The Twin Farms rezoning request for commercial expansion has been approved by the Barnard Selectboard by a unanimous vote at their meeting on Feb. 18. Twin Farms, a luxury resort located on Stage Road in Barnard, had initially brought their rezoning proposal to Barnard’s planning commission. Twin Farms had submitted documentation requesting that one of the lots they recently purchased …
A car accident resulted in a vehicle spinning off the road and landing on the frozen Ottauquechee River on Monday morning, Feb. 23. According to interim Woodstock Police Chief Chris O’Keeffe, the accident occurred around 9:20 a.m. when Esther Griffith (81) of Woodstock was traveling eastbound in her 2022 GMC Terrain on East Woodstock Road near the Taftsville Bridge when …
The Woodstock Village Meeting, slated for March 17, is rapidly approaching, and two seats on the Board of Trustees are up for election. This week, the current chair of the trustees, Seton McIlroy, confirmed to the Standard that she will not be running for re-election, nor will fellow board member Frank Horneck. Meanwhile, two Woodstock Village residents have submitted nominating …
The selectboard members in Weathersfield have voted unanimously to cancel the town’s patrol contract with the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department, and the community is looking to join with Reading and Cavendish to form a regional police force. The possible creation of the Mount Ascutney Regional Police Department will be discussed during a joint meeting of officials from the three municipalities …
On Monday, Feb. 9, eleven people were arrested during a protest in Williston, including several residents of our area. The protest took place at a facility in the Williston White Cap Industrial Park that houses a large digital surveillance office run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The eleven protestors arrested included three who reside in the Upper Valley …
By Justin Bigos, Staff Writer The East Barnard Community Hall needs a new roof, as well as ADA-certified accessibility, and they are asking for the public’s help to make the necessary renovations. Donations contributed before Feb. 28 can be matched up to $5,000, according to the East Barnard Community Club (EBCC) website, which states, “Two families are offering to match …
An updated report prepared for the Mountain Views School District (MVSD) shows that rebuilding Woodstock Union High School and Middle School (WUHS/MS) as proposed will be more than $20 million less expensive for local taxpayers than a comprehensive renovation of the existing facility. The cost analysis, prepared by Burlington-based PC Construction, assumes that state construction aid and pledged private donations …
According to a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Vermont, attorneys for White River Junction resident Mohsen Mahdawi filed a letter on Tuesday, Feb. 17, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit announcing that an immigration judge has terminated Mahdawi’s removal proceedings. “I am grateful to the court for honoring the rule of …