By Mike Donoghue, Senior Correspondent Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer has pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges stemming from his sexual relationships with four women. Palmer, 39, of Windsor, said after his arraignment Wednesday afternoon, he does not plan to step down as the elected county sheriff and will be fighting the criminal charges. Judge Cortland Corsones agreed to …

The Woodstock Town Selectboard on Monday evening agreed on a plan that calls for 100% of the allocation of payments for a proposed $35 million wastewater treatment plant bond issue to be borne by users of the sewer system served by the municipality’s main treatment facility. The financial impact of the expected sewer fee hike on system users will be …

Town officials have completed the extensive documentation necessary to secure emergency aid from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) for repairs to Pomfret Road and Caper Street in North Pomfret necessitated by a mudslide that occurred last spring in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 10. During the destructive landslide, which followed more than a week of significant rainfall, …

Woodstock’s historic Elm Street Press Building, located at 24 Elm Street, has been sold, former owner Don Bourdon confirmed to the Standard last week.  The building sale was completed on Jan. 13. “The property was sold, and it was sold to Zöe Zillian,” owner of Woodstock’s Au Comptoir cocktail bar, said Bourdon. Zillian was not available for comment. Liz Schwenk, …