CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Henry Duff, of Wolcott, Vt., has been named to the Western Carolina University Spring 2025 Dean’s List. Duff was among more than 1,600 students to achieve this honor. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Wolcott
Fire Ignited by Crashed Car Destroys Iconic Red Barn
WOLCOTT – The iconic red barn, close to Rte. 15, not far to the west of Wolcott village, caught fire and burned to the ground after it was hit by a small silver car whose engine caught fire, igniting the barn, according to Bruce Fortmann. Fortmann was driving back to[Read More…]
Wolcott Fire Department
Fully Involved Barn Fire WOLCOTT – Wolcott Fire was toned to a fully involved barn fire at 2214 Vt. Route 15 in Wolcott at 12:38 a.m., May 17. Other departments assisting in the incident included Elmore Fire, Morrisville Fire, Hardwick Fire, Hyde Park Fire, Greensboro Fire, Woodbury Fire, Hardwick Rescue,[Read More…]
Marcus Named to President’s List
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Chelsea Marcus of Wolcott, Vt., has been named to Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Spring 2025 President’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to[Read More…]
70th Anniversary
Wolcott Voters Reject School Budget, Again
WOLCOTT – The second school budget vote, Tuesday, April 28, failed with150 no votes and 140, just 10 fewer, voting yes on the $6.14 million budget. Three ballots were recorded as spoiled. Just 293 of Wolcott’s 1294 registered voters cast a ballot, meaning the winning no votes represented less than[Read More…]
Wolcott May Day Protest
Montpelier Protest
Lamoille County Sheriff
Failure To Appear, Domestic Assault WOLCOTT — On March 25, at 10:25 p.m., Kyle Kizer, of Wolcott, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in Criminal Court in Wolcott. WOLCOTT — On March 24, at 5:45 p.m., LCSD deputies responded to a report of domestic assault on Elmore[Read More…]
Budget Vote, Round-Two, Scheduled
WOLCOTT – Town voters will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on a revised Wolcott Town School budget for FY26. It reduces the property tax rate to 25.5 cents from the 30 cents that would have resulted from the budget rejected by voters on town meeting day,185 to 95,[Read More…]
School Revives Square Dancing with Help from Local Community
WOLCOTT — Wolcott Elementary School is integrating square dancing into its physical education curriculum, through a collaborative effort between school staff and local dance experts.The initiative began when Principal Dennis Hill, who has memories of square dancing from his own school days, noticed the traditional activity was missing from Wolcott’s[Read More…]
School Officers Elected Unanimously, Town Treasurer Slots Unfilled
WOLCOTT – Town Meeting Day typically falls on the first Tuesday of March. A unique feature of Vermont municipalities, the day serves many functions such as elections for local entities, the approval or rejection of budgets, and the voting of ballot items. Some towns utilize an Australian ballot, whereas others[Read More…]
