Thieves Stealing Gas from Truckers Jun 9, 2008
Drivers at Mobile Medical in Saint Johnsbury came out to a nasty surprise one morning, as they prepared to truck medical equipment across the country. "They turned it on and found out the fuel was empty. It was bone dry," explained Rich Cochran, President of the company. (WCAX.com, VT)
Somerville High Schools new ultimate Frisbee Team competes at Vermont tournament May 21, 2008
The Somerville High School Ultimate Frisbee team, in its first season as a club team, journeyed to the Saint Johnsbury Academy Invitational Tournament in Vermont last weekend and had quite an eyeful (and noseful) of life out in the countryside. They arrived at their hosts house late Friday night after getting a bit lost on dirt roads with no lights. (Somerville Journal, MA)
NEK Youth Agriculture Apr 6, 2008
"I really want to be a vet, so I could learn more about animals by doing this. And I like showing a lot. So I'll be able to get stuff out of this," said Joannah Driscoll a participant from Saint Johnsbury. "You know, the dairy economy in Vermont is very important to many of us that make our living in the dairy business, whether you're milking cows or selling products. And we think the young people need a little more education here, and a little more experience in national caliber events like... (WCAX.com, VT)
St. Johnsbury faces second incident of knife at school Nov 22, 2007
(AP) - The Saint Johnsbury School is dealing with the second incident in less than a week of a student bringing a jackknife to school and threatening others. Both students, who brought knives to the school on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19, have been suspended. (WCAX.com, VT)
Nine crashes blamed on icy roads Oct 31, 2007
(AP) - Drivers are being warned to slow down on wet, icy or snow-covered pavement after a number of vehicles crashed in the Saint Johnsbury area early this morning. Police responded to a total of 9 crashes on Interstate 91, Routes 5 and 2 in St. Johnsbury, Lyndon and Concord after wet roads turned icy. (WCAX.com, VT)
Made in Vermont: Baseball Bats Oct 13, 2007
Armstrong played baseball as a kid in Saint Johnsbury, and continued through college. He still plays as part of a senior league. (WCAX.com, VT)
Man sentenced to prison time for stabbing woman Oct 5, 2007
(AP) - A Saint Johnsbury man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a woman at the Burke Mountain Ski area and other charges. Twenty-5-year-old Ethan Hayes is accused of stabbing 19-year-old Gabrielle Gould of Lyndon in the leg in January. (WCAX.com, VT)
Invasive glossy buckthorn chokes St. J. woods Sep 17, 2007
(AP) - An invasive plant known as glossy buckthorn is taking over the 97-acre town forest Saint Johnsbury, crowding out other species and raising an alarm among some local residents. Several members of the forest stewardship committee say it's likely a chemical herbicide will have to be used to attack the plants, which can grow to 15 feet tall and 2 inches in diameter. (WCAX.com, VT)
Break-in at The Caledonian-Record nets cash Sep 11, 2007
(AP) - An undetermined amount of money was taken in a weekend burglary at The Caledonian-Record newspaper in Saint Johnsbury in which desks and file cabinets were ransacked. A newspaper employee, Judy Burke, discovered the damage when she reported to work Sunday morning. (WCAX.com, VT)
Students Find New Schools Sep 3, 2007
In an effort to keep the school afloat, the board brought in Former Saint Johnsbury Academy Headmaster Bernier Mayo to solve the school's money problems. Mayo formulated a plan to turn Sacred Heart into a boarding school by buying the convent from the sisters. (WCAX.com, VT)
Jury draw set in Northeast Kingdom manslaughter case Aug 15, 2007
Twenty-4-year-old Jason Bean of Saint Johnsbury is charged with manslaughter in the shooting of 23-year-old Chad Lumbra of Danville. Lumbra was shot in November of 2005 when Bean fired on what he thought was a coyote as the two hunted in a Peacham field. (WCAX.com, VT)
Sentencing for Fatal Hunting Accident Aug 2, 2007
A Saint Johnsbury man accused of a fatal hunting accident will be sentenced Thursday. Police say 23-year-old Jason Bean shot and killed his friend, 24-year-old Chad Lumbra, while the two men were hunting together in Peacham in 2005. (WCAX.com, VT)
Four arrested for placing bombs in mailboxes Jul 25, 2007
Twenty-year-old Corey R-Gadapee and 19-year-old Justin T-Mashell of Lyndonville and 22-year-old Michael Alger 22-year-old Marissa J-Norrie of Saint Johnsbury have been cited to appear in court on September tenth ... But a second bomb exploded in Saint Johnsbury. (WCAX.com, VT)
St. J bars to close an hour earlier Jul 23, 2007
(AP) - The town of Saint Johnsbury has decided to close down its bars an hour earlier. Starting August first, the town's liquor policy will require bars to stop serving alcohol at one am, as opposed to the current two am. (WCAX.com, VT)
Inmates rampage at Northeast Kingdom prison Jun 26, 2007
(AP) - The two inmates who went on a weekend rampage at the Vermont state prison in Saint Johnsbury have been moved to the prison in Springfield and placed in segregation. Officials are not identifying the two and are playing down the incident. (WCAX.com, VT)
Two prisoners go on rampage in St. Johnsbury Jun 25, 2007
Authorities say the two, whose names haven't been released, went on the rampage Saturday night at Northeast Regional Correctional Facility in Saint Johnsbury after 1 of them called for medical attention and a prison employee opened the door to their cell. The two then broke a television and used shards of glass from it to threaten guards before barricading the entrance to their housing unit and damaging a sprinkler system. (WCAX.com, VT)
Prison work camp crews helping to restore St. Johnsbury station Jun 5, 2007
(AP) - Prison work camp crews are helping to restore a bit of Saint Johnsbury's history. Residents of the Caledonia Community Work Camp are helping with some of the interior demolition of an 1883 railroad depot near downtown Saint Johnsbury ... Burlington developer Antonio Pomerleau donated the building to Saint Johnsbury four years ago. (WCAX.com, VT)
Rite Aide will divest four Vermont stores in merger Jun 5, 2007
The Vermont Attorney General's office says Rite Aide agreed to divest stores in Bellows Falls, Lyndonville, Newport and Saint Johnsbury. Once the merger is complete, the combined Rite Aid/Brooks-Eckerd chain will be the third largest retail drug store chain in the country. (WCAX.com, VT)
Warm spell breaks records Jan 8, 2007
Burlington hit 62 degrees, up from 56 in 1890 and Saint Johnsbury reached 61 degrees, eleven degrees higher than the 1946 record. Already January is nearly 20 degrees above normal. (WCAX.com, VT)
