Bridgewater Neighbors Not Tickled About PYNK
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff BRIDGEWATER — The town is studying a noise ordinance after neighbors complained of a Route 100A “party house.” A Vermont law allows state police to start shutting down...
View ArticleFinding One Another
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff When Raquel Ardin was hurt, Lynda DeForge was the nurse she wanted. Ardin tried anything to get DeForge into her hospital room. “I used to refuse my medicine,” Ardin...
View ArticleJohnson’s Hat Trick Leads WUHS Field Hockey Team to 4-2 Win
Loretta Blakeney takes her shot on goal. (Beth Robinson Photo)By George Calver, Standard Correspondent A hat trick by Miranda Johnson and a single by Loretta Blakeney were more than enough for the...
View Article2016 Fall Photo Contest
Send the Vermont Standard photos of your favorite fall scenes from this year. Please identify where the photo was taken, your name and the town where you’re from. The Standard will pick the weekly...
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, September 22, 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. Changing Perceptions Woodstock Officer Danel McIntyre...
View ArticleWoodstock History Center Continues Proud Fair Tradition
Fairs have a long and rich tradition in Vermont. For many years, the Windsor County Fair was held on what is now the Billings Farm property. This fair was undoubtedly a highlight of the year for many...
View ArticleWoodstock Select Board Hesitates on Pentangle Renovation Project
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent Although Pentangle Council on the Arts initial Town Hall Theatre renovation plans were approved by the Development Review Board, the select board this week...
View ArticleRunner With Visual Impairment to Compete in Vermont 50
When ultra runner Kyle Robidoux hits the trails on Mt. Ascutney this Sunday, Sept. 25, he’ll rely on his steady feet and the sounds and cues from his guides to take him through his 50K run at the 24th...
View ArticleWoodstock Football Runs Over Otter Valley
Woodstock Football vs. Spaulding at James T. McLaughlin Athletic Field on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. By David Miles, Sports Correspondent Not many people saw this coming. The pregame hype centered...
View ArticleManhunt Underway in Quechee for Suspect
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent QUECHEE — Police from several departments swarmed around Waterman Hill at noon Friday searching for a 28-year-old suspect they believe is responsible for several...
View ArticleWSESU Consultant Proposes Magnet School Solution
Staff Report The Windsor Southeast Act 46 study committee eliminated some merger options on Tuesday night and talked about new ones, like creating an Upper Valley magnet school with Hartford and maybe...
View ArticleKevin Pearce Files Lawsuit Over Brain Foundation
By Mike Donoghue, Standard Correspondent BURLINGTON — “Love Your Brain,” which is the basis for a foundation established by a well-known Windsor County professional snowboarder, is at the center of a...
View ArticleVillage Employee Parking Spots Up for Grabs
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent Sixteen village employees will have their own parking lot and everyone who parks at metered spots in the village will have the opportunity to pay with a...
View ArticlePolice Respond To Rollover
Staff Report Police responded to a rollover near Dunham Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon. An elderly woman traveling north from South Woodstock hit a tree and then rolled over a bank Tuesday around 2...
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, September 29, 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. Suspect Still at Large On Friday, Woodstock, Hartford...
View ArticleB&B Owners: Airbnb Tax Is ‘Great News’
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent Nearly $1 million in tax revenues is slated to be brought into the state as a result of a new tax law intended for owners who rent out their properties more...
View ArticleChanging Perceptions: Officer Denel McIntyre Says Police Aren’t ‘Bad Guys’
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff In the midst of national prejudice toward law enforcement, Denel McIntyre tries to put a positive spin on policing. “I talked to so many people that I made laugh, that I...
View ArticleTwists, Turns, and Yellow Brick Roads: The Timeless Insight of George Perkins...
Twists, Turns, and Yellow Brick Roads: The Timeless Insight of George Perkins Marsh Wednesday October 5th 6:30 – 7:30 PM Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, Woodstock, VT While awestruck 19th...
View ArticleFarm Living Is the Life for Them: Boston-Area Couple Building ‘Ultimate...
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff A Massachusetts couple has a vision for their newly acquired 59 acres on Best Road in Hartland. “We want to make this place the ultimate vacation,” Suzy Kaplan said....
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, October 6, 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. Apple of Her Eye Gianna Calev, 6, and her sister...
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