CABOT–On March 19 at approximately 10:19 a.m., Troopers of the Berlin Barracks received a report of an impaired driver in Cabot. While responding to the call, Troopers located a male overdosing on the side of Vt. Rte. 215. The male was identified as Arthur Smith, of Cabot. Investigation revealed he[Read More…]
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Cabot Wins Nine First Place Awards at National Dairy Competition
WAITSFIELD – Cabot Creamery/Agri-Mark took home 19 awards at the United States Championship Cheese Contest that wrapped up March 5. Cabot earned four first-place awards for cheddars, two for shredded and sliced cheeses and two for foodservice products. The company also earned a first-place win for two of its whey[Read More…]
Coffin Tells of Civil War Women, March 30
CABOT — Sunday, March 30, at 2 pm, Howard Coffin will be speaking at the Willey Building about “Vermont Women and the Civil War.” Coffin is a seventh-generation Vermonter, an author and historian, whose area of expertise is the Civil War. With nearly 35,000 of the state’s able-bodied men at[Read More…]
Vermont State Police
On March 16, at approximately 6:58 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police, Berlin Barracks, responded to a report of suspicious activity that was taking place at a residence on S. Walden Road in the town of Cabot. While speaking with the residents, contact was made with Tyler Prue, of[Read More…]
Twinfield and Cabot School Budgets Pass
PLAINFIELD, CABOT – Caledonia Central School District budgets for Twinfield Union School District and Cabot School passed in Australian balloting, March 4. Twinfield’s budget of $8,402,577 will result in per pupil education spending of $13,814, which is 5.4% higher than per pupil education spending for the current year. Cabot School’s[Read More…]
Maple Sugar Makers Weekend, March 22, 23
HARDWICK AREA – The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association host Spring Maple Open House Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23. Fradettes Maple Syrup in East Hardwick, Alexander Tree Svc in Cabot and Greensboro’s Long Pond Maple will join over 90 Vermont sugar makers throughout Vermont who open their[Read More…]
Local Vermont Cheesemakers Gain Recognition at National Event
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – The Vermont Cabot Creamery/Agri-Mark and Jasper Hill Farm products were honored at the United States Championship Cheese Contest, March 6, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. Vermont Cabot Creamery Cooperative/Agri-Mark teams racked up 15 ribbons, including seven first place finishes. The Cabot teams topped the nation[Read More…]
Horsenecks Bluegrass Music, March 23
CABOT – The Horsenecks, on tour from the Pacific Northwest, will perform Sunday, March 23, at 5 p.m., at the Willey Building Auditorium. Gabrielle McCrae and Barry Southern play old-time and classic bluegrass music, centered around the pairing of the Appalachian fiddle style of Oregonian Gabrielle Macrae, (the Macrae Sisters,[Read More…]
Incumbents, CCIF Merger Defeated
CABOT — Newcomers Peggy Miller and Jennifer Miner defeated select board incumbents Karen Larsen and Richard “R.D.” Eno during Tuesday’s town meeting day Australian balloting. Miller’s 228 surpassed Larsen’s 179 for the two-year board seat. The three-year seat will be filled by Miner, who garnered 236 votes to Eno’s 172[Read More…]
Cabot Fire Department
CABOT— The evening of February 24, Cabot Fire Department and Cabot Emergency Ambulance Service responded to a single motor vehicle accident on Route 2. Cabot agencies were assisted by mutual aid partners, Walden Fire Department and Marshfield Fire Department. The incident entailed a rollover with entrapment. The prompt response by[Read More…]
Former Peace Corps Volunteers Share Strong Spirit of Service
CABOT— Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1960, the Peace Corps organization has been a longtime pillar of volunteer organizations, serving international communities with the mission of promoting world peace and friendship through community-based development and intercultural understanding. Peace Corps Week 2025 is February 23 to March 1. This[Read More…]
