Recycling towards the future

The North East Kingdom Waster Management District wants to become more involved with the school district, which includes the schools in Lyndon. This means raising more awareness among children about the importance of recycling.

The recycling rates for the district are not that good with less than 20 percent of the NEK recycling. Since 2007, Lyndon State College has removed about 98 tons of compost from the waste.

Saturday, May 7th is Green-Up Day, and May 7th through May 14th is Lyndon's bulky pick up week. Visit www.nekwmd.org to find out more about these events, as well as a listing of hazardous waste collection dates and other ways to contribute to recycling and properly disposing of waste.  

Lyndon faces gang issues

Over the past couple of months Lyndon has been facing a consistent issue. From graffiti on the walls of businesses on Depot St. to causing problems on bridges throughout town, a gang called Death Row 35 has been a problem that the citizens are ready to stop.

On March 30th members of the town met at the Lyndon Public Safety building to discuss the possibility of establishing a neighborhood watch in order to decrease activity of this gang that is 90% made up of kids who are age 16 or younger.

The goal is to find out how serious the problem is throughout the town and proceed from there with goals that will be set up once all of the evidence is complied. The group of people involved with the neighborhood watch would not actively engage any gang members if spotted, but instead inform the police department so further actions could be taken.