Lyndon

Salting in Lyndonville

Details: Created on Monday, 03 March 2025 17:29; Written by Asher Ballantine

The town of Lyndonville reminds drivers to remain cautious while traveling in the area due to state-wide salt shortages.

Lyndonville is facing a minor salt shortage this season due to a limited supply of salt coming into the state. Although there is a shortage, town officials have assured its drivers that road salting will continue, just at a smaller level.

The limited salt shortage stems from Canada shutting down its distribution to several Vermont municipalities in the wake of recent international relationship changes between the U.S. and Canada. Lyndonville was not one of these affected towns; however, the towns that were have now switched to the same distributor as Lyndonville, causing an influx of demand with not enough supply to go around to everyone.

Lyndonville, unlike other towns, has budgeted properly for events like this and only reminds its citizens that they should remain more cautious than usual while driving.

Lyndonville's Need For Housing

Details: Created on Monday, 03 March 2025 17:27; Written by Asher Ballantine

Across the country, the demand for housing has skyrocketed as property values rise, and more and more workers find themselves in need of affordable housing. Lyndonville, like many other small towns across Vermont, suffers from a lack of affordable housing.

According to Jon Prue, the town’s zoning administrator, there is very little incentive for private sectors to construct low-income housing due to the financial risk that comes with building the property as well as maintaining it with tenants at a fixed income.

Housing that isn’t designed for low-income tenants does not receive federal grants for construction and suffers from a lack of funding costs. A housing project on Route 122 was designed to be an affordable workforce housing unit for several families but was stuck in the state’s Act 200, which slows down the process of getting funding and constructing new projects.

Zoning Administrator, Jon Prue, said, “Once a property owner rents their property, they no longer have rights to that property. And so, I think if the state puts some more ownership rights back on the people that own rental housing, then it might be an incentive for people to rent properties for the long term.”

Lyndonville, like many other towns, will continue to be affected by the lack of housing in the area, forcing workers to find both opportunity and housing elsewhere, often outside the state.

Police Advisory Committee Is Back

Details: Created on Thursday, 21 March 2024 20:41; Written by Oscar Paredes

Lyndon- The Police Advisory Committee in Lyndon is back for the first time in years.

No Planning Administrator In Lyndon

Details: Created on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 17:56; Written by Oscar Paredes

Lyndon- Is being almost a year since Lyndon has had a planning administrator.

Lyndon Town Meeting

Details: Created on Wednesday, 14 February 2024 18:55; Written by Oscar Paredes

LYNDON- Lyndon's Town Meeting Day is just a couple of weeks away. The day before town meeting, the town will have an informational meeting at 5:30 to discuss the articles on the town warning.

Vehicle Thefts Along Skyline Drive

Details: Created on Thursday, 08 February 2024 17:38; Written by Norm Murphy

LYNDONVILLE- A string of car thefts occured along Skyline Drive in Lyndonville. Several cars were burgularized along this residential street and among the various items that were stolen were firearms.

Vermont State Dance Festival

Details: Created on Friday, 01 December 2023 15:35; Written by Oscar Paredes

LYNDON - Lyndon Institute hosted the annual Vermont State Dance Festival in their auditorium. The Vermont State Dance Festival began in 2003 as a tour of all the Vermont high schools that featured dance programs the year prior.

Education being Consolidated off of the Lyndon Campus

Details: Created on Friday, 17 November 2023 22:19; Written by Sean Cavanaugh

LYNDON - Vermont State University has been going through changes with layoffs, buyouts, discontinuing of programs, and consolidation in the past month one big proposed change is the Education Department being consolidated off the Lyndon campus.

Lyndon is Without Planning Director

Details: Created on Tuesday, 14 November 2023 00:25; Written by Oscar Paredes

LYNDON - Lyndon hasn't had a planning director for the last six monts

Lyndon Selectboard Post Merger

Details: Created on Friday, 05 May 2023 16:03; Written by John Habershaw

Lyndon - With the recent unanimous decision by the House Government Operations Committee to support a town-village merger, the selectboard will look different.

Selling trees for Generations

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 December 2022 13:52; Written by Sean Cavanaugh

Lyndonville- On top of a hill in Lyndonville sits a tree farm that has been run by generations.

The Young Family Tree Farm is been run by 5 generations. It all started back in 1920 when the first of the family came down from Hadley,Quebec on a train with trees. Each generation has passed down the tradition, and all do something on the farm to help. The kids make hot chocolate and grandfather tends to the trees... bethany makes the wreaths... but they all help sell them.

"Its the kind of life we enjoy living,we try and keep things maybe a little more simple and its good to work with your family most of the time its a great a oppertunity for kids to sell chrismass trees its been fun for my kids to get involved they do hot chocolate they like to make wreaths (and its yummy too) its yummy too." Co-owner Bethany Young said.

Bethney hope people bring their whole families to come out and cut down trees.

