Woodstock Town Budget Handily Defeated
By Michelle Fountain, Standard Correspondent Woodstock voters defeated the proposed $6,040,323 town budget 48-91 at town meeting on Saturday. The proposed budget would have increased the amount to be...
View ArticlePlans Are Underway for Town Band
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent People who love to play music are now invited to join the new Woodstock Town Band, a joint effort by two local residents whose goal is to connect people...
View ArticleSignificant Snowfall Expected Wednesday-Thursday
A winter storm warning remains in effect from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 through Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. according the the National Weather Service. Heavy snow with accumulation of 10-14 inches...
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, Thursday, March 8, 2018
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. First-time Voter Reinhart Jeck, who has lived in Woodstock...
View ArticleGiant Tree Hammers Power Lines, Snarls Rte. 4 Traffic in Woodstock
Updated: 1 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2018. _____________________________________________________________ By Gareth Henderson, Standard Staff Line crews have restored power to homes along Rte. 4 in West...
View ArticleWest Windsor OK’s Budgets; New Life for Store
This is a corrected version of the article that ran in our March 8, 2018, edition. The Standard apologizes for the multiple errors that appeared the original March 8, 2018, article. By George Calver,...
View ArticleSuicide Six: Sunday Is Last Day of Season
This Sunday, March 11, will be the last day of the 2017-2018 ski season for Suicide Six Ski Area in South Pomfret. Tim Reiter, Suicide Six Ski Area manager, said a couple of fun events are planned for...
View ArticleYankee Magazine Highlights George Perkins Marsh
By Mary Lee Camp, Standard Staff The March/April 2018 issue of Yankee Magazine focuses on “Our Land, Our Sea, Our Future,” a special report on the New England environment – and where we’re headed. The...
View ArticleWinter Weather Advisory for Tuesday
Windsor County could get up to eight inches of snow on Tuesday, according to news reports this week. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 2 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday,...
View ArticleNearly 200 Join National Walkout in Woodstock
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent “Don’t be afraid to be an active participant in this discussion. It is time for us to stand up and say ‘Enough is enough!’” Woodstock Union High School student...
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, Thursday, March 15, 2018
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Walkout in Woodstock Students take part in the “#Enough”...
View ArticleBridge Meeting Tonight in Woodstock
Tonight at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 15, state officials will share the latest updates on the bridge replacement project scheduled for U.S. Route 4 Bridge 51 over the Kedron Brook, near the Woodstock...
View ArticleWoodstock Town Budget Handily Defeated
By Michelle Fountain, Standard Correspondent Woodstock voters defeated the proposed $6,040,323 town budget 48-91 at town meeting on Saturday. The proposed budget would have increased the amount to be...
View ArticleWoodstock: Bridge Work Starting Soon
Preliminary work is starting Monday, March 19, on the bridge replacement project for Route 4 Bridge 51 over the Kedron Brook, near the Woodstock Post Office. The bridge will be closed for a 21-day...
View ArticleSuicide Six Ski Area to Re-Open the Slopes for One More Weekend
Confirmed reports indicate Suicide Six Ski Area in South Pomfret will extend its operations for skiing this weekend to the public on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The resort was...
View ArticleBridge Work Underway in Woodstock
This week, work started on the bridge replacement project for Bridge 51, the bridge located on Central Street near the Post Office in Woodstock Village. A 21-day bridge closure will begin April 16,...
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, Thursday, March 22, 2018
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, new edition available Wednesday nights, pick up a copy on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Undefeated Champions! Steven Townley leaps in the air...
View ArticleWoodstock Board Eyes New Town Budget Proposal
The Woodstock Select Board plans to lower the proposed increase in the amount to be raised by taxes for the town budget to 2.3 percent, after voters rejected the original proposal at Town Meeting,...
View Article‘Maple Madness’ Returns This Weekend
A maple treat is served at Maple Madness 2017 on the Woodstock Village Green. (Nancy Nutile-McMenemy Photo) _____________________________________________________________________________________________...
View ArticleStaging Work Underway on Woodstock Bridge
Staging is being built for the Bridge 51 project on Central Street in Woodstock Village. (Rick Russell Photo)...
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