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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March

Friday, May 17, 2013

Woodstock — A Bridgewater woman died yesterday morning after the sedan she was driving collided with a box truck on Route 4. It was the third fatal accident on that road in Woodstock and Hartford this year. Norma Sawyer, 84, was pronounced dead at the scene . Her death came one day after the fire chiefs of Woodstock and Hartford …

Rumble Strips Urged on Route 4

Friday, May 17, 2013

Woodstock — A pair of fire chiefs have proposed installing centerline rumble strips on sections of Route 4 after three people were killed in head-on collisions on the busy thoroughfare in recent months. Woodstock Fire Chief L.D. Sutherland said he and Hartford Fire Chief Stephen Locke think that rumble strips could prevent drivers …

Health Group Sells Building, Keeps Services

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Woodstock — The building that is home to the Ottauquechee Health Center has been sold to a developer, who will renovate it and has long-term plans to keep it as a place for primary and specialty care. The nonprofit Ottauquechee Health Foundation sold the property last month for $793,750 to DEW Properties, a Williston, Vt., outfit with offices in Hanover and Keene. The …

Just Like Old Times

Friday, May 17, 2013

Former Boston Bruins forward Terry O’Reilly skates around the defense of Albert Bupp on Saturday during a charity game at Woodstock’s Union Arena. A team of Squirt-level coaches whose teams played in last weekend’s Bear Invitational lost to …

Letter: Courthouse Needs an Upgrade

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: For too long the Windsor County Courthouse and its services have been inaccessible to anyone with a physical disability. Windsor County voters finally have an opportunity to fix this inequity. Built in 1855, our beautiful and historic courthouse has been renovated several times but never …

Shifts Squeeze Woodstock Schools

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Voting on the Woodstock Union High School District #4 budget will take place by Australian Ