MANCHESTER, N.H. – Keilghan Miller, a Sociology Major from East Calais, Vt., has been named to the Dean’s List at Saint Anselm College for the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year. To be eligible for this honor, students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or better in[Read More…]
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“Patience” continues to delight us today
EAST CALAIS – How fortuitous that two equally matched geniuses, William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), even met and then worked together for twenty five years from 1871 to 1896 and wrote some fourteen light operettes that still continue to delight us today with their playful lyrics and[Read More…]
Beckett play combines pathos, humor at Unadilla
EAST CALAIS – A short play, “Krapp’s Last Tape,” by Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), was featured at the Unadilla Theatre for the past two weekends. In this solo performance, Vince Rossano was excellent as an old man in his eighties playing a recording on a tape reel he had made forty[Read More…]
Local students named to Dean’s List
BURLINGTON – Skyler O’Riordan and Madi Otis, both of East Calais, have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the Spring 2026 semester.
Fielder and Lady Cadets’ run comes to an end in Boston
BOSTON – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder and her Norwich University women’s Lacrosse team’s playoff run came to an end at the hands of Emanuel College last week in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Final Four. Second-seeded Emanuel College completed a season series sweep of the Lady Cadets last[Read More…]
The school funding problem is unequal funding
To the editor: Imagine. I hire five employees and tell all of them the same thing: You need a reliable, responsible vehicle to do your job. I’ll pay for it. The Five-School Model: I give three employees enough money to buy brand-new cars with safety features and options. I give[Read More…]
VTSU announces fall President’s List
RANDOLPH CENTER – Vermont State University announces the students who earned placement on the President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester: Katalina Corp of Wolcott, Fritz Fritz of Craftsbury Common, Serena Gahagan of East Calais, Levi Mulligan of Marshfield and Sadie Skorstad of Hardwick. This highest academic honor recognizes full-time[Read More…]
Area students named to Dean’s List
BURLINGTON – Casey Fowler of Plainfield, Skyler O’Riordan of East Calais and Victoria Shepard of Hardwick have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the Fall 2025 semester.
Year in Review: School closure threatened, Co-op celebrates 90th anniversary
CALAIS, ADAMANT – New and renewed events joined long-time arts and community celebrations as the co-op celebrated its 90th anniversary and the threat of the elementary school closing loomed. Heading into town meeting, town leaders sought to demystify finances with a Town Meeting Primer and budget breakdown, guiding residents through[Read More…]
Chekhov play focuses on complex characters
EAST CALAIS – The Unadilla Theater has produced the well-known plays of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) many times over its four decades. Currently, it is performing the first play he ever wrote, in 1888, entitled “Ivanov.” The play focuses on a depressed middle aged man, who like many of the[Read More…]
VSO Names Hoffman to Board
BURLINGTON – The Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has named Amanda Knox Hoffman, formerly of East Calais, as the newly-elected member of its board of directors at the organization’s annual board meeting on June 19. Spencer Knapp was elected as chair, and, Peter Miller, Marc A. Scorca, and Prospero Gogo were[Read More…]
“Best of Beckett” Features Excellent Cast
EAST CALAIS − The Unadilla Theatre in East Calais began its second offering of the season this past weekend with “The Best of Beckett, An Evening of Short Plays” by Samuel Beckett. Famous for his well-known dramas such as “Waiting For Godot,” this collection of his much briefer works contains[Read More…]
