Returning To Where We Began 163 Years Ago
Next week the Vermont Standard begins its move to new offices, about three miles eastward, right into the middle of the Village of Woodstock. The large granite building across from the post office is...
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Photos: Covered Bridges Half Marathon
Covered Bridges Half Marathon, 2016 Celebrating the 25th year the CBHM takes place the first Sunday in June each year. The picturesque 13.1 mile race combines the running and charity in its venture....
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Girls Lax Going For Back-To-Back Titles Saturday
After the Tuesday win over U-32, the WUHS girls lacrosse team advance to the division II championship game at Burlington High School at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. By George Calver, Standard...
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Senior Profile:Wish WUHS Valedictorian Bon Voyage
Dana BurringtonDana Burrington, Woodstock Union High School’s class of 2016 valedictorian, is headed to McGill University in Montreal in the fall. She doesn’t know what she wants to study, but she’s...
View ArticleArtist Herb Ferris Withdraws Public Art Proposal
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Herb Ferris is showing his artwork to the world, placing large sculptures in public places for free. Sometimes his art gets praise, sometimes well, it doesn’t. “I’m sure...
View ArticleSolar Panels A Possible Peril For Firefighters
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent Many Vermonters are installing solar panels on their homes to save money on their electric bills and help preserve the environment. They may not realize...
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This Week’s Headlines, June 16, 2016
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick it up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. The class of 1981 won the Judges’ Choice Award at the...
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Residents Weigh In On Hartland Police Services
By Noella May Pickett, Standard Correspondent HARTLAND — A majority of residents do not feel that the town needs additional police enforcement, according to a survey that was distributed in May. During...
View ArticleUniforms Considered As Dress Code Solution
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff School uniforms at Woodstock Union High School-Middle School could be a reality one day. It’s one idea the school board’s policy committee is looking into as it considers...
View ArticleFarmers Rally For Indicted Bull Owner
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff RUTLAND — Despite national attention and public outcry from Vermont farmers, Rutland State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy is standing by her decision to prosecute a Killington...
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The Accidental Tractor Museum
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent Harry Hutchins and Bill Gardner didn’t plan on creating a tourist attraction with their restored Allis-Chalmers tractors and implements when they lined them up...
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This Week’s Headlines, June 23, 2016
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick it up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Her Last Chance Iona Thomas shares a smile with her big...
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On The Double, Woodstock’s Twins To Play In Twin State Game
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent It’s called the Twin State Basketball Classic for geographic reasons, not because of the participants. Still, who better to represent the Vermont squad against New...
View ArticleWoodstock Welcomes ‘A Remarkable Presence’
Staff Report Ann Quasman’s attacker came from behind. It was 9:30 p.m. at a parking lot in Houston, Texas and Quasman was putting groceries in the back of her car. The man had a knife around her...
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Busy As A Bee: Weathersfield Farm A Hive Of Activity For This 8-Year-Old
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Sydney Main captures bees in the palm of her hand, up to three at a time and strikes up conversation. She asks them where their queen is. She tells them they’re going to...
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This Week’s Headlines, June 30, 2016
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick it up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Bear Fruit Neil Lamson of Fox Crossing Farm in Pomfret...
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4th of July Events
Fireworks, food, fire department sales — there is plenty to do in the Woodstock area this July 4 weekend no matter where you live. Woodstock Monday July 4, the 40th annual John Langhans 7.1 Green Mile...
View ArticleKillington Music Fest Continues With July 2 Orchestra Performance
Now in its 34th season of presenting fine chamber music the Killington Music Festival takes much pride and pleasure in announcing its concert schedule for 2016. On Saturday evenings from now through...
View ArticleVSO Concert Moved To WUHS Auditorium
Due to thunderstorms and inclement weather in the area, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will perform inside tonight at the Woodstock High School Auditorium, 100 Amsden Way, Woodstock Vermont. The...
View ArticleSuicide Six Excited About New Chairlift
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff The chairlift at one of the country’s oldest resorts is being lifted out. The 1976 chairlift at Suicide Six will be replaced with a new $1.5 million chairlift this summer...
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