By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent Demoted Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson has asked a state judge this week to order the village to comply with state law and judicial orders from his case in Vermont Superior Court. Swanson, who was placed on paid administrative leave again, continued his fight this week to be reinstated as the police chief for the …
Heather Surprenant, a Barnard resident and former Windsor-4 House Representative, says she left state government in September to pursue a deeper investment and commitment to the farmland she fell in love with long ago. “I’ll start by saying that I have been farming for thirteen years,” Surprenant told the Standard. “That is where my career, passion, and area of expertise …
A longtime Woodstock-area architect, designer, and builder has acquired the commercial property at 71 Central Street in Woodstock Village, which previously housed the Melaza Bistro restaurant. Alfonse Sorrentino of ACS Design/Build, Inc., closed on the purchase of the Central Street property on Dec. 5. The previous owner of the commercial building was Lynn Simmons, a Florida resident, according to Woodstock …
On Monday, Dec. 15, the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce announced Bridgewater resident Jim Kelly as its new executive director. Beth Finlayson will end her tenure as executive director at the end of this month. In the new year, Kelly will step into the role. “Kelly brings a strong commitment to the region and its small businesses, and a deep appreciation …
On Tuesday morning, the District 3 Environmental Commission, part of the Land Use Review Board, reviewed the Woodstock Inn & Resort’s application to demolish two South Street homes. As stipulated at the start of the hearing, the commission would hear from both the Inn and community members and ultimately decide if the application for the demolition in question complies with …
The Town of Woodstock has received a $200,000 community development block grant (CDBG) to study flood-mitigation opportunities at the Riverside Mobile Home Park. The grant will go toward engineering studies to figure out how to best reduce the mobile home park’s flood risks, including one that will look at relocation sites for homes deemed most at risk of being flooded, …
The Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) School Board will ask voters in Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, and Woodstock to approve a $32.47 million school budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 3. School board representative Matt Stout of Woodstock, the chair of the school district’s Finance Committee, and MVSU director of finance …
Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now benefit from two new fast charging stations in Woodstock. Two direct current (DC) fast charging stations, each with two combined charging system (CCS) ports, have been installed in the parking lot outside Woolly Mammoth Cannabis on the Woodstock side of the Bridgewater Mill. The chargers are the result of a grant written by Harry …
Hartland town manager John Broker-Campbell got a strong vote of confidence from the Hartland Selectboard at the conclusion of Monday evening’s regularly scheduled board meeting. Following an executive session to consider a performance review and contract renewal for Broker-Campbell, the Hartland Selectboard voted unanimously in public to okay a three-year contract extension with the town manager, effective in January. The …