CALAIS – “Words Out Loud,” Sunday afternoon fall reading series, returns as part of event offerings for Art at the Kent’s exhibit, “Holding,” at the Kents’ Corner State Historic Site. “Words Out Loud: Knowing by Heart,” features six Vermont authors, two on each of three Sundays in September. On September 14, author[Read More…]
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“Mementos Kept, Memories Kindled” Through Oct. 12
CALAIS – Art at the Kent’s once-a-year exhibition runs every Friday through Sunday, October 12, “Holding: Mementos Kept, Memories Kindled,” includes the curated creations of 22 Vermont artists. Visitors can view these works inside the historic structures of the Kents’ Corner State Historic Site. The exhibition looks at memory, lost and found, vivid and fleeting,[Read More…]
Calais Town History Tour now Available
CALAIS – Visitors and town residents now have access to a guided audio tour of Calais history created by the Calais History Preservation Commission. The Calais Town History Tour is presented in twenty-one episodes, each four to five minutes long that can be downloaded to a smartphone. Each segment can[Read More…]
Town Reappraisal Process Underway
CALAIS – A town-wide reappraisal process began last month in Calais, with property owners receiving a postcard in the mail to let them know when the reappraisal team would be coming to their property. Each property will be visited and inspected by representatives from the New England Municipal Resource Center[Read More…]
Cioffi Named to Dean’s List
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Peter Cioffi has been named to the Siena College Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. He is from Calais. 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.
Thighs & Pies, July 13
by Friends of Calais CALAIS – The Friends of Calais are holding the second annual Thighs & Pies on Sunday, July 13, in the restored Memorial Hall. Parking opens at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. The chicken barbecue takes place on the shores of[Read More…]
Heat Advisory Issued, Cooling Locations Available
VERMONT – The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory Saturday, June 21 at 1:50 p.m., effective through Tuesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. Heat index values up to 102 are expected from 11 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Vermont’s Eastern Addison, Orange, Washington, Caledonia, Eastern Chittenden, Eastern[Read More…]
Woodbury Fire Department
Montpelier Protest
Berlin Police Department
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…]
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.
