free college fair runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. High school sophomores, juniors, and their parents are particularly encouraged to attend to meet admissions representatives from…
LYNDONVILLE — Police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian in Lyndonville early Tuesday morning, leaving the man injured before fleeing the scene. Police say that the incident happened at around 12:15 a.m., when Joel Boucher, 25, of Lyndonville, was walking south on the edge of the northbound lane of Broad Street. He…
LYNDONVILLE — Polcie say that they recovered the body of a 22-year-old man from the Passumpsic River in Lyndonville. It is believed that the man fell through the ice. According to a statement issued by the Vermont State Police, Alex Duranleau, of St. Johnsbury, was found deceased after a 45 minute search of the area…
LYNDONVILLE — It’s an age-old problem for people entering the workforce. Without a job, how can you afford a suit? But without a suit, how can you get a job? To help solve this dilemma, Lyndon State College Career Services, in coordination with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, is holding the 3rd annual “Dressed for…
LYNDONVILLE — Police are saying that a 65-year-old man from Lyndonville was hospitalized after being assaulted on Sunday by three men while he was inside his car. The incident happened Sunday night at around 11:15 p.m., at Nick’s Gas and Go. The victim, Almond Fletcher, told police he had been assaulted by the men while…
LYNDONVILLE — Police have released the names of the two victims in the deadly crash that took place northbound on I-91 near the Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury line Friday night. They are also saying that speed and road conditions were factors in the crash. According to a statement issued by police, 29-year-old Justin Stephenson, and…
LYNDONVILLE — A three-car crash northbound on I-91 near the St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville town line left two people dead Friday night. Police say that the preliminary investigation shows that a 2009 Toyota Corolla being driven by Neal Robinson, of Stoddard, New Hampshire, lost control and came to rest sideways in the passing lane. Another…
LYNDONVILLE — Lyndon State College’s Electronic Journalism Arts Department has been ranked sixth in an annual nationwide survey in NewsPro magazine. The 2014 poll was distributed on TVWeek.com and to members of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), with 673 respondents participating. The University of Missouri at Columbia’s School of Journalism handily claimed the…
FERDINAND — A 52-year-old woman was taken to North Country Hospital before being transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center on Saturday, after crashing her snowmobile in the town of Ferdinand. Authorities say that Renee Martin, of Bow, New Hampshire, was traveling with several other snowmobilers west on the VAST 142 Trail at around 11:30 a.m.,…
LYNDONVILLE — Police say they believe that a severe food allergy may have been to blame in the death of a 24-year-old man in Lyndonville on Sunday. Edward Alfred Horan II, of Hookset, New Hampshire, collapsed at 93 South Street in Lyndonville on Sunday night at around 11:20 p.m. Emergency medical services were dispatched, but…