Calais
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…]
General Store Project Awarded Architectural Excellence Citation
EAST CALAIS – R. Edwards & Company has been awarded an AIA Vermont (AIAVT) Citation for Excellence in Architecture for its East Calais General Store project at this year’s AIAVT Annual Design Awards, December 5. The AIAVT Excellence in Architecture Design Awards are the highest state-level architecture awards conferred in Vermont.[Read More…]
Board Votes Against Closing Calais and Worcester Schools
MONTPELIER – The Washington Central Unified Union School District will not be closing two of its elementary schools after all. During a contentious three-and-a-half hour meeting on October 1, the district board voted 8 to 5 not to pursue a recommendation of its finance configuration committee to close the Calais[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Mihaly, Washington-6 Candidate Responds to Issues
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Mark Mihaly lives in Calais and has represented the Washington-6 House district covering Plainfield, Marshfield and Calais since 2023. He is running unopposed as a Democrat to fill that seat for another two years. Question: Tell us a bit about your background, why you want to fill[Read More…]
Elementary School Future Uncertain as Budgeting Begins
CALAIS – The future of the Calais School remains uncertain after last month’s vote by the Washington Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) not to place a measure to close two schools on the November ballot. The vote effectively rejected a new configuration model developed by the Leadership Team over[Read More…]
Rainfall Totals
HARDWICK AREA – National Weather Service rainfall totals (in inches) for the storm beginning Wednesday, July 10 and ending Thursday, July 11 are (where several totals were listed for a single town, the highest total is shown here): Cabot 4.81 Calais 4.80 North Calais 4.50 Craftsbury 3.22 Craftsbury Common 4.17 [Read More…]
Flood Update: Road Closures, Washouts, Bridge Failures and Emergency Information, Compiled July 11
HARDWICK AREA — Thursday, July 11 brought recovery and repair efforts throughout the region as rivers and streams began to subside throughout the morning and early afternoon. Many area waterways remained above their banks, expanding into floodplains, forests and lawns. Many roads became passable, if only with one lane open[Read More…]
