This past Saturday, an estimated 500 people took to Tribou Park as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration’s policies, with many attendees citing executive overreach, illegal detainments by ICE, and defunding of veterans’ programs as their reasons for coming out to protest. Demonstrators gathered in Tribou Park, marched down Route 4 to Elm Street, and …
On Friday, June 13, the Woodstock Union High School Class of 2025, along with their families, friends, and supporters, celebrated the commencement of the next chapter of their lives beyond the walls of WUHS. Robert Shumskis Photos
A state judge has issued a preliminary injunction this week that forces the Village of Woodstock to delay hiring or appointing a new police chief until a court can decide if Joe Swanson was improperly removed from the post by the municipal manager and Village Trustees in April. Swanson’s lawyer, Linda Fraas, said in Vermont Superior Court on Monday that …
After a month-long investigation into an animal hoarding incident, on May 28 the Windsor Police Department arrived at a residence in Windsor to help with the surrender of an inappropriate number of animals. What started as concerned neighbors calling for welfare checks quickly became more dire, as Windsor Police Officer Justin Abualjadail, through his investigation, found that the homeowners in …
The problem of Vermont schools being contaminated with high levels of chemical compounds called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has bookended the state for the past five years, ranging from the shutdown and demolition of the former Burlington High School in 2020-23 to the recent discovery of high levels of PCBs at Hartford High School and the Hartford Area Career and Technical …
After swapping spaces with Woody’s Mercantile, Danforth Pewter reopened at 7 Central Street last Friday morning. “We are so happy to have Danforth Pewter back open again in their new, beautiful space,” Beth Finlayson, Executive Director of Woodstock’s Chamber of Commerce, said to a small crowd gathered by the storefront. The shop’s new manager, Hayley Bauer, held up an oversized …
At its June 4 meeting, the Barnard Selectboard voted to hire local contractors to begin work on several safety improvements to the town’s transfer station, which the board said it would like to see completed, “ASAP.” After previous improvement plans failed to come to fruition, partly due to the “demand on the transfer station,” said Selectboard vice chair Richard Lancaster, …
West Windsor and Barnard are the latest towns in our area to tackle the issue of short-term rental (STR) regulations. West Windsor’s ordinance, which was scheduled to take effect May 1 but has since been extended to July 1, requires that all STR operators in town must register the property and pay a registration fee each year. This fee changes …
Acting swiftly in a closed-door, deliberative session following a public hearing on Tuesday evening, May 27, the Woodstock Town Development Review Board (TDRB) voted to grant site plan approval and a conditional use permit to Peace Field Farm to operate a “farm-to-fork” restaurant at 650 Pomfret Road. Peace Field Farm owner/developer John Holland was notified of the decision in an …