In Plymouth Notch, A Private Playground For Panagrossi’s Pals
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Want to ski on a terrain park? Dave Panagrossi can build it. A path to mountain bike? Panagrossi will cut some trails. Child care? He’ll provide it. When Henry Hardaway...
View ArticleAcoustic Jam Session: St. Patrick’s Day Style!
It’s ST. PATRICK’S DAY!! All are welcome to come share tunes and songs at this community event hosted by Kerry Rosenthal. Acoustic Jam Session: St. Patrick’s Day Style! Thursday March 17th (St....
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Truck Fire Threatens Hartland Garage
Staff report A Hartland man avoided a fire at his garage by towing away a burning 1989 Chevy pickup truck away from the building Wednesday afternoon. Stu Dunbar, owner of Stu’s Auto Body on Route 12 in...
View ArticleFacebook Page Reunites Pets With Owners
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent Hartland Constable Tammy Stammers received a telephone call from Wade Maxham of Brothers Road March 2. Two huskies killed 11 chickens owned by an employee of...
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Hartlanders Open Eight Decade Old Message In A Bottle
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent HARTLAND—When Betty and Elroy Heselton were invited to dinner by their neighbor two weeks ago, little did they know what was in store for them. Arriving around...
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Sugar Makers Keep Eye On Weather
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent From all accounts, it’s been an early and light-colored sugaring season this year, undoubtedly due to the unexpected warm winter. “We made our first syrup on...
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Pomfret, Breaking The ‘Old Boys Club’
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff POMFRET— In her 16 years as a select board member, Dorothy Moore always served with two men. “To work with her you’d think she was more of a man than a woman, she was...
View ArticleWoodstock Trustees Talk Parking Study
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent Parking in the village was the main topic at this week’s trustees’ meeting as Economic Development Commission members presented alternatives to the current...
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Photos: Mr. WUHS, 2016
The annual fundraiser for the Sophomore class at Woodstock Union High School is a talent show of sorts. Mr. WUHS has seniors competing in multiple categories, dance, sport / leisure wear, evening wear...
View ArticleMaple Madness Weekend Is April 2-3
The Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce’s Maple Madness Weekend is back — just in time to cure our late winter doldrums. Maple Madness will be a celebration of all things maple, from sugarhouse tours to...
View ArticleEaster Events And Happenings
On Friday, March 25th, Brownsville Community Church will sponsor the first of a series of free concerts open to the public. The first concert will be a Good Friday Concert which starts at 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleJury Convicts Woman In Bethel Double Shooting
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Jurors returned a pair of guilty verdicts late Thursday night for voluntary manslaughter and attempted second-degree murder against a...
View ArticleWasps Earn All-State Honors
Several Woodstock athletes were named to their sport’s respective all-state teams. Here is a list of those athletes: Basketball Boys — B Division: Dylan McDonough,Hunter McDonough Second B Division:...
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Photos: Meals On Wheels, Celebrity Champion Week
Meals On Wheels Delivery, Celebrity Champion Week, 2016 As part of the March For Meals, a nationwide month long celebration of meals on wheels, The Thompson Senior Center created Community Champions...
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Photos: Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Forum, Hartland
Democrat Gubernatorial candidates Matt Dunne, Sue Minter and Peter Galbraith talk at the Windsor County Democrats meeting Monday at Damon Hall in Hartland. The forum was moderated by former NBC...
View ArticlePublic Hearing Scheduled For Rock Quarry Expansion
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent BRIDGEWATER — There will be a site visit for a project filed by Markowski Excavating of Florence, to expand a pre-existing 23-acre rock quarry onto an...
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This Week’s Headlines, March 31, 2016
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Candidates Try To Distinguish Themselves by Katy Savage, Standard Staff Top Stories...
View ArticleCause For Alarm? False Alarms Waste Emergency Resources
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff When emergency personnel speed through towns with flashing red and blue lights, it’s typically all for nothing. Firefighters rush to a home and find no fire and no smoke....
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Do You Know The Mushroom Man?
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff SOUTH ROYALTON — Eben Bayer grew up in a secluded 200-year-old farmhouse where he and his father grew every kind of vegetable. Every fall on a cool day, they slaughtered...
View ArticleBarnard Fire Building Faces Unplanned Expense
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent BARNARD — Barnard Volunteer Fire Department Chief Scott Mills and Captain Steve Johnson appeared at the March 23 select board meeting with a report on...
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