CALAIS – Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that his office has secured $525,000 for the Curtis Pond Dam Renovation. The Homeland Security funding will support the Town of Calais in constructing a concrete wall upstream from the existing dam. On July 19, 2019, the Agency of Natural Resources {ANR} had the[Read More…]
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Robinson Performs April 5 in Calais
CALAIS – Dana Robinson, traditional musician, will perform at the Maple Corner Community Center on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Robinson is an award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, based in Cabot, who combines a singing style with humor and observations about community and place. For over 30 years, Robinson has[Read More…]
Anne Winchester Responds
CALAIS – Select Board Chair Anne Winchester, running unopposed for the remaining year of a 3-year term, answered the Gazette’s questions: Why are you running for select board? Winchester: Last year every member of the select board was brand new. We quickly realized that running a small rural town today[Read More…]
Budget Prioritizes Staff and Road Maintenance
CALAIS – Voters are being asked to approve a budget of $1,693,548 at town meeting on March 5. That budget includes the purchase of a new road grader. Select board comments about the budget note that it is “a larger increase than usual. We know this is hard; we’ve[Read More…]
Calais Author Honored with Newbery Award
CALAIS – Earlier this month, M.T. Anderson’s young adult tale, “Elf Dog and Owl Head,” was named as a Newbery Honor Book when the American Library Association announced the 2024 Youth Media Award winners. M.T. Anderson writes of his book, ”As a young reader, I learned to stay away from[Read More…]
State Police Continue Investigation into East Calais Shooting
by Gazette Staff CALAIS – At approximately 11:45 p.m. on December 4, Vermont State Police (VSP) received a report that a man had been shot in East Calais. The incident started an investigation that has produced several updates, but which remains unresolved. In its initial report, at 5:20 a.m., on[Read More…]
East Calais General Store Restored and Ready for Business
by Linda Radtke, The Montpelier Bridge The 1850 store has been restored through the East Calais Community Trust. At the register, U-32 students Bree Tetreault, 15, and Ethan Wichrowski (it was his first day on the job) mastered the complexities of a new system as they chatted with customers. A[Read More…]
