Rosalie Mary (Goodrich) Cutter, 93, passed away on April 26, 2024. Born in East Orange, VT. on May 31, 1930, she was the youngest of ten children of Grace Lincoln Goodrich. The family moved to Norwich, VT. when she was young, and she attended the Marion Cross Elementary School and later graduated from Hanover High School in 1948. Rosalie graduated …
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 …
Shawn Michael Currier, 36, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 25. Shawn was born on January 14, 1988 in Hanover, N.H., the son of Todd Shawn and Lisa Marie (Avery) Currier. A graduate of Woodstock Union High School Shawn worked as a carpenter and painter in the upper valley. He enjoyed both hunting and fishing as well as spending time with …
The Vermont Superior Court, Environmental Division, commonly known as the Environmental Court, has overturned a December 2023 decision of the Woodstock Town Development Review Board (TDRB) to grant site plan and conditional use approval for a long-stalled on-farm restaurant at 650 Pomfret Road in Woodstock. In a ruling dated April 24, Environmental Court Judge Thomas G. Walsh ruled that the …
At a joint meeting on Thursday morning, May 2, the Woodstock Selectboard and Village Trustees unanimously approved a new short-term rental (STR) ordinance and fee schedule. The ordinance will go into effect on July 1, 2024. The ordinance standardizes STR rules and fees across the Village and Town, caps the number of STRs at 55 for owner-occupied units and 55 …
A hearing is planned for May 28 in Vermont Superior Court on efforts by current Woodstock Foundation leaders to try to delay, for at least six months, a lawsuit brought by two former longtime Foundation leaders over allegations of mismanagement and malfeasance at the Woodstock Inn & Resort and the Billings Farm & Museum. Vermont Superior Court Judge H. Dickson …
Two weeks after the cancellation of this year’s Bookstock event, Peter Rousmaniere, Bookstock’s co-founder and board chair, and Chard deNiord, Bookstock’s 2024 poetry director, are unveiling plans for the Woodstock Poetry Festival. Scheduled for the weekend originally slated for Bookstock, the new event will be hosted in partnership with Sundog Poetry and the North Chapel. The festival currently has about …
The potential redevelopment of the 26-unit Mellishwood Senior Residences at 36 Pleasant Street in Woodstock Village has taken a significant leap forward with the 2024 award of federal housing tax credits for the construction effort to Twin Pines Housing, which purchased the property in November of 2022. Assuming all things go as planned, the senior housing complex will consist of …
Myrtle Biathrow, 88, died Saturday afternoon April 27, 2024 at Pine Heights in Brattleboro, Vt. Myrtle was born on January 19, 1936 in Hanover, N.H. the daughter of Phillip H. and Laura (Powell) Biathrow. She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1954 and worked for the Corner Dairy Bar and the Woodstock Pharmacy until 1965 when she began caring for …
Rhoades, Burke and Stone have impacted more than 250 young women By Lauren Dorsey, Staff Writer Three teachers at the Ottauquechee School are retiring from coaching Girls on the Run (GOTR). After dedicating a cumulative 35 years to the program, Sandra Rhoades, Nancy Burke, and Gigi Stone are leaving behind a legacy of fierce generosity and empowerment that has impacted …
