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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…]
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…]
HARDWICK AREA — On July 11, the Hardwick town manager’s office declared damage to Nichols Pond Road, Kate Brook Road, Weeks Place, Bunker Hill Road, Tucker Brook Road, Center Road, Granite Street, Belfry Road. Wolcott Street, Carey Road, Riverside Farm and Hardwick Farms Road were reportedly closed. By July 13,[Read More…]
WOLCOTT – Voters last month approved two measures clearing the way for design and construction of a wastewater treatment system expected to serve about 35 town residents, plus businesses and municipal offices. The vote on the project, expected to cost $4.5 million, was likely helped when the town learned that the[Read More…]
WOLCOTT – Fifth and Sixth grade students at Wolcott Elementary School were featured in a WCAX broadcast on Thursday, May 23, as they released brook trout fingerlings into the Lamoille River. They raised the fish from eggs received through Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department as part of a “Trout in[Read More…]
BURLINGTON – 4-H horse members from throughout the state traveled to the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington on April 7 for the 2024 State 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl. The annual contest is designed to test their equine knowledge through a series of buzzer rounds where points were scored for[Read More…]
WOLCOTT – For the past few weeks, third and fourth grade students at Wolcott Elementary have been braving blizzards, crossing treacherous terrain, and racing to the finish in one of the world’s most storied cross-country events. While not physically traversing Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, the young Wolcott mushers were[Read More…]
WOLCOTT – Filling select board and town positions after town meeting began the business of the March 6 select board meeting. Linda Martin will continue as chair, Michael Paradee will be vice chair, and Richard Lee will serve as clerk. The board voted to keep the same Rules of Procedure[Read More…]
by Ray Small WOLCOTT – At its regular February 7 meeting, the Wolcott Select Board authorized expenditures on trucks, approved a cannabis business license application, and had a detailed discussion about the proposed wastewater system. The town will seek someone new to do tax sales after receiving a letter from[Read More…]
