VIDEO: Lobsters On The Green, Woodstock
The first annual Lobsters on the Green, a fundraising event presented by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and the Woodstock Rotary Club, was a success with 650 lobsters sold as well as grilled...
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This Week’s Headlines, July 28, 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. Inside this week: Bookstock & Vermont Antique...
View ArticleAttic-Finished Antiques Are Top Draw in Industry
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent This weekend marks 42 years of antique dealers from around the country in one spot for a prestigious but congenial antique show sponsored by the Vermont Antique...
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Hartland Elementary School Scraps Its Playground Bits
Shredded Tire Material Toxic, Students Say By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Five years ago, Hartland Elementary School improved its playground, replacing wood chips with shredded tires, deemed the safest...
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This Week’s Headlines, August 4, 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. A Potter’s Passion Oliver Wittasek, 90, shows a clay...
View ArticleFREE Concert on the Green in Woodstock, Ashley Storrow Trio
The Ashley Storrow Trio performs as part of the Brown Bag Concert Series presented by Pentangle weekly on Thursdays during the summer.Thursday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodstock Village Green...
View ArticleQuechee Festival Features Food, Famous Motown Greats Aug. 6
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent Once again, individuals who have been impacted by domestic and/ or sexual violence will receive support through the generous and professional efforts of WISE...
View ArticleHouse Candidates Try to Stand Out at Forum
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff The Democratic candidates for the Windsor-5 district seat representing Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock, Ron Miller and Charlie Kimbell, are both heavily involved in local...
View ArticleWhen it Comes to Horses, Pomfret Man Knows How to Pick ’Em
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Every summer Geoff Nichols and his wife Joan take a trip to Europe and see hundreds of horses in search of their next superstar — “like looking at a gifted wide receiver...
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Breaking: House Fire in Barnard
Staff report Several emergency officials are responding to a fully involved house fire in Barnard on Tuesday afternoon. Barnard, Bethel and Woodstock fire departments have been called to battle a blaze...
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This Week’s Headlines, August 11, 2016
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View ArticleBill Alsup Dies in Crane Accident
Staff Report Bill Alsup, a former race car driver, died Tuesday afternoon, according to the Silverton Standard in Colorado. Alsup was 78. Alsup lived for more than 25 years in Woodstock where he...
View ArticleA Potter’s Passion: An Escape in Clay Shapes the Life of a Refugee
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff It was the start of World War II and Germans just invaded Oliver Wittasek’s country. It was a time of air raids and dead bodies swinging from lampposts, a time when...
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Pet Photo Contest! Choose The Grand Prize Winner
The following photos are weekly winners of the Vermont Standard’s Summer Pet Photo Contest. Take a look at the four weekly winners and choose your favorite to win the grand prize. The photo with the...
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This Week’s Headlines, August 18, 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. Jump Right In Local children get ready to make a splash...
View ArticleWoodstock Beautification Effort Begins
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent Village beautification and parking led the discussion at this week’s trustees’ meeting. Village Trustees decided to join in with the Woodstock Area Chamber of...
View ArticleWoodstock Snow Dump Finally Moves
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent The Village of Woodstock now officially owns the land off Maxham Meadow Way that will be the new snow dump. Construction of the snow dump is slated for this...
View ArticleKillington Resort Announces Volunteer Opportunities for 2016 Audi FIS Ski...
Nearly 300 volunteer positions will be needed for when Alpine World Cup skiing returns to the eastern US for the first time since 1991 on November 26-27 at Killington KILLINGTON, Vt. (August 11, 2016)...
View ArticleFree-Spirited Pet Worth the Trouble to Hartland Man
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Derek Levin was looking for Trouble everywhere. After two days Levin was about to give up when he heard a voice in the woods: “Want a grape?” Trouble found him. Levin’s...
View ArticlePower Out In Woodstock Village
Staff report More than 250 customers are without power in the Woodstock village area Wednesday morning, according to the Green Mountain Power website. A failed porcelain weatherproof connection cover...
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