Lyndon(ville) merger

Details: Created on Tuesday, 08 November 2022 14:36; Written by Quin Peer

LYNDON - November 8th, 2022 could be a historic day in Lyndon as Town and Village residents vote to merge the two governments.

Or it could fail, like it did in 2007 during a special town meeting. If approved the merger would make taxes equal for the town and village residents.

Fenton Chester Arena Looking for more money

Details: Created on Monday, 31 October 2022 19:52; Written by Lexi Foley

Lyndon- Rink INC a non profit based out of Lyndonville Vermont is requesting more funding for Fenton Chester Arena. The rink was set to meet with the Lyndon select board on Monday October 14th but unfortunately representatives showed up after the meeting was dismissed and were turned away. The next meeting is set for Monday November 7th.

H.O.P.E. Color Run Continues Tradition

Details: Created on Wednesday, 28 September 2022 14:11; Written by Alexandra Huff

LYNDON - Saturday marked the return of H.O.P.E.'s annual Color Run fundraiser after a three-year hiatus. Organizers estimate that 80 community members, adults and children, came out to run one of the courses--some new faces and some returners.

LI Girls Volleyball takes down Randolph

Details: Created on Wednesday, 07 September 2022 12:19; Written by Sean Cavanaugh

LYNDON - Lyndon Institute girls volleyball took on Randolph this past Friday. The ladies first set was back and forth in the beginning but sophomore Rita Martin went on a serving hot streak and shot the Vikings out front.

What I Was Wearing

Details: Created on Sunday, 24 April 2022 20:40; Written by Hailey Morgan

LYNDON-"He was older than me. We had gone on a double date with our mutual friends. On the way home he asked if we could take a different way home then them. I said 'you know I'm not comfortable with that.'" Northern Vermont University student Bryannah Heywood explained.

Old Way Of Funding Goes Online

Details: Created on Wednesday, 13 April 2022 03:02; Written by Hailey Morgan

LYNDON-All year round the non-profit organization H.O.P.E. raises money for different programs they offer to the community. This year the organization took on a new approach to an old way of funding.

Young Art Of The Satellite Gallery

Details: Created on Wednesday, 13 April 2022 00:24; Written by Hailey Morgan

Lyndonville-Satellite Gallery like many others is just starting to re-establish its orbit from covid times, and the nonprofit welcomes the month of April with some new art created by a young group of people.

Coach of the Year

Details: Created on Monday, 21 March 2022 11:48; Written by Alek Wolfe

LYNDON - There are many people that we meet who have an impact on our life. For Lyndon Institute, Athletics Director and Head Girls Basketball Coach Eric Berry has done that.

HOPE Reflects on Covid-19 Pandemic

Details: Created on Friday, 11 March 2022 22:05; Written by Alek Wolfe

LYNDON - The Covid-19 pandemic has had a great impact on life and how we navigate todays world.

HOPE has been serving the NEK for years and when the pandemic arrived in Vermont, it forced them to change their daily operations.

A Hard Taste of Vermont

Details: Created on Tuesday, 08 March 2022 19:13; Written by Alek Wolfe

LYNDONVILLE - The state of Vermont is well known for it's craft breweries and maple syrup, but it will also soon to be known for a hard seltzer company that will be located right here in the NEK. The idea was started by Matt Young and Bud Stevens of Lyndonville, and will feature locally made hard seltzers with a hint of Vermont's maple syrup.

Kingdom East Lyndon Representatives

Details: Created on Tuesday, 01 March 2022 03:49; Written by Hailey Morgan

LYNDON-Town meeting day takes place the first day of March, although towns are not the only ones taking votes. Kingdom East School District is planning on adding their own ballot for voters to decide on various budgets reserved for it's schools. As well as asking voters to elect school officials. Three new Lyndon representatives are running for their place on the Kingdom East School District Board, and they all have something to offer.

Town Officials Hope For A Merge

Details: Created on Thursday, 17 February 2022 01:33; Written by Hailey Morgan

LYNDON-As the month of March is getting closer, towns in the Northeast Kingdom are preparing to bring in voters. While townies and villagers catch up on town warnings, Lyndon is once again addressing a decades old debate.

140 Year Old Sanborn Bridge

Details: Created on Tuesday, 08 February 2022 18:25; Written by Hailey Morgan

LYNDON-As Vermont is known to have up to one hundred covered bridges living in the state, the small town of Lyndon is getting ready to repair one of its own. As a matter of fact, it is one of the Northeast Kingdom's oldest bridges.

Outing Club Reopens for 2022 Season

Details: Created on Tuesday, 08 February 2022 16:14; Written by Alexandra Huff

LYNDON - Some locals may still be digging themselves out after the foot of snow the Northeast Kingdom received over the weekend, but those at the Lyndon Outing Club are overjoyed with the accumulation. The Outing Club opened to the public on Friday, February 5th, which is very late into the season according to President Wendy Beattie.

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