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Woodstock to vote on second amendment sanctuary at town meeting
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock will hold its annual town meeting April 26, selectmen decided last week. Like last year, the meeting will take place outside the town office in a drive-in style, but likely with more chairs set up if weather permits, according to Town Manager Vern Maxfield. One of the articles voters will consider comes […]
Woodstock board eyes recreational marijuana ordinance, state building code adoption
Resident is first to request grow, wholesale sales operation.
Historical question posed at meeting
WOODSTOCK — At its Nov. 17 select board meeting (via Zoom), while discussing department reports, Woodstock Selectman Shawn Coffin asked Town Manager Vern Maxfield if he could reach out to the Woodstock Historical Society to see if they’ve ever documented anything on the “Old Perham Fireplace”. According to Coffin, Perham, who was supposedly one of […]
Woodstock poll observer believes he got COVID-19 while working Election Day
Town Manager Vern Maxfield said in an email Friday that he didn’t feel many voters were unmasked, but admitted some were.
Woodstock Town Office closed following positive COVID test
WOODSTOCK — Monday, Woodstock Town Manager Vern Maxfield said by phone that he had tested positive for coronavirus. The town issued a Facebook post Sunday saying “the Town Office will be closed November 9-13 due to illness. Vehicle registrations can be done at the Greenwood Town Office during that time.” Town Clerk Rose Fraser planned […]
Tucker Carlson exposed his life in Bryant Pond in a 2018 newspaper column
The popular Fox News host, who has argued for more privacy, wrote extensively about his life in Western Maine two years ago.
Wardens recover body of New York man in Bryant Pond
The body of Yohanna Milad Israel Rizk, 28, of New York City was located about 2:20 p.m. Monday.
Woodstock referendum on marijuana storefronts set
WOODSTOCK — A referendum on enacting a moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver storefronts will be held on Tuesday Nov. 3, coinciding with the general election. The referendum will give the town additional time to draft a marijuana ordinance, which would then be voted on at its annual town meeting in March 2021. On […]
Woodstock fisherman, 104, keeps memories alive through decades-old notebooks
Leroy “Roy” Day began recording his expeditions after returning from World War II.