The Village of Woodstock has agreed to restore Joe Swanson back as police chief, but, for now, won’t let him do his official duties. The village trustees, upon further review of the latest court ruling by the state judge who heard Swanson’s demotion appeal, decided the veteran lawman should be restored to his old rank as Woodstock Police Chief. Burlington …

Woodstock municipal manager Eric Duffy withdrew his candidacy for two other manager posts last week — one in Montpelier and the other in Winchester, Mass., a suburb eight miles north of Boston. In both instances, Duffy was scheduled for a final round of interviews with municipal leaders and department heads, along with public forums that were also slated to include …

A federal judge has given permission to the Mid Vermont Christian School to file an amended discrimination lawsuit against state and local education leaders while also challenging Vermont’s new controversial education law known as Act 73. Senior Federal Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford gave the green light in a four-page decision on Monday that approved the request filed by the school …

By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent The state has dropped criminal charges of domestic assault and interference with a person attempting to seek access to emergency services against a veteran Windsor County police officer. Deputy Sheriff Kristinnah Adams, 41, of White River Junction, was due to go on trial this month in Vermont Superior Court, but a decision was made to …

By Tom Ayres , Senior Staff Writer The non-profit Vermont ISP Operating Company (VISPO) will take over operation of the ECFiber internet service provider (ISP) on Jan. 1. ECFiber is the trade name for the East Central Vermont Telecommunications District (ECVTD), Vermont’s longest-standing communications union district. The ISP provides fiber-optic internet service to more than 30 communities in central and …

The winding, scenic South End Road in Plymouth has begun to erode after years of storms have flooded the land and water has rushed repeatedly up and over the bank.  Kelly Stettner, District Manager of the Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District (ONRCD), spoke to the Standard about the erosion and how her organization plans to fix the issue in the …

West Hartford Resident, Dartmouth College employee, and selectboard vice chair, Michael Hoyt, has stepped into a new role as the Vermont House Representative for the Windsor-4 district, which includes the towns of Pomfret, Bridgewater, Barnard, and West Hartford.  Born and raised in Norwich, Vt., Hoyt said he has dedicated most of his life to the Green Mountain State. He told …