CALAIS – On June 5, at 4:48 p.m., Deputy Wells, while working a contracted town of Calais patrol, stopped a vehicle on West County Road at Maple Corners Community Center after observing the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on County Road. Deputy Wells observed and locked the vehicle[Read More…]
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Local students graduate from CCV
MONTPELIER – The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) earned associate degrees at CCV’s 2026 Commencement on Saturday, June 6: Eujenio Rosas Osoria of Calais, Lucas Erikson Jewell of Hardwick and Marie F. Barney of Marshfield.
2026 Curtis Pond Swimming Lessons
Summer swimming lessons are being offered again this summer on Curtis Pond in three sessions. Classes will be taught by two American Red Cross certified lifeguards and ARC-certified Water Safety Instructors. Classes will be filled on a ‘first come, first served’ basis with priority given to Calais residents. Class size[Read More…]
Candidates for August House and Senate primary races set
AREA TOWNS – Vermont candidates for statewide and local legislative races had until Thursday, May 28. to file petitions declaring themselves as candidates for the primary election, scheduled on Tuesday, August 11. Independent candidates have until Thursday, Aug. 6, to file their petitions. In Senate races, incumbent Minority Leader, Caledonia[Read More…]
Thank you barbecue, June 5
CALAIS – The Calais Advisory Team is hosting a barbecue for former principal Jarrod Weiss on Friday, June 5 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Calais Elementary School.Danielle Mackay writes, “Come celebrate Mr. Weiss! In his time as principal, he has brought so much life to Calais Elementary and made[Read More…]
Domestic assault, resisting arrest
CALAIS – On May 3, at 4:32 p.m., the Vermont State Police responded to a report of a family fight at a residence in Calais. Troopers responded to the residence and spoke with all parties on scene. Subsequent investigation determined Jennifer Jackman of Calais had allegedly assaulted a member of[Read More…]
Petition calls for reconsideration of pre-K, K relocation
CALAIS – A petition began circulating last month expressing concern about the decision of the Washington Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) administration to move Calais pre-K and kindergarten students to East Montpelier Elementary School (EMES) for the 2027 school year. The April 24 petition posted on the iPetitions[Read More…]
Haynes honored with dairy scholarship
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Charlie Haynes of Calais, Vt., was among six students from Cornell University receiving scholarship awards at the 2026 Northeast Dairy Management Conference (NEDM), March 4 to 5. The Richard Popp Scholarship Fund was established by friends, families and colleagues of Dick Popp and honors senior undergraduate[Read More…]
No Kings Protest
Standoff ends with scuffle, DUI’s and theft
WALDEN – On March 23, at 4:54 a.m., troopers responded to a report of a male slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle on Vermont Route 15 in the town of Walden. It was subsequently learned the operator, Jonathan Plante of Morrisvile, was under the influence of alcohol. Plante was[Read More…]
DUI, car crash
CALAIS – On March 15 at approximately 7:46 p.m., troopers from the Berlin Barracks responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Marshfield Road in the town of Calais. Upon arrival, the operator was not on scene. Subsequently, the operator and her boyfriend, Noah Humphries-Lepage of Marshfield, arrived[Read More…]
Wolcott, Mountainview school budgets rejected by voters
AREA TOWNS – Similarly to last year, the Wolcott school district budget of $6,364,330.18, did not pass, with 143 votes against 108, and new this year, the Mountainview Union budget failed. Last year, Wolcott residents had concerns about taxes, with a 30-cent per hundred dollar assessed value increase in taxes, estimated[Read More…]
