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…]
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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…]
Town Meeting Results
2026 Woodbury Town Meeting by Nataliya Zahn Tire disposal, new fire dept plans nixed by Raymonda Parchment CABOT – Two articles that were heavily discussed on social media prior to town meeting did not receive enough votes to pass. Article 12, asking voters to grant the Cabot Conservation Fund a[Read More…]
District clarifies Pre-K configuration, respects voter wishes
CALAIS – Following the February 10 vote in which Calais and Worcester voters overwhelmingly voted not to close their schools, rejecting school board recommendations to consolidate five schools into three, Calais residents have learned Pre-K students from Calais will need to enroll elsewhere, a fact confirmed by School Board Chair[Read More…]
CCV announces fall 2025 Deans List
MONTPELIER –– The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the fall 2025 Dean’s List: Seville Murphy of Calais and Alexis Christensen of Hardwick. This honor recognizes full-time students with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99.
Calais, Worcester residents vote against shuttering schools
CALAIS – Calais and Worcester residents on Tuesday voted against shuttering two community elementary schools in the Washington Central Unified Union School District. In Worcester, 212 residents voted against shuttering the Doty Memorial School, while 114 approved of plans to close. In neighboring Calais, 398 residents voted against closing the[Read More…]
DUI, fatal snowmobile crash
CALAIS – On February 15 at 8:51 p.m., Vermont State Police – Berlin Barracks received a report of a slide-off crash in the town of Calais. The operator was identified as Jennifer Foley of South Burlington. Investigation revealed that Foley was operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Foley was subsequently[Read More…]
The Little School in Calais
by Jennifer Bliss There’s a little school in Calais town, With creaky doors and swings worn down. Not lots of kids in every class, Some desks empty as days go past. They count the numbers — one, two, three. “Not many students,” they say sadly. “Maybe it’s time to close the doors, There[Read More…]
Calais, Worcester School closure votes set Feb. 10
CALAIS, WORCESTER – The Washington Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) configuration committee, the school board and district leadership have recommended the consolidation and closure of two elementary schools, Calais Elementary School and Doty Elementary School, citing low enrollment as a contributing factor. An election to vote on whether or[Read More…]
Memorial Hall rehabilitation earns award for architect
CALAIS – The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) announced the recipients of its 2025 Excellence in Architecture Design Awards at its annual meeting, December 4, 2025. Seven projects were chosen by a jury for demonstrating “excellence in design” from thirty entries submitted by AIA member architects. Two projects[Read More…]
Walter P. Slayton (1831–1903)
Walter P. Slayton was born on July 1, 1831, in Calais, the son of Capt. Jera Slayton and Betsey (Kendall) Slayton. At the time of his birth, his father was twenty-seven years old and his mother twenty-six. Walter was born on the Slayton homestead — land first settled by his[Read More…]
Town, farmer dispute protection of ancient maples
CALAIS – Doug Lilley has been farming on Lightening Ridge Road in Calais for most of his 82 years. The Lilley Hill Farm where he grew up and still raises beef cattle was one of 50 dairy farms in Calais then. It was the last dairy farm when he stopped[Read More…]
