Newport News
3rd Annual Newport ForageFest
Saturday, May 16 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM NEW! Forage Fling | 6:00 – 9:00 PM Join us in downtown Newport for the 3rd Annual ForageFest, a community celebration of food, art, and foraging. This FREE, family-friendly event brings together local organizations, farmers,...
Bringing Big Ideas Home from Tulsa
Board Member Dave Laforce and Director Rick Ufford-Chase attended the Main Street America Conference in Tulsa this week. This has become a “must do” event for NDD over the last several year, which we are able to make happen because of the generosity of our Lead...
Love Newport events? This part-time role could be for you
If you are excited about the work that Newport Downtown Development does to create and promote events for both visitors and locals, and you’re open to part-time employment – read on! Newport Downtown Development is looking for the ideal candidate to be our new...
Northeast Kingdom Voices Take Center Stage at the Statehouse
On January 22, 2026, nearly 100 community members from Vermont's Northeast Kingdom descended on the Statehouse in Montpelier for NEK Day—a powerful display of rural advocacy and collective voice. Representatives from Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties came...
KickStartNEK Workshop Series for Small Business Entrepreneurs
If you are an entrepreneur who would like to take your idea to the next level or to set up your existing small business for success in the NEK, consider signing up for the ten-week course that NDD is co-sponsoring this winter with Do North (the cool co-working...