WOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen will meet in person for the first time in weeks next week. Since March they have conducted business online via Zoom due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The board will meet June 2 at 5 p.m. at the town office. No more than 10 people will be able to gather, in […]
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Woodstock selectmen consider ‘drive-in’ town meeting
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock officials are exploring the possibility of a “drive-in” annual town meeting next month. The meeting, originally scheduled for March, was postponed due to the COVID-19 virus situation. Since then selectmen have been discussing trying to hold it in June, but a state directive at this point will still ban gatherings of more […]
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Woodstock plans Zoom public hearing
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock plans to hold a public hearing via Zoom May 5 on a proposed solar project. With current uncertainty regarding the status of public meetings because of the coronavirus situation, selectmen decided at their own Zoom meeting Tuesday to go with the online option. The hearing will start at 6 p.m. More information […]
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Woodstock talks functioning under coronavirus
WOODSTOCK — Via an online Zoom meeting, Woodstock selectmen Tuesday reviewed plans and procedures for dealing with the coronavirus situation and restrictions. The annual town meeting, originally scheduled for March 30, has been postponed indefinitely and Town Manager Vern Maxfield noted it would likely not take place until at least late May, “if then.” The […]
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Woodstock to address solar moratorium at special meeting
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen decided March 4 they will schedule a special town meeting sometime after this month’s annual town meeting to consider a moratorium on solar project developments, until an ordinance addressing the topic can be created. The idea for a moratorium came up for discussion after a planned project off Felt Road was […]
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Woodstock voters to be asked about buying Buck’s Ledge land
WOODSTOCK—Woodstock residents will be asked at their town meeting next month if they wish to explore the possibility of purchasing the popular Buck’s Ledge land parcel in cooperation with several nonprofit organizations, and making it a community forest. At their Feb. 18 meeting selectmen heard a presentation from Julie Renaud Evans, program director for the […]
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SAD 44 test scores reported to directors
BETHEL — Elementary students in School Administrative District 44 performed well, overall, in the 2018-19 standardized testing compared to the state and/or previous year, directors were told at their recent meeting. Results at the high school were more mixed. The subject areas tested included English/language arts, math and science. A variety of standardized tests were […]
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Bethel Pathway to extend, connect to MLT trails
BETHEL — The popular Bethel Pathway recreational trail will be extended by two-thirds of a mile this summer, thanks to a collaboration between Bethel, Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation, Mahoosuc Land Trust, and Mahoosuc Pathways. A news release from Mahoosuc Pathways said the extension will connect the pathway from the paved section on the North […]
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School board hears bus garage, asbestos abatement proposals
BETHEL — The SAD 44 Board of Directors heard a presentation Monday on two new options for a bus garage that would cost less than the $2.8 million proposal that was rejected by voters in November. District officials are also appealing to area residents to contact them if they have suggestions for other options. One […]
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Woodstock plans marijuana vote June 9
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen voted last week to place a marijuana opt-in article on the ballot for a June 9 referendum. Last month Sam Cote and Angela Bailey, who have been raising medical marijuana in recent years, asked for an article on the March town meeting warrant regarding opting in on adult use marijuana. With […]