Murder In Windsor Prompts Manhunt
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent UPDATE 8:23 p.m. Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union Superintendent David Baker has posted a message saying there could be special arrival instructions for...
View ArticleGovernor Won’t Run Again In 2016
Staff report In a speech Monday, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced he will not run for re-election in 2016. “I reached this decision after a lot of thought and consideration. It is the honor of my life to...
View ArticleGirls Lacrosse Faces Chelsea Wednesday In Finals
The Wasps are scheduled to face Chelsea at home Wednesday at home at 4:30. By David Miles, Standard Correspondent Playoff lacrosse is important business and the Woodstock girls lacrosse team has been...
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This Week’s Headlines, June 11, 2015
We Got It Covered Tracey Spruce of Andover, Mass. runs near the Taftsville Bridge in Sunday’s Covered Bridges Half-Marathon. (Rick Russell Photo) Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on...
View ArticleWindsor Homicide Suspect Possibly Dead
Update, 9:51 a.m.: By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent WINDSOR — The Windsor man who was being sought in connection with the ambush and murder of his estranged girlfriend in Windsor on Monday...
View ArticlePolice: Murder Suspect Dead
Staff report WINDSOR- Following investigation, police have determined that a homicide suspect wanted for killing his girlfriend has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police...
View ArticleGirls Lacrosse Advances To Title Game
Staff report The Woodstock girls lacrosse team is heading to the Division II state title game after beating Chelsea, 14-13, at home Wednesday. The Wasps (13-4) will play 6 p.m. Monday at Castleton...
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Youngest Of 13 Siblings To Graduate From WUHS
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Jimmy Johnson became an uncle before he was even born. The 18-year-old student at Woodstock Union High School has a total of 25 nieces and nephews. He goes to school with...
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Motorcyclist Injured In Route 4 Accident
Staff report Emergency crews are responding to an accident involving a motorcycle Monday afternoon on Route 4 in Bridgewater. The driver of the motorcycle, a man in his 50s from New York, is being...
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Photos: Alumni Parade, 2015
The annual Woodstock High School alumni parade was held around the Green in Woodstock on Saturday, June 13. Rick Russell Photos A portion of these photos appear in the June 18, 2015 print edition of...
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Quechee Balloon Fest Back For 36th Year, June 19-21
The longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in New England will be held June 19-21 on the Quechee Village Green. The festival has been chosen by Yankee Magazine as one of the top 20...
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Woodstock Inn And Resort Opens Falconry Center
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent The Woodstock Inn and Resort is soaring to new heights to attract and entertain guests as they launch their new falconry center at the Rutherford Barn on...
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect Tuesday
Accuweather.com A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect, according to the National Weather Service. From 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22 there is a chance of developing Thunderstorms with...
View ArticlePolice Searching Quechee Gorge For Possible Suicide
Staff report Police are searching Quechee Gorge after reports that a woman may have jumped from the bridge over the Quechee Gorge late Tuesday night. A caller told police they saw a woman leaning over...
View ArticlePolice Find Body Of Plymouth Woman In Quechee Gorge
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff QUECHEE —A middle-aged Plymouth woman committed suicide after she jumped from the Quechee Gorge bridge on Tuesday night, according to the Hartford Police Department....
View ArticleNew York Motorcyclist Dies From Injuries Sustained In Route 4 Accident
Staff report The motorcyclist injured in a June 15 accident on Route 4 in Bridgewater died Tuesday morning. Craig Fairfield, a 62-year-old man from Waterford, New York, was in intensive care at...
View ArticleI-89 Closed Due To Tractor Trailer Crash
Interstate 89 Northbound in Royalton is closed due to a tractor trailer crash near mile marker 23.
View ArticlePolice: Plymouth Man Assaults Family Members, Threatens Them With Gun
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The sight of several state police cruisers traveling “like a blur” westward through Woodstock on Wednesday afternoon was all part of the...
View ArticleStatement: Welch Will Not Seek Governorship
Staff report Congressman Peter Welch will be campaigning in 2016, but not as governor. Welch announced his plan in an emailed statement Friday morning to run for re-election in 2016 for the...
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