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…]
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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…]
Misappropriation of Funds Alleged by 3 Nonprofits
HARDWICK – Three local nonprofit organizations have filed liens against a Wolcott resident, citing unauthorized withdrawals amounting to $16,909.19, during her time employed as a bookkeeper for each of them. In the liens filed with Wolcott’s town clerk, Tuesday, Feb. 18, Laurel Schoop is alleged to have misappropriated funds from[Read More…]
Mayor Jax Survives Assault
WOLCOTT – In March of 2020, Wolcott residents elected their honorary mayor. Nominated by Bill Cotton and elected by a unanimous voice vote of the town of Wolcott, Mayor Jax officially took office as Wolcott’s first feline in a position of power. Mayor Jax is a cat. While the orange[Read More…]
Two Local Students Named to Dean’s List
BIDDEFORD, PORTLAND, Me. – Arabella Betit, East Calais, Vt., and Olivia Demag, Wolcott, Vt., have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2024 fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0[Read More…]
Local 4-Hers Horse Around at Winter Overnight Camp
ESSEX JUNCTION — Adriana Holbrook, Hardwick and LeighAnn Judd, Wolcott, were among Vermont 4-H horse members who kicked off the new year with 4-H Winter Horse Camp at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. The event was hosted by Chittenden County 4-H and open to 4-Hers from throughout the[Read More…]
Unhoused Wolcott Couple Died from Accidental Drug Overdoses
WOLCOTT – A couple found dead in a tent last month in Wolcott both died due to accidental drug overdoses, according to death certificates released recently by the Vermont Department of Health. Tammy Menard, 53, died due to a fentanyl overdose and Lucas Menard, 48, died from a mix of[Read More…]
