CALAIS — Early in January, M.T. Anderson’s young adult tale, “Elf Dog and Owl Head,” was named as a Newbery Honor Book when the American Library Association announced the 2024 Youth Media Award winners.
In March, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his office has secured $525,000 for the Curtis Pond Dam Renovation.
Norwich Cadets first year midfielder, Caitlyn Fielder, who calls East Calais home, collected 13 points with 10 goals, three assists and won 26 draw controls in the week ending March 17. Her performance earned her Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Week accolades from the league office for that week.
In July, it was announced that the Preservation Trust of Vermont awarded Calais a 2024 Preservation Award of community-wide recognition for multiple projects.
Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” was playing at the Unadilla Theater in East Calais.
The General Store in East Calais celebrated its anniversary on October 5, during the Fall Foliage Festival.
The future of the Calais School remained uncertain after last month’s vote by the Washington Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) not to place a measure to close two schools on the November ballot.
In December, R. Edwards & Company was awarded an AIA Vermont (AIAVT) Citation for Excellence in Architecture for the East Calais General Store (ECGS) project, the first effort by the East Calais Community Trust.
