In the early hours of Monday morning, Bookstock’s board released a statement announcing the cancellation of its 2024 “Green Mountain Festival of Words,” originally planned for the weekend of June 21. Bookstock co-founder and board chair Peter Rousmaniere says that the festival which has been an annual fixture in Woodstock for the last 14 years, hosting over 400 authors and …
The Village Trustees are crafting a new parking ordinance, which they will vote on in May. The trustees plan to vote on three parts of what was initially a larger proposal: extending metered hours, raising prices for metered parking, and raising prices for employee parking permits. Currently, parking spots in the Village are metered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. …
The Woodstock Community Trust (WCT) and the Woodstock Economic Development Commission (EDC) are implementing two separate initiatives aimed at easing the workforce housing shortage in the region. Modeled after Vail Indeed, a successful housing program operating in the Colorado resort community, the WCT’s Local Deeds effort has already helped two new home buyers with down payments in exchange for a …
The Woodstock Town Selectboard is challenging the privately owned Woodstock Aqueduct Company’s request before the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) to more than double the rates the water utility charges to its more than 770 users in the Village and its immediate environs. The proposed rate increases are intended to address critical infrastructure deficiencies and address flood damages incurred by …
A petition calling for the Village to repeal the new Village Green, Parks, and Public Places Ordinance, which the trustees unanimously passed on March 11, has begun making rounds in Woodstock. Village resident Elisa Tarlow, the creator of the petition, says that Village residents are signing primarily because they oppose allowing individuals to host events on The Green. “Many people …
Simon & Schuster editor Priscilla Painton will speak at library gala By Tess Hunter, Managing Editor Woodstock resident Priscilla Painton describes her beginnings as a small-town journalist, who would eventually rise to editor-in-chief of book publisher Simon & Schuster (S&S), as something of a “Greek tragedy.” Her work as both a journalist and a book editor has spanned the gamut …
Helen Marie Curtis, a vibrant soul who touched the lives of many, peacefully passed away on April 7, 2024 in Southbury, Conn. Born on Jan. 17, 1946, in Denver, Colo. to father Charles A. Curtis and mother Marie (Schutte) Curtis, Helen’s journey was one of love, laughter, and boundless exploration. A cherished daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, Helen leaves …
The Ottauquechee River Trail (ORT) organization has secured $20,000 from the Better Places community matching grant program of the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (VDHCD) to facilitate extensive repairs to significant portions of the trail and its infrastructure that were heavily damaged by floodwaters last July. “The only caveat is that the ORT needs to raise $10,000 or …
The vacancy on the Woodstock Village Trustees that was created when Bill Corson stepped down as of April 1 was filled at last Tuesday night’s meeting. The board appointed Lisa Lawlor to fill the slot. For further details, please see our April 18 edition of the Vermont Standard.
The morning of March 30, 2024, Fern Mahala Willey Kruse passed away at age 90. Her husband, Merrill Kruse, was by her side in their Woodstock, VT home. Fern was the proud and loving mother of Carolyn Colonero-Brown and Melanie Fraser. Her grandchildren, Aryn Colonero, Zachary Fraser, and Nathan Fraser were her joy. She was delighted to be present when …
