To the editor:As we turn the page on the holidays, I appreciate customers in Wolcott for the patience,kindness and support they showed the local postal service team during the busiest mailing andshipping season of the year.Carriers, clerks and plant teams worked hard to keep mail and packages moving forfamilies, small[Read More…]
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Three local students named to SNU President’s Lis
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Trystine Brennan-Hess of Greensboro Bend, Chelsea Marcus of Wolcott and Lindsay Brennan of Calais have been named to the Southern New Hampshire University (SNU) Fall 2025 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of[Read More…]
Year in Review: Town forest, wastewater, School St. Bridge projects progress
WOLCOTT – In a year marked by community resilience, bold vision and creative energy, Wolcott’s long-standing character as a town that works together was on full display throughout 2025. From forest trails and bridge projects to lively concerts and grassroots efforts to strengthen village life, Wolcott’s stories continued to reflect[Read More…]
Sheriff’s department makes arrest in sexual assault investigation
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…]
Water fountain built in memory of William S. Hill
HARDWICK – I wonder if anyone would like to know the truth about the Hardwick Water Fountain. Other than a niece of mine, not a soul has contacted me to discuss [it]. I did go to the town office to speak to Opie about this as my niece had contacted[Read More…]
Justice for Dogs craft fair
Ballet Wolcott’s “Land of Sweets”, Dec. 6
WOLCOTT – December 6, at 6 p.m., Ballet Wolcott will present “The Land of Sweets” at People’s Academy High school, located on Copley Ave. “The Land of the Sweets”, Ballet Wolcott’s 2025 winter production is choreographed by Gabrielle Berger, to Tchaikovsky’s well known music from ‘The Nutcracker.’ The performance will[Read More…]
School St. bridge replacement continues
WOLCOTT – The School Street-Town Highway 3 bridge replacement work continues as crews install micropiles for the abutment. The one-way traffic pattern on School Street remains in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until further notice. Motorists can access School Street from Vt. Rte. 15. Traffic cannot access Rte. 15 from School Street and[Read More…]
The full meaning of “bless you”
WOLCOTT – Many of us say “bless you,” when someone sneezes, whether we know them or not. Although perhaps primarily a cultural habit, it can also be a warm wish for the person’s good health (and by fearing contagion, our own). A blessing extended between strangers and family members alike.[Read More…]
Shady Trees perform, Nov. 29
WOLCOTT – A live musical performance by The Shady Trees will be given Saturday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m., at the Wolcott Town Hall. The Shady Trees is a four-piece band formed in 2013 in amazing Lamoille County Vermont. Their mountainous style of music blends Funk, Rock, Reggae into what they[Read More…]
School Street bridge work continues
WOLCOTT – The School Street bridge replacement work continues in Wolcott as crews install the coffer dam for abutment-one. The one-way traffic pattern on School Street remains in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until further notice. Motorists can access School Street from Vt. Rte. 15. Traffic cannot access Rte. 15 from School Street and will instead detour[Read More…]
School St. bridge work continues
WOLCOTT – The School Street/Town Highway 3 bridge replacement project continues as crews place stone fill to armor the riverbank along Vt. Rte. 15. From 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., motorists should expect alternating one-way traffic on Rte. 15 near School Street/Town Highway 3. Flaggers will be present to assist[Read More…]
