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.
Calais
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…]
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…]
