Resort will appeal Act 250 decision on historic homes

By Emma Stanton, Staff Writer The Woodstock Resort Corporation said this week it will move forward with an appeal of the District 3 Environmental Commission’s Act 250 decision to deny its application to demolish two historic homes located at 14 and 16 South Street. That decision was issued on March 23. In its decision, the board stated that the resort’s …

Selectboard is moving forward with Vondell Property conservation

During Tuesday morning’s special meeting, the Woodstock Selectboard voted unanimously to sign a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Vondell Property that will allow it to pursue a $604,500 grant from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) and the Vermont Land Trust.  The Vondell Property — a 358-acre parcel in West Woodstock that houses a reservoir, water tank, and …

School board will vote on proposed transgender student policy in May

The Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) School Board plans to vote on its adoption of a policy on “Transgender and Gender Expansive Students” next month. MVSU Policy Committee chair Eliott Rubin, a retired pediatrician and one of two school board representatives from Plymouth, presented the proposed policy for a second reading at the MVSU governing body’s regular monthly meeting on …

Mother and child escape from car in the Ottququechee River

On Monday, April 6, at 12:45 p.m., the Hartford Fire Department was dispatched to the area of Quechee Main Street and Mill Run Condominiums for a report of an occupied vehicle submerged in the Ottauquechee River. According to a fire department press release, the driver was hanging onto the vehicle as it floated downstream. An ambulance from Quechee Station #2 …