Woodstock Football Game Time Changed
The Woodstock football team’s Saturday game at Oxbow has been rescheduled from 1 p.m. to 10 a.m. due to heat concerns. A forecast from the National Weather Service predicts the temperature at 1 p.m. in...
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Discussion Of Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman” At NWPL
Margaret EdwardsA Discussion of Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman”, led by Margaret Edwards, will take place at Norman Williams Public Library In Woodstock, VT on September 14th at 4 p.m. It won’t...
View ArticlePomfret Board Ignores Meeting Law Complaint
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff POMFRET — Voters approved the purchase of a new fire truck in March. Five months later, the truck hasn’t been ordered. In fact, the town hasn’t sent a request for...
View ArticleScott Enters Gubernatorial Race
Staff report After months of consideration, Lt. Governor Phil Scott has decided to enter the race for governor, according to a statement on his website. The Republican candidate will face off against...
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This Week’s Headlines, September 11, 2015
Engineering Their Futures Dominic Cox hammers a nail into a log at Woodstock Elementary School last week as part of the School’s new STEM lab. (Rick Russell Photo) Woodstock Elementary School Opening...
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YOU CHOOSE! Grand Prize For The Pet Photo Contest
And The Winner Is…You Decide Now that the contest is over, starting Friday, September 11 and continuing until Monday, September 14 at 5 p.m., readers will get a chance to vote for the grand prize...
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Pet Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner!
Congratulations to Tom Rand of Bridgewater the 2015 Pet Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner! Submitted by Tom Rand of Bridgewater. View all the photos submitted to the pet photo contest… click here Look...
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This Week’s Headlines, September 17, 2015
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Town Loses A Treasure Mary Fenn rides in the West Windsor Fourth of July parade...
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Engineering Their Futures: STEM Lab In Woodstock
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff (view the photos from a STEM activity at WES – click here) A new STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) lab is opening at Woodstock Elementary School — and it’s...
View ArticlePolice: Hartland Infant Dies At Babysitters
State police are investigating the untimely death of a five-month-old infant from Hartland who died Sunday while being babysat by family members. Wyatt Morrill, the son of Kristi Bonnell and Timothy...
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This Week’s Headlines, September 24, 2015
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. On Common Ground Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Executive Director Gus...
View ArticlePolice Levy Sex Slavery Charges Against Quechee Man
By Eric Francis, Standard Correspondent WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Quechee man has been charged with sexual slave trafficking after a woman told Hartford Police detectives that he’d spent months...
View ArticleAs Numbers Dwindle, Scouts Point Out ‘Inclusive’ Policy
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Travis Ramsey, a former Eagle Scout in Hartland, remembers he “wasn’t pleased” in the mid-1990s with the organization he considers “such a powerful program” excluded...
View ArticleFlood Watch Issued For Wednesday
Staff report The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Windsor County from 2 a.m. Wednesday to early Thursday morning. Forecasters are predicting an excess of three inches of rain...
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This Week’s Headlines, October 1, 2015
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Not Your Garden Variety Performance a production of the Royal Frog Ballet held last...
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2015 Fall Photo Contest Begins!
Be part of this great tradition! Send us photos of the beautiful colors of Fall in Vermont. Identify where the photo is taken, your name and the town where you’re from. Two photos can be submitted each...
View ArticleResident Shocked After Bear Shot In Her Backyard
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff Lucia Stapleton and her caregiver were watching television when they heard a loud gunshot last Friday. A stranger had just shot a bear in Stapleton’s backyard, within 60...
View ArticlePlenty To Do This Columbus Day Weekend
(View the entire listings of happenings in the area. – Vermont Standard Calendar) There is no shortage of events this Columbus Day weekend. There’s something for outdoor enthusiasts and families. There...
View ArticleWoodstock Pastor Koop Dies At 69
Staff Report First Congregational Church Pastor Norman Koop died Wednesday. Koop, 69, had been the pastor at the First Congregational Church in Woodstock since 1990, growing the church’s membership in...
View ArticlePolice: Bridgewater Babysitter Shoots Himself In Hand
Staff report A 26-year-old Bridgewater man was cited for reckless endangerment after accidentally shooting himself while babysitting two children Saturday, according to state police. Colton Slivka shot...
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