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This Week’s Headlines, December 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. ‘A Musical Genius’ Brent Buswell plays his accordion at...
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Free Guided 2017 First Day Hikes in Vermont
MONTPELIER — Start the New Year on the right foot and get outside for a “First Day Hike” in a Vermont State Park. Individuals and groups are invited to join one of several free, family-friendly hiking...
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‘A Musical Genius’ Blind Performer, Family Amaze Local Audiences
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff There’s an echo at the entrance of buildings. If you listen closely, there’s the hustle and bustle of people coming and going. Brent Buswell has that sound memorized....
View ArticleAscutney Abutter Pulls Permit, Former Resort Owner Wants Tax Break
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff The former owner of the Ascutney Mountain Resort is threatening to close his land to public use unless the town reduces his property tax burden. Dan Purjes, the owner of...
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This Week’s Headlines, January 5, 2017
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick it up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Group Hopes to Develop Woodstock’s ‘Gateway’ by Curt...
View ArticleWUHS Students Shocked by Nude Photo Sharing
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff The Vermont State Police is investigating several incidents involving the exchange of intimate photos between Woodstock Union High School students. Woodstock Union High...
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Riches to Rags: Brownsville Hotel And Sykes’ Store
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent A man named Return Bryant Brown moved from Woodstock to West Windsor in 1827 and built the landmark “Return Brown Hotel” on the corner of what are now Route 44...
View ArticleOne Pet Dead in Sharon Fire
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent SHARON – A family dog died in a mid-morning house fire Friday morning on Moore Road in a corner of Sharon near the North Pomfret town line. The first alarm blaze...
View ArticleBarnard Fire House Project Hits Snag With Well
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent BARNARD — Unforeseen problems seem to crop up through the snow at the new firehouse work site next to town hall at every select board meeting, and the Dec. 28...
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Kannenstine’s Unique Collages on Display at AVA
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent One of Peggy Kannenstine’s Unique Collages on Display at AVA exhibit “Collages: Reuse, Recycle”The recent works of one of Woodstock’s well-known artists will be...
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This Week’s Headlines, January 12, 2017
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick it up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Home Destroyed, Dog Dies in Sharon Fire by Eric Francis,...
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Through It All, Niles Still Smiles
Niles FarnhamBy Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent For those who believe that the true meaning of Christmas is to give up one’s very self or to find ways of bringing happiness to others, then West...
View ArticleKillington Resort Combines College and Skiing
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent Alan Wilson, then president of Killington Resort, and Dr. Thomas Benson, president of Green Mountain College got together in August 2001 and came up with an...
View ArticleNew Parking Meters Coming on Jan. 17 in Woodstock Village
By Michelle Fields, Standard Correspondent WOODSTOCK — For the next few days, it may be possible for everyone to land on “Free Parking” in the village as the shift is made to the new “smart” parking...
View ArticleWoodstock Burglary Suspect Caught After Chase
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent WOODSTOCK — A foot chase with a police sergeant through downtown Woodstock on Saturday morning punctuated a rapidly unfolding investigation, which began with a...
View ArticleHome Destroyed, Dog Dies in Sharon Fire
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent SHARON — A family dog died in a mid-morning house fire Friday morning on Moore Road in a corner of Sharon near the North Pomfret town line. The first-alarm blaze...
View ArticleVOSHA Investigates Death of Longtime Killington Worker
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent KILLINGTON – The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the Saturday death of a gondola mechanic at Killington Resort. A worker at...
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This Week’s Headlines, January 19, 2017
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick it up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Parking attendant Terri Poljacik installs one of the new...
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Strong Schulz Helps Wasps Girls Basketball Top Chieftans
By George Calver, Standard Correspondent Finally healthy, senior co-captain Madison Schulz scored a game-high 21 points Friday night to lead the Woodstock girls basketball team to its third win of the...
View ArticleFuture Looks Bright for WUHS Snowboarding Teams
By David Miles, Standard Correspondent “Maybe we could add a banner to the gym this year,” mused Coach Dave Bloch in reflecting on the snowboarding teams’ prospects in 2017. Now in its fifth season...
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