Former Police Chief Joe Swanson and the Village of Woodstock are due to appear in Vermont Superior Court on Tuesday to continue the fight over his demotion by municipal manager Eric Duffy. Judge H. Dickson Corbett has set aside a half hour to hear the merits of Swanson’s appeal. The two sides have been sparring for months in legal filings …

Last Saturday, the Town of Woodstock hosted tours of its Main Wastewater Treatment Facility so that residents could learn about the plant and see why the selectboard is proposing a bond to renovate the plant. The wastewater crew, Hoyle Tanner engineers, and some selectboard members were in attendance. Rick Russell Photos

Acting on a recommendation from Woodstock Economic Development Director Abbie Sherman, the Town Selectboard voted unanimously Tuesday evening to end the housing incentive programs previously devised and administered by the municipality’s former Economic Development Commission (EDC) advisory body. The selectboard action means that no new housing incentive grants from the now-defunct EDC programs will come before the town governing body …

On Tuesday, the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) hosted state senators from the Vermont Senate Education Committee — led by Sen. Seth Bongartz — in a day-long event meant to highlight the performance of the MVSU students and to show why the community needs a new school facility.  The day began with a focus on celebrating the academic success of …