Senior Profile: For This Senior, It’s All About the Music
Chance SmithBy Gareth Henderson, Standard Staff Wherever Woodstock Union High School senior Chance Smith ends up, you can bet on one thing: his guitar will be right there with him. Smith, from Reading,...
View ArticleSenior Profile: Three-Sport Athlete Mulls Criminal Justice Studies
Loretta BlakeneyBy Gareth Henderson, Standard Staff The Woodstock Union High School student who has sung the National Anthem at sport events since her sophomore year is about to graduate. Loretta...
View ArticleTwo Bicyclists Airlifted by DHART
Two bicyclists were airlifted to the hospital earlier today by the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART) after two separate crashes in the Killington Stage Race, according to the Windsor...
View ArticleSoftball Team to Start Playoffs at Home
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent The WUHS softball team brought out the big bats for its Senior Game with Hartford on Saturday. Woodstock belted three home runs, including a pair of back-to-back...
View ArticleGroup Gets EDC Grant to Boost Trail Network
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent A Woodstock-area mountain biking group recently received a local economic development grant in support of a trail improvement project on the Woodstock Aqueduct...
View ArticleCarrying the Torch
Joe Swanson and Jessica Ryan-LeBlanc of the Woodstock Police Department on Wednesday ran Woodstock’s portion of the four-day Law Enforcement Torch Run, where torches are carried from the four corners...
View ArticleSenior Profile: Ezra Astbury Plans to Start His Own Business
By Jennifer Falvey, Standard Correspondent If knowing what you want out of life is the key to success then Woodstock Union High School senior, Ezra Astbury, is fast on his way to becoming a successful...
View ArticleSevere Thunderstorm Watch, Hail and Wind Gusts
There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Windsor County from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 31. Scattered thunderstorms are expected in our area with large hail and damaging wind...
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, June 2, 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. Crowd Flocks to Presentation of Rare Rifle by Rick...
View ArticleDuo in Counterfeit Spree Held on $25K Bail
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Two brothers from the Bronx who were allegedly making their way across the region passing off counterfeit hundred dollar bills had their...
View ArticleBill Wood Sets Statewide Track Record
By George Calver, Standard Correspondent Bill Wood broke the oldest track and field record in Vermont Saturday at the Essex Invitational, a record that goes back to 1968. Wood’s final long jump of...
View ArticleWUHS Boys’ Lacrosse Rolls Past Colchester 16-3, Advances
WUHS Goalie Gabe Marsicovetere make a save. (Bruce Longley Photo) By George Calver, Standard Correspondent The adage “timing is everything” certainly applied to the Woodstock Boys’ Lacrosse team as...
View ArticleVt. Attorney General Launches State ‘Scam Buster’ Campaign
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan recently joined with Vermont power companies, businesses, and residents to launch a new campaign to protect Vermonters from being scammed by people pretending to...
View ArticleSenior Profile: Holly Weglarz, Equine Studies Await This Senior in Ohio
By Jennifer Falvey, Standard Correspondent Woodstock Union High School senior Holly Weglarz, of Hartland, will be leaving for the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio, this fall but she will not be...
View ArticleOne-Car Accident Near Woodstock School Tuesday Afternoon
This vehicle was involved in a crash this afternoon by the entrance of Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vermont. (Christine Henderson Photo) Woodstock Police responded to a one-car accident in...
View ArticleGirls’ Tennis Defeats Harwood; Plays for Championship Today
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent The girls’ tennis team is the last WUHS team still alive in post-season play. The Wasps passed a semifinal test against a good Harwood team Wednesday, dispatching...
View ArticleGirls’ Tennis Wins D-II Championship
From left with the D-II trophy are: Chloe Noble, Rose O’Brien, Tierney Dugan, Olivia Marsicovetere, Sarah Findeisen, Lydia Howe, Momo Biele, Grace Frazier, Katie MacMaster, Kenzie Biele and Emily...
View ArticleTwo Cops Hospitalized After Quechee Incident
Vermont State Police Trooper Stacia Geno puts Mason Thompson’s car into an impound garage at the Hartford Police Station shortly after midnight on Friday morning. (Eric Francis Photo)...
View ArticleSenior Profile: Valedictorian Jonas Kantola Pursues Passion for Biology
By Jennifer Falvey, Standard Correspondent Jonas Kantola from West Windsor is Woodstock Union High School’s valedictorian for the graduating class of 2017. In the fall, Kantola will be attending the...
View ArticleSenior Profile: Environment, Service Are Key for WUHS Salutatorian Spruce Bohen
By Jennifer Falvey, Standard Correspondent Like many Vermont students, Woodstock Union High School’s salutatorian, Spruce Bohen has an affirmed passion for the environment. The difference is that Bohen...
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