JOHNSON – Lamoille FiberNet, the communications union district (CUD) comprising 10 communities in Lamoille County, celebrated the region’s future during a ribbon cutting on Thursday, announcing the region as a Gig Community. In Wolcott, a Lamoille FiberNet map shows service coming to the southwest of town, along the town’s border[Read More…]
Wolcott
Town Clerks Say BYOB: Bring Your Own Ballot
CRAFTSBURY, WOLCOTT, WOODBURY – From town to town, the election day process varies in length, difficulty and turnout. Town clerks, election officials and other contributors work to ensure the process is fair, accurate, and importantly, efficient. While each polling center must abide by state and federal regulations while performing the[Read More…]
Ten-Year-Old Kezia Warfisch Wins I Voted Sticker Contest
WOLCOTT – Many in-person voters for the general election on November 5, received an oval “I Voted” sticker. For Wolcott residents and voters, the staple oval sticker featured local artwork, with mountains, a river and heart on it. Ten year old Wolcott resident Kezia Warfisch was the first-place winner of[Read More…]
Replacement Culvert
Wolcott poised to Build First Sewer System
WOLCOTT— On Thursday morning, Margo Baker was gearing up to make meatloaf sandwiches for the lunch special at the Wolcott Country Store. She both works at the store, tucked between Route 15 and the Lamoille River, and lives upstairs in one of seven apartments. So Baker has seen firsthand the limits[Read More…]
Wolcott Safety Assembly
Wolcott Teen Represents Vermont at Eastern States 4-H Dog Show
BURLINGTON – While Eastern States Exposition has concluded its run for the year, for Wolcott 4-Her Amalie Pratt, the memories of competing as Vermont’s sole delegate in the 4-H dog show at the West Springfield, Mass., fairgrounds will linger for months to come. Pratt and her six-year-old Icelandic Sheepdog, Echo,[Read More…]
Fall Foliage
Jim Ryan Launches Lamoille-2 House Campaign
Petitioned Second Vote Saves Sewer System
WOLCOTT – Town voters once again approved moving forward with plans for a town wastewater treatment system with 312 votes in favor and 221 opposed. The vote allows the town to continue work toward installing a municipal system for wastewater treatment identified as a priority action for 2018-2026 in the[Read More…]
New faculty and staff at Area Schools
Village Trust Initiative Selects Wolcott, Greensboro Bend
MONTPELIER – The Preservation Trust of Vermont (PTV), Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), and the Vermont Community Foundation announced Wolcott and Greensboro Bend are among the first communities selected for the Village Trust Initiative. The Village Trust Initiative is a new partnership of the three organizations that will support[Read More…]
