By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent A state judge has found probable cause to file five more criminal counts against Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer, including charges of extortion and lewd and lascivious conduct, and three counts of soliciting for prostitution. State prosecutor Jared Bianchi of Bennington tried to file 10 more charges this week, but Judge Corsones said he was …
In light of increased participation at recent Woodstock Selectboard and Woodstock Board of Village Trustees meetings, some residents have expressed interest in the best way to get their concerns addressed and how to appear on the official meeting agenda. After sending agenda-item requests to the Selectboard and Village Trustees, Woodstock resident Alison Taylor told the Standard that she still feels …
On Tuesday evening, the Woodstock Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Woodstock Police Department’s $73,000 body and car camera contract with Axon Enterprise. During the meeting, interim police chief Chris O’Keeffe addressed the board, describing the parameters of the contract and why it is a necessary investment for the village. O’Keeffe explained that the department is requesting new cameras …
For several years, residents and visitors alike have waited patiently for the reopening of the Quechee Gorge Bridge. This week, J.B. McCarthy, VTrans project manager for the Quechee Bridge work, provided the Standard with a timeline for when construction will wrap up. McCarthy confirmed that construction began again in April. “The team has started work on the north side of …
Benjamin Brickner, the chair of the Pomfret Selectboard, on Monday officially announced his candidacy for the Windsor District seat in the Vermont State Senate that will be vacated at the end of this legislative term due to the retirement of veteran lawmaker Alison Clarkson of Woodstock. Brickner is the third candidate to enter the race for the Windsor Senate seat …
On April 13 at 1:56 p.m., the Hartford Police Department (HPD) responded to a welfare check at the Quechee Gorge following a report from an individual who received a text message indicating possible suicidal intent from the mother of his child. Preliminary investigation indicates that a woman went around a safety barricade on the bridge. A bystander attempted to intervene …
On Tuesday evening, the Woodstock Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow The White Cottage food truck to return to the village this summer. The vote was to specifically approve the two parking spots the food truck will inhabit near The Green. Vice chairperson of the trustees, Jeffrey Kahn, stipulated that The White Cottage food truck would operate from …
Last weekend, several brush fires erupted in our area, burning at least several acres of land before being extinguished by local fire departments. In West Windsor, Fire Chief Erik Boedtker told the Standard that a fire broke out last Friday in the town when a resident was using fire to clear brush in the process of planting trees in his …
A fire crew from the Green Mountain National Forest conducted a prescribed burn of approximately 28 acres along the Appalachian Trail near the Woodstock/Pomfret town line beginning around 10 a.m. last Thursday, April 9. The efforts, which took three hours to complete, are part of a larger operation of nearly 1,000 acres in southern Vermont, designed to reduce heavy accumulations …