In a significant reversal, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced, through a letter to U.S. Senator Gary Peters, that the USPS will delay consolidating the operations of any mail processing facilities associated with a Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR), including White River Junction. This turnaround comes shortly after the USPS released an MPFR signaling its decision to move the Upper …
The former chair and vice chair of the Woodstock Foundation want to add legal claims of unjust enrichment and a breach of fiduciary duty to their lawsuit against former trustees after learning one of the defendants was paid almost $1.5 million in recent years without full board approval, new court records maintain. Defendant Trustee John T. Hallowell received at least …
Paul Bruce McMorris was born in Glen Cove, N.Y., on March 29, 1958. He attended Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville, N.Y. After graduating from Paul Smith’s College, Paul moved to Vermont to pursue his passion for downhill skiing. Teaching skiing was something that Paul enjoyed, and his patience and perseverance were traits that he practiced while teaching people …
Derek Lamson Siegler, a devoted son, husband, father and friend passed away suddenly on April 29, 2024 from heart failure. He was a kind, compassionate person, who expressed his feelings in his music, art and writing. He loved Vermont where he was most at home walking in nature, skiing in the mountains or swimming in rivers and lakes. Give him …
The future of the proposed siting of The Farmer and the Bell eatery in a new building now under construction at 67 Pleasant Street in the East End of Woodstock Village is in the hands of the Woodstock Village Development Review Board (VDRB), which recessed a public hearing on change-of-use and conditional-use permits for the project without a decision on …
Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) officials are examining three possible options for a school bond to fund the renovation or construction of a new Woodstock Union High School and Middle School (WUHS/MS). Voters in the seven-town school district rejected a $99 million school bond to fund construction of an all-new WUHS/MS in Town Meeting Day balloting. The HS/MS Working Group …
Focus Gallery, which has been at its prominent, center-of-town location — 1 The Green — since it opened in 2020, will be moving to 23 Elm Street on June 1 and took possession of the spot last week. The gallery’s three owners, Loren Fisher, Ron Lake, and Bob Wagner, originally chose 1 The Green for Focus in part because of …
By Robert Shumskis, Standard Correspondent Woodstock’s softball team pulled out their first win of the season at home last Friday in spectacular fashion against the Twin Valley Wildcats with a score of 17-9. After trailing in the first half, the Wasps rallied to finish strong, making coach Angela Allard hopeful for the remaining 6 games of the season. Going into …
‘I kept dreaming of bigger mountains and bigger ranges.’ By Lauren Dorsey, Staff Writer It would be easy to forgive someone well-acquainted with Woodstock’s Todd Snell for not knowing about his extraordinary commitment to climbing. Contrary to the stereotype about climbers, it’s a passion he holds close to his chest and rarely mentions in passing. “I have a really tough …
On Monday night, the Woodstock Union High School (WUHS) Boys Lacrosse team defeated the Brattleboro Bears with a final score of 16-4, bringing the Wasps up to 6-3 for the season. Before the game, the senior boys were celebrated by their teammates, friends, and family on the field. For further details, please see our May 16 edition of the Vermont …
