WOLCOTT — On December 12, the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) Special Investigation Unit received a report from the Vermont Department of Children and Families regarding an alleged sexual assault involving Michael Mason, age 28, of Wolcott. A coordinated investigation between LCSD deputies and Department of Children and Families investigators[Read More…]
Lamoille County
Whooping cough spreading in Caledonia, Lamoille, Washington Counties
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Health recommends that people in the impacted counties of Lamoille, Caledonia and Washington take extra steps to protect themselves and their community from whooping cough by checking that the family is up to date on whooping cough vaccine (Tdap or DTap). The vaccine work[Read More…]
Copley Hospital shutters birthing center after contentious process
MORRISVILLE – Through October, Kipp Bovey and her fellow nurse midwives closely tracked the patients whose due dates would come close to the November 1 closure of the birthing center at Copley Hospital. They wondered who might be the one to see the final baby born before the center shuttered.[Read More…]
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2023 median household income shows first increase since 2019
VERMONT – Median household income in Vermont ranges from a high of $94,310 in Chittenden County to a low of $58,985 in Essex County, based on 5-year estimates of median household income. In the Gazette area, Washington County ranks fourth in the state, with median household income at $79,853. There[Read More…]
Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department
July 26: Directed Patrol, Vt. Rte. 15, Wolcott; Citizen Dispute, Elmore Pond Road, Wolcott.July 27: Theft – Automobile, N. Wolcott Road.July 28: Motor Vehicle Complaint, Vt. Rte. 15, Wolcott.July 29: Trespassing complaint on Arnolds Lane, Wolcott.July 31: Information from a Wolcott citizen, Elmore Pond Road.
Washington County Lowest Debt-to-Income Ratio in Vermont
AREA COUNTIES – Washington County residents averaged about $1.05 in debt for every $1 of income, the lowest 2024 debt-to-income ratio of any county in Vermont. Caledonia County residents had a debt-to-income ratio of 1.13, while Orleans County residents averaged 1.37 and Lamoille County residents 2.39. Grand Isle County had[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…]
Marshfield Monarchs Summer Fun Night, June 25
MARSHFIELD — Wednesday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m., the Jaquith Public Library will host Marshfield’s 4H Club. 4H children will share what the organization is all about and present some current projects. Visit with live goats, sheep, chickens and rabbits. More information at (802) 426-3581 or www.jaquithpubliclibrary.org
High Bailiffs Elected in Area Counties
AREA COUNTIES – A high bailiff is an elected public official whose office is unique to local government in Vermont. High bailiffs are elected in each of Vermont’s 14 counties to serve written legal orders, called writs, when the county sheriff is unable to serve them, and to temporarily succeed[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Lamoille County Senate Candidates Westman and Heck Express Opinions
LAMOILLE COUNTY – Thirteen-year incumbent Senator Richard Westman from Cambridge won both the Democratic and Republican primaries. He is being challenged in this general election by Independent Maureen Heck from Hyde Park who gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot. The candidates’ answers to seven questions are summarized below.[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Three Newcomers, Incumbent Vie for Two-seat Lamoille-2 House District
LAMOILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY – Incumbent Rep. Dan Noyes (D) is running for reelection in the two-seat Lamoille-Washington House District where Rep. Melanie Carpenter (D) is not running for re-election. The district stretches from Belvidere in the northeast through Johnson and Hyde Park to Wolcott in the southeast. The field includes[Read More…]
