East End Park Again Snow Dump With First Snowfall
By Curt Peterson, Standard Correspondent In spite of the best efforts of Woodstock Village Trustees and Municipal Manager Phil Swanson, the new East End Park will revert to its historic snow dump...
View ArticleFormer Town Clerk Pleads Guilty To Stealing $23K
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff PLYMOUTH — Former Town Clerk Barbara Stone pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $20,000 from Plymouth in a Windham County Superior Court hearing Monday. Stone, 58, of...
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This Week’s Headlines, December 23, 2015
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Spirals With Santa Union Arena Skating Club held its annual Skate with Santa event...
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Quechee Church Shuts Its Doors
By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent QUECHEE — You don’t need a building to have a church. This will be the message tomorrow night in the last sermon to be delivered at the Quechee Community Church...
View ArticleChristmas Project Helps ‘Hurting’ Families
Staff Report Christina LaRock moved to Woodstock a year ago to be closer to family. She worked at Kedron Valley Inn until she stopped recently to have surgery. She’s been out of work since. “I’m having...
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White House Ornament Features Calvin Coolidge Images
A Raccoon, A Cowboy Hat And A Baseball The 2015 White House ornament features images related to Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president and Vermont’s native son. Here are what each of the images represent:...
View ArticleTRORC Appeals Court’s Quechee Highlands Decision
By Katy Savage, Standard Staff QUECHEE — Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission voted on Wednesday evening to appeal Vermont Superior Court Judge Thomas Walsh’s November ruling that gave the...
View ArticlePlan For Winter Weather Tuesday
Snow is expected to start falling early on Tuesday morning. Three to six inches in accumulation is forecasted by the National Weather Service. There is potential for a mix of ice and snow on the roads...
View ArticleWinter Weather Advisory From Midnight Monday
A winter weather advisory is in effect from midnight tonight to 7 p.m. on Tuesday night. There is three to six inches expected mainly on Tuesday morning from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. The snow will then change...
View ArticleWest Windsor Celebrates Resort Land Acquisition
By Nancy Nutile-McMenemy, Standard Correspondent WEST WINDSOR — A pop-up tailgate party was held Tuesday as folks gathered to celebrate the nearly two years of trying to acquire and protect the 468...
View ArticleSome Businesses Wishing For Snow
Staff Report Animals are still grazing on grass that isn’t dead from frost. Backroads are muddy as if it’s spring. Bears haven’t gone to their dens yet. And some people are still wearing flipflops....
View ArticleThis Week’s Headlines, December 30, 2015
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. YEAR END REVIEW INSIDE THIS WEEK’S STANDARD Top Stories Pomfret Petition Seeks to...
View ArticleThree Dead In Crash With Tractor Trailer
Staff report KILLINGTON-Three people died in crash on Route 4 Tuesday. Seven occupants were involved in the crash involving an SUV and tractor trailer, Vermont State Police said. No other information...
View ArticleHartford Police Officer Treated For Cruiser Crash
By Eric Francis Standard Correspondent A Hartford Police officer was treated and released Wednesday after his cruiser slid through an icy intersection and went over a steep embankment during an early...
View ArticleWUHS Boys Basketball Defeats Otter Valley
By Dave Miles Standard Correspondent The WUHS boys basketball used a pair of big runs, one in each half, to pull away from Otter Valley in a contest at Daily Gymnasium Wednesday night. By defeating the...
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Paul Bousquet Obituary, 85
Paul BousquetPaul Richard Bousquet, 85, of River St. Woodstock, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family the night of December 31. He was comfortable and alert to near the end, which allowed him...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Robbery At Woodstock Bank
Staff report Police are looking for a man who robbed People’s United Bank in Woodstock around 3 p.m. Monday. A white man, possibly in his 20s, wearing black pants, a dark jacket, black gloves and a ski...
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This Week’s Headlines, January 7, 2016
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe. Police: Robbery ‘Probably Drug Related’ by Katy Savage, Standard Staff Police K9...
View ArticleDespite Lack Of Snow, Nordic Teams Working Hard To Repeat Last Year’s Success
By David Miles, Sports Correspondent The lack of snow has not bothered Woodstock Nordic ski coach Nick Mahood that much this winter. It simply meant more dry land training and a slower start on snow....
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This Week’s Headlines, January 14, 2016
Read these stories and more on the eEdition, on Wednesday night, pick it up on the newsstands Thursdays or subscribe and get your paper delivered to your mailbox. A Broken Wing Steve Robbins, 29...
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