Last week’s release of new targets for housing production will help frame discussions at the Vermont State House this legislative session as Gov. Phil Scott’s administration and lawmakers tackle one of the most vexing problems facing the state: a chronic shortage of affordable, accessible places to live.

1 day ago · ‘Schools must be proactive in creating environments where every student is protected, rather than only reacting when legal action forces them to.’ For the second time in two years, the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) has settled civil actions related to alleged harassment, bullying ...

Lois Watson was born March 30, 1929, in New York City, the daughter of Emanuel and Miriam (Adelson) Behrman. She graduated from Riverdale Country Day School for Girls and later Middlebury College in 1951 with a BA in French.

While legislators in Montpelier weigh the merits of a statewide ban on cell phone usage by students in Vermont, the interim principal of Woodstock Union High School and Middle School (WUHS/MS) is reinvigorating discussions that began last fall with students, parents, teachers, and Mountain Views School District (MVSD) administrators and School Board members about potential cell phone ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The future of Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson and his employment with the village sits in the hands of Municipal Manager Eric Duffy. Duffy hosted a closed-door preliminary disciplinary hearing for Swanson a week ago but made no immediate findings. “As in the past, I view this as a personnel ...

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Vermont State Police say no criminal charges are expected from an investigation that led to Woodstock Police Chief Joseph Swanson being placed on paid administrative leave last month. Detective Capt. Scott Dunlap said the other two people who were involved in the Oct. 13 incident in Woodstock ...

By Tom Ayres, Senior Staff Writer The Mountain Views School District (MVSD) on Monday evening acceded to input from concerned educators, parents, students, and community leaders, nixing in full controversial proposed cuts to Unified Arts, foreign language, and math and science programs while recommending a $30,773,078 budget for the seven-town school district for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Last week, Woodstock village officials acknowledged that the village is currently not enforcing its new Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance, which officially went into effect on the first of the year. “There are so many rules and so many ordinances, and …

By Lauren Dorsey, Staff Writer At a joint meeting in early September, Woodstock’s Village Trustees and Selectboard reignited a time-worn debate: the potential merger of the town and village.