Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer said Tuesday he has begun securing official appointments for several of his deputies after a Vermont Standard investigation determined that their commissions were never filed with the county clerk so they could begin work. In a breaking story, the Vermont Standard reported online on Monday that at least seven law enforcement employees of the Windsor …
Movie theaters in small towns and cities throughout the United States have been closing in significant numbers in recent years — a lingering impact of the COVID pandemic and, particularly, of the steadily burgeoning impact of streaming video, which allows movie fans, comfortably ensconced on a couch or cozy chair, a glass of wine in hand, to enjoy both recently …
By Tyler Maheu, Staff Sportswriter Milo Farrington doesn’t watch football. He only played briefly in elementary school. But the high school senior hits opposing running backs like he’s been doing this his whole life. Farrington and his family have always called the area home. He attended Prosper Valley in Pomfret in his younger years and has attended Woodstock High School …
The Windsor County Sheriff’s Department has lost another longtime deputy following an undisclosed disagreement with Sheriff Ryan Palmer. Cpl. Tyler Trombley, a 14-year veteran with the sheriff’s department, said this week he was fired for unknown reasons by Palmer on Aug. 28. He said it came the same day the Vermont Standard broke a news story about Palmer being under …
By Emma Stanton, Staff Writer Last week, a white substance was spotted in the Kedron Brook in Woodstock Village. According to Woodstock officials, the Woodstock Fire Station, under the authority of Chief David Green, was quick to respond to the scene last Tuesday, Sept. 9, to ensure that any contamination in the brook was contained. In a call with the …
Extensive repairs to Pomfret Road and Caper Street in North Pomfret are underway, necessitated by a landslide that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 10. During the destructive landslide last spring, which followed more than a week of significant rainfall, a torrent of debris, rock, mud, and mature trees slid onto Pomfret Road, tumbling down from an …
According to an emailed statement to the Standard from Vermont State Police public information officer Adam Silverman, at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, the VSP responded to the Hartland Diner, following a report that a man who appeared to be angry about social media posts related to last week’s assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk came to the …
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the town of West Windsor will host an Affordable Homes Forum in the Town Hall from 10 a.m. to noon, where residents will be provided with more information on the local housing situation and hear potential paths forward from members of the West Windsor Planning Commission. Chair of the Planning Commission (PC), Alan Keiller, alongside fellow …