By Mike Donoghue Senior Correspondent  Vermont State Police arrested Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer on Tuesday on multiple criminal charges, including two counts each of soliciting prostitution and aggravated stalking with a weapon, the Vermont Standard has learned. Palmer, 39, of Windsor, is due to be arraigned on 12 criminal charges in Vermont Superior Court in Rutland on Wednesday. The …

A memorial service for Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Walker, 71, who passed away on Nov. 20, 2025 will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock. A reception will follow for friends and family to gather and share memories. The Cabot Funeral Home is assisting the family  

The purported executive director of the Bridgewater Area Community Foundation, Inc. (BACF), says the organization plans to defend itself against a new civil lawsuit that makes claims about possible mismanagement, questionable spending, and the re-writing or forging of documents by certain foundation members. “We are aware of the lawsuit recently filed against our organization. While we take all legal matters …

A state judge has agreed to award Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson almost $3,400 in fees and expenses incurred while fighting efforts to demote him by municipal manager Eric Duffy.  Lawyers for Swanson and Duffy had sparred over whether the police chief was entitled to receive costs after a judge sided with Swanson.  Vermont Superior Court Judge H. Dickson Corbett …

The Woodstock Town Selectboard is weighing three different options for the allocation of payments toward the main wastewater plant bond issue that will be put before voters on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 3. At issue is how to allocate payments toward the estimated $33-35 million bond issue equitably among users and non-users of the sewer system served by the …

By Justin Bigos, Staff Writer At its selectboard meeting on Jan. 7, the town of Barnard discussed a redistricting proposal put forward by the planning commission in order to support a commercial expansion at Twin Farms — a luxury resort located on Stage Road in Barnard.   According to Barnard Selectboard Chair Richard Lancaster, Twin Farms had submitted documentation to the …

Eight of the eighteen seats on the Mountain Views Supervisory Union School Board (MVSU) will be up for election by Australian ballot at Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 3. Six incumbent representatives from Killington, Plymouth, Reading, and Woodstock will seek reelection to their board slots. In Pomfret and Woodstock, two representatives have decided to step down from the MVSU governing …