On March 7 officers from the Berlin Police Department were called to Walmart in Berlin for a late-reported retail theft. During the investigation, it was determined that two females had stolen merchandise from Walmart. Officers did not know the two females and issued a press release to identify them. Officers[Read More…]
Calais
Mihaly, McAndrew, McCullough Elected to Serve
CALAIS – Australian balloting for select board resulted in the reelection of Christy Mihaly to a three-year term ending in 2028. Barbara McAndrew received 205 write-in votes for a vacant select board seat with a two-year term, ending in 2027. She far exceeded the 15 votes needed to win the[Read More…]
Local Students Named to Dean’s List
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Siena College named Cormac Leahy of Greensboro and Peter Cioffi of Calais to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student’s grade point average for the semester must be between 3.5 and 3.89.
Food Shelf Open Third Sat., Following Weds
WOODBURY – The Woodbury-Calais Food Shelf is open the third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon, and the following Wednesday, 5 to 6:30 p.m., at 49 Valley Lake Road. For more information, call (802) 472-6292.
Primer Provides Budget Breakdown, Easy Access
CALAIS – The Town of Calais, like many other municipalities, is gearing up for 2025 Town Meeting Day. While some towns structure their meetings differently, some host pre-town meeting informational sessions whereas others will dive on in, Town Meeting Day, March 4. In lieu of an informational meeting, the town[Read More…]
Block of Calais Forest Protected Along Pekin Brook
MONTPELIER – Scott Bassage and Charlotte Hanna conserved 223 acres of forest, wetlands and headwater streams in East Calais, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) has announced. The protected property includes nearly a mile of a major tributary of Pekin Brook, which flows into the Winooski River, and creates a 350-acre[Read More…]
Curtis Pond Dam
Two Local Students Named to Dean’s List
BIDDEFORD, PORTLAND, Me. – Arabella Betit, East Calais, Vt., and Olivia Demag, Wolcott, Vt., have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2024 fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0[Read More…]
Curtis Pond Dam
Curtis Pond Dam Reconstruction Essentially Complete
CALAIS – Calais Select Board member, and a driving force behind the effort to rebuild the Curtis Pond Dam, Jamie Moorby, said construction of the dam was essentially completed in 2024. An early July article in The Bridge reported on the July 2 ribbon cutting to initiate the construction that[Read More…]
New Year’s Eve Aurora from Calais
Year in Review: Calais Celebrates, Receives Grants and Awards
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[Read More…]
