AREA TOWNS – Similarly to last year, the Wolcott school district budget of $6,364,330.18, did not pass, with 143 votes against 108, and new this year, the Mountainview Union budget failed. Last year, Wolcott residents had concerns about taxes, with a 30-cent per hundred dollar assessed value increase in taxes, estimated[Read More…]
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Flood watch until March 12
WOLCOTT – A flood watch was issued March 9 at 1:52 p.m., until March 12 at 2 p.m., by the National Weather Service, Burlington. Warm temperatures may melt snowpack and increase river flows. Flooding caused by a combination of rain, snowmelt and ice jams is possible for all of northern[Read More…]
Town Meeting Results
2026 Woodbury Town Meeting by Nataliya Zahn Tire disposal, new fire dept plans nixed by Raymonda Parchment CABOT – Two articles that were heavily discussed on social media prior to town meeting did not receive enough votes to pass. Article 12, asking voters to grant the Cabot Conservation Fund a[Read More…]
School Street closed
WOLCOTT – School Street from Vt. Route 15 to the Wolcott Town Office will be closed from March 2 until September 26. Detour using Flat Iron Road.
Fatal motor accident
WOLCOTT – The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that occurred on March 1. At approximately 11:05 p.m., deputies were notified of an individual who had been brought to Copley Hospital by a friend after sustaining significant abdominal trauma reportedly caused by being run over[Read More…]
Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD)
WOLCOTT – February 20: LCSD deputies investigated an abandoned vehicle in North Wolcott February 21: LCSD received a report of a suspicious event; LCSD deputies conducted a traffic safety patrol of Route 15; Two Directed Patrols, Wolcott Village. February 22: LCSD deputies conducted a traffic safety patrol of Route 15[Read More…]
Schoolhouse receives 2026 Historic Preservation Grant
WOLCOTT – The Wolcott Schoolhouse, constructed ca. 1855, has received a $20,000 grant from the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP) and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as part of $330,211 in Historic Preservation Grant awards to 19 municipalities and non-profit organizations in nine counties. This funding will[Read More…]
Richard E. Lee
WOLCOTT – Richard E. Lee was born and died on February 3. He lived all of his 82 years as a man of integrity and humor. He was born Richard Cruise in Winthrop, Mass., son of Helen (O’Leary) and Edward Cruise. When he was nine, Richard and Helen moved to[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…]
Ruffle named to Dean’s List
ADELPHI, Md. – David Ruffle of Wolcott was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for[Read More…]
Demag named to Deans List
BIDDEFORD AND PORTLAND – Olivia Demag of Wolcott, VT, has been named to the University of New England’s Dean’s List for the fall semester 2025. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.
Unlawful trespass, retail theft
DERBY – On December 6, Deputy Cota investigated several retail thefts and incidents of unlawful trespass that occurred between August and November 2025 at the Walmart in Derby. Investigation revealed that Travis Daigle of Greensboro stole several times from Walmart in this period both before and after he was formally[Read More…]
