By Tom Ayres, Senior Staff Writer Woodstock municipal manager Eric Duffy is one of three final candidates for the city manager post in Montpelier, Vermont’s capital city. Montpelier Mayor Jack McCullough announced Duffy’s status in a press release and on the city’s Facebook page late Wednesday. Duffy is the only candidate among the finalists who is presently serving in a …

By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent A Vermont judge has reversed an April ruling by the Woodstock Village Trustees upholding the demotion of Police Chief Joe Swanson and the case will now go back to the village board. Superior Court Judge H. Dickson Corbett issued a two-page ruling on Tuesday afternoon, siding with Swanson and signed a separate one-sentence judgment order. …

By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent Authorities say it could be several weeks before they will know the cause of death of a 19-year-old Hartland man, whose car crashed into trees off East Woodstock Road and was found 17 hours later on Saturday on the edge of the Ottauquechee River about a quarter mile away. The body of Benjamin Johnsen, a …

Hartland town manager John Broker-Campbell got a strong vote of confidence from the Hartland Selectboard at the conclusion of Monday evening’s regularly scheduled board meeting. Following an executive session to consider a performance review and contract renewal for Broker-Campbell, the Hartland Selectboard voted unanimously in public to okay a three-year contract extension with the town manager, effective in January. The …

Gov. Phil Scott announced on Tuesday his appointment of Michael Hoyt, of West Hartford, to fill the vacant Windsor-4 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. Hoyt replaces Heather Surprenant, who resigned in September, according to a press release. “I believe Mike’s experience working in state government as well as serving in his local community will bring a valuable perspective …