Woodstock municipal manager Eric Duffy has placed demoted Police Chief Joe Swanson on paid administrative leave once again as the village continues its legal fight to try to justify his removal. Duffy sent a two-page letter to Swanson on Friday explaining his decision and ordering him to surrender his firearm(s), police identification, building keys, vehicle and badge until further notice. …
Woodstock municipal manager Eric Duffy is one of three final candidates for the city manager post in Montpelier, Vermont’s capital city, and for the town manager position in Winchester, Mass., a community of 23,000 residents located nine miles north of Boston. The Monpelier City Council announced Duffy’s status in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The following day, Dec. …
On Monday evening, the West Windsor Selectboard members discussed adding a 1% local option tax to the ballot on Town Meeting Day in March. The discussion primarily looked at ways to increase funds without raising property taxes exponentially, with a conservative estimate that a local option tax would bring in (at minimum) $50,000 per year. According to the board, the …
Work on upgrading the infrastructure of the former Woodstock Aqueduct Company private water utility, now owned and managed by the Town of Woodstock, could commence as early as spring, following the completion of the process to obtain an $868,859 grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). The NBRC is a federal-state partnership for economic and community development within distressed …
On Tuesday evening, the Woodstock Village Board of Trustees announced the parking fee increases residents and visitors can expect to see starting Jan. 16, 2026, when the new parking ordinance and fee changes go into effect. Meter parking will increase from $1.00 to $1.50 per hour. Permit parking on Elm Street for six hours will be $70 per quarter for …
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 …
Gov. Phil Scott announced on Tuesday his appointment of Michael Hoyt, of West Hartford, to fill the vacant Windsor-4 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. Hoyt replaces Heather Surprenant, who resigned in September, according to a press release. “I believe Mike’s experience working in state government as well as serving in his local community will bring a valuable perspective …