
Lyndon Commission Explores EV Charging Initiative, Electric Bookmobile Proposal and Parking Space Conversion
3/18/2025
LYNDON — At a recent Planning Commission meeting held on March 12, Chair Holly Taylor welcomed Bryn Hoffman, director of the Cobleigh Public Library, to discuss an electric vehicle (EV) charging initiative. Hoffman proposed installing a Level 2 electric vehicle charging station on a pole next to the library at the corner of Main Street and Depot Street. The library is also considering the purchase of an electric bookmobile as its current vehicle approaches the end of its life cycle. This charging station would allow the new bookmobile to be powered while providing Lyndon with its first public charging station for personal vehicles. The proposed project is expected to generate revenue for the library through the charging station. However, it would require converting the handicapped parking space closest to the pole into a charging and short-term pick-up/drop-off area.
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Stolen AR-15 Found in Lyndon Apartment with Fugitive
3/21/2025
Police say the assault-style rifle they found in a Lyndon apartment last week near a man wanted as a fugitive from Massachusetts was stolen from a Bethlehem, N.H. man. Xavion Martin, 23, of Springfield, Mass., is now facing an additional charge of possession of stolen property that has a value over $900. He was already […]

Community meeting to discuss potential Burke Mountain ownership change
3/8/2025
Town officials on Monday evening encouraged attendance for an upcoming meeting called by a group interested in buying Burke Mountain.

Amazon Explores New Operations Facility in Essex
3/19/2025
Amazon says it’s exploring opening a small operations facility in Essex. The proposal calls for a 107,000-square-foot facility to be built on 23 acres off Kimo Drive, near Saxon Hill Road, a part of Essex Town that has a mix of residential and industrial development. “We’re exploring the possibility of opening a small operations facility in […]

Brookfield Crash – Flatbed Wrecker Hits Albany Driver
3/7/2025
A two-vehicle crash on February 28 on I-89 South in Brookfield totaled a car driven by an Albany man. The 9:38 a.m. accident occurred as State Police troopers from the Berlin barracks and members of the Brookfield Fire Department were at the scene of an unrelated motor vehicle crash at the location. According to State […]

A former Vermont state trooper is set to go to trial this month
3/8/2025
A former Vermont state trooper who pleaded guilty to stealing $40,000 worth of personal property seized by police is set to go to trial this month in another theft case. Giancarlo DiGenova is accused of stealing cash and cellphones from the Berlin barracks in 2022. Prosecutors say he stole the items to purchase Adderall. DiGenova […]

St Johnsbury Town Meeting Approves Spending Requests and School Board Election Results
3/8/2025
St. Johnsbury voters gave a thumbs up to all spending requests during Town Meeting voting Tuesday and elected Brittany Benoit Petty to the school board in the only contested race on the ballot. In results provided by Town Clerk Stacy Jewell shortly after polls closed, the school budget passed by a vote of 663 to […]