CABOT – Calvin Alexander opened his sugarhouse to guests for the annual Spring Maple Open House Weekend on Sunday, March 24, after a snowy Saturday open house that brought no visitors: which was just as well because his tractor got a flat that day. His aunt, K.C. Wright, visiting from[Read More…]
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Child Care Center Expands to Cabot
CABOT – ABC and LOL Child Care Center and Preschool will expand and open the Cabot Children’s Center, providing 15 new child care slots and four new jobs for the Cabot community. The Cabot Children’s Center, which was able to open as a result of new state funding from Act[Read More…]
Fire Station Discussion Heats Up Town Meeting
CABOT – Several months ago, in July 2023, dark muddy water filled the basement of Cabot’s historic Willey Building. Tuesday, the building hummed, not with rushing water, but with the activity of community members gathering for Town Meeting Day in the third-floor auditorium. Flooding was on residents’ minds, though, as[Read More…]
Cabot Votes Again on High School Closing
by K. Fiegenbaum, VTDigger CABOT — Residents to vote — again — on whether to close their high school. The binding article was added to the school district ballot through a community petition, marking the fourth time in the past 11 years that voters will weigh in on the question.[Read More…]
School Board Recommends School Remain Open For All Grades
CABOT — The Cabot School Board has voted on a budget to present to the voters on Town Meeting Day. There are four options. The least expensive option was to close grades 7 to 12 and designate another school (potentially Twinfield) for these students to attend. This option would allow[Read More…]
Cabot Arts Receives a Portion of Community Grants
MIDDLEBURY – The Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce that its Spark Connecting Community grant program has awarded a portion of the $62,450 to Cabot Arts, to host local projects that strengthen community connections and bring Vermonters together around music, language, art, gardening, and food. “This round’s grantees make[Read More…]
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Disaster Recovery Center to Relocate to Cabot
WILLISTON – The Disaster Recovery Center in Danville (Caledonia County) has ceased operations and relocated to Cabot (Washington County). It is open at 8 a.m., and continues regular hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday. The center is located at Cabot Town Hall (Willey Building),[Read More…]
Vermont Maple Recognizes Goodrich at Annual Maple Meeting
RICHFORD – The Board of Directors of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association (VMSMA) presented the annual Maple Awards and announced Glenn and Ruth Goodrich of Cabot as winners in their first annual Maple Contest at their annual meeting held on Saturday, June 24, at Vermont Technical College. The Sumner[Read More…]
It Isn’t Over Yet: July 2023 Flooding a Year Later
HARDWICK, ADAMANT, CABOT, CALAIS, CRAFTSBURY, GREENSBORO, GREENSBORO BEND, MARSHFIELD, PLAINFIELD, STANNARD, WALDEN, WOLCOTT, WOODBURY — One year after a rainstorm dumped unprecedented amounts of rain on the Hardwick area, leading to devastating floods, towns are still dealing with the aftermath. The event began on July 10, 2023, as the Lamoille[Read More…]
Pizza, Popcorn and Movie Night March 2
CABOT – A family pizza, popcorn and movie night will be held Thursday, March 2, with pizza at 6:30 p.m., and a movie at 7 p.m., at the Cabot Public Library. A dazzling, enchanting, and gorgeously drawn film that will leave viewers a little more curious and fascinated by the[Read More…]
