Heavy Wet Snow and Ice Expected Monday Night Thru Tuesday
There is a winter weather advisory in effect from 7 p.m. tonight, Monday, January 23 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, the Windsor County area should expect snow, sleet...
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Photos: 2017 Woman’s Marches
Millions joined women’s marches throughout the globe on Saturday, January 21, 2017 following the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Photos were submitted by many readers and correspondents in...
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This Week’s Headlines, January, 26, 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. Millions March Woodstock Union High School art teacher...
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Boys’ Basketball Gets 39-Point Win Over Springfield
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent (For photo from this event click here.) After scoring a mere four points in the first quarter in a loss to Burr & Burton just two nights earlier, WUHS boys’...
View ArticleBrooks Finishes Strong in her Last Local Nordic Skiing Race
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent It was one last Nordic race for Olivia Brooks and she continued her string of second place finishes this season. The junior left this week to spend the remainder of...
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Ascutney Outdoors Draws Crowd at Meeting
By Nancy Nutile-McMenemy, Standard Correspondent On Sunday, Ascutney Outdoors (AO), a nonprofit organization formed in 2015, held a meeting at Story Memorial Hall in West Windsor for the community to...
View ArticleWoodstock Village Parking Meter Mix-up Leads to Delay
By Gareth Henderson, Standard Staff It will be three to four weeks until Woodstock’s new “smart” meters are fully operational, according to Municipal Manager Phil Swanson. Swanson confirmed Tuesday...
View ArticleCommittee OK’s Final Act 46 Plan
Staff Report The Windsor Central Supervisory Union’s Act 46 Planning Committee voted Jan. 18 to submit its finalized Act 46 plan to the state Board of Education. The plan would create a new school...
View ArticleSuspicious Fire in Ascutney
A suspicious fire gutted the Circle K store on Route 131 near Exit 8 in Ascutney early Wednesday morning. The Ascutney Fire Department responded at about 2:30 a.m. The store was closed at the time of...
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Beloved Pastor Retiring After Years of Leadership
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent BRIDGEWATER – Perhaps it is no coincidence that, in her final sermon at the Bridgewater Congregational Church/UCC last Sunday, Pastor Beverly R.M. Anderson...
View ArticleParking-Meter Moratorium Goes Until Feb. 17
By Gareth Henderson, Standard Staff Woodstock Village will have a parking-meter enforcement moratorium until Feb. 17, Police Chief Robbie Blish confirmed Friday. This means that no tickets will be...
View ArticleHartland to Vote on ‘Sanctuary Town’ Item
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent HARTLAND – Hartland could become Vermont’s next “Sanctuary Town,” depending on the outcome of a vote on Town Meeting Day. A local resident circulated a petition...
View ArticleSnow, Sleet and Freezing Rain Expected Tuesday
There is a winter weather advisory in effect, according to the National Weather Service, for Windsor County starting at noon on Tuesday and continuing until 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Snow, sleet and...
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This Week’s Headlines, February 9, 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. Casella Waste Management Systems started the demolition...
View ArticleMore Snow On the Way Thursday
A winter weather advisory is in effect for Windsor County according to the National Weather Service from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 9. Snow accumulation from 3-6 inches are expected mainly...
View ArticleSome Question New Voter Registration Law
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent When selectman Tim Johnson read a notice from the state Legislature to the Barnard Board of Civil Authority announcing a new same-day voter registration law, he...
View ArticleYankee Bookshop Under New Ownership
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent Just past its 80th birthday, the oldest continuously operated independent bookstore in Vermont is now under new ownership. Serving Woodstock and the Upper...
View ArticleWinter Storm Watch Sunday and Monday
There is a winter storm watch from 7 a.m. Sunday, February 12 until 7 p.m. on Monday, February 13, according to the National Weather Service. Heavy snowfall is expected with accumulations from 6 to 10...
View ArticleWUHS Girls’ Hockey Tops North Country
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent When facing a team that appears to be over matched, a fast start can be critical. The longer that the team that appears weaker on paper stays in the game, the...
View ArticleLocal Group Joins Antarctic Adventure
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent A life-changing week has arrived for some two-dozen area residents who will be venturing to a part of the world few have ever attempted. Two of these...
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