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 Woodstock 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 …
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 …
Books: A refuge and a revelation 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 of the political spectrum, with …
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont has taken over the prosecution of a Bronx, N.Y. man arrested in Woodstock after his estranged pregnant wife said she was abducted from a domestic violence shelter in New York and brought across state lines last month. Jeuris Rosa, 21, of New York City appeared in U.S. District Court in Burlington last week after …
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 proposed commercial development of the property at 67 Pleasant Street at the foot of Hartland Hill Road at the eastern gateway to Woodstock Village has taken on yet another new iteration. If permitted by the Woodstock Planning and Zoning Department, the newest project planned for the site would add another dining establishment to the community, which has struggled with …
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 …
One of the most-loved moments during the Jewish Passover meal is when everyone at the seder table makes a “Hillel sandwich.” On top of a two-or-three-bite size piece of matzah, children and adults alike spread a bit of horseradish sauce and top it with charoset, an inviting mixture of chopped apples and walnuts, cinnamon, and sweet red wine. In every …
