NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Lush vegetation, towering maples and pines, rolling hillsides, rivers, lakes and streams mark this corner of the Green Mountain State. Along with the Northeast Kingdom’s (NEK) abundant beauty come some very real challenges, including dangerous seasonal flooding that has increased with the effects of climate change. But[Read More…]
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NEK Broadband and CV Fiber Merge
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – A merger of Vermont Communications Union Districts NEK Broadband and CVFiber became effective August 16, wrote the new Governing Board Chair Nick Anzalone, in a letter to town clerks that day. Anzalone said, “NEK Broadband and CVFiber have united resources, expertise and a shared commitment to deliver[Read More…]
August Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop Made in Area
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – During August, about 300,000 quarter-sized blister packs of rabies vaccine wrapped in sweet-scented bait attractive to raccoons and skunks will be dropped from low-flying aircraft in Vermont or placed out of sight by hand in densely populated areas. The rabies vaccine bait drop is an initiative of[Read More…]
In Purple Northeast Kingdom Senate districts, Candidates Focus on Affordability
Longtime incumbent Sens. Bobby Starr, D-Orleans, and Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, have left Senate vacancies in two swing districts. In the Northeast Kingdom, a single issue is defining hotly contested Senate races in two purple districts: affordability. Orleans County and Caledonia County will have new senators next year following the decisions[Read More…]
