The Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) is restarting planning for a new Woodstock Union High School and Middle School (WUHS/MS) for which it previously received approval from the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) in February of 2024. The MVSU Board and a newly constituted and still emerging iteration of the WUHS/MS Working Group held a joint meeting on Tuesday evening, …

By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent  The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration office has opened an investigation into the town of Woodstock for safety issues surrounding its water system. A VOSHA safety compliance officer was passing through town on July 9 and happened to see a work crew working in a ditch, according to Dirk Anderson, Worker’s Comp and Safety …

At a meeting of the Woodstock Selectboard on Tuesday, July 22, officials discussed a variety of issues, among them the recent concern with the town’s short-term rental (STR) policies.  This discussion continued years of deliberation over how to regulate STRs in the Town of Woodstock. The town’s most recent ordinance was rejected by the voters on July 30, 2024, with …

At Monday’s West Windsor Selectboard meeting, the Sustainability Committee spoke in pursuit of an electric vehicle (EV) charging grant.  Committee spokesperson Joelle Brown addressed the room, saying, “We tried to receive a grant a couple of years ago for an electric vehicle charging station; seven were given out to the state, and, unfortunately, we did not receive one. After that, …

On Tuesday, July 22, during the Woodstock Town Selectboard meeting, a new marketing committee was created under the jurisdiction of the selectboard, to be comprised of five community members and two Chamber of Commerce members. The director of Woodstock’s marketing program Jessica Kirby had pitched for a new marketing committee in a presentation to the selectboard during its June 26 …

Last Wednesday, July 23, Barnard residents voted in favor of the town leasing the Old Fire Department building to BarnArts Center for the Arts, a community theater nonprofit. The lease is for an agreed-upon 15-year term, with an annual rent of $1 and the ability to renew for another 15 years.  The vote was decided by paper ballot from the …

The Woodstock Foundation has picked up another residential property to add to its local holdings – this time by a donation of a historic home from one of its board members.  The recent foundation chair, James S. Sligar, and his longtime wife, Diana M. Sattelberger, made a decision to donate a home at 106 Kendall Road in South Woodstock to …

Next Wednesday, July 30, the Thompson Senior Center will host an open house for HomeShare Vermont, a program that pairs Vermonters with an extra room in their home or on their property with individuals in need of affordable housing. Providing people with a viable aging-in-place option and a solution to the statewide housing shortage, HomeShare Vermont could be a fit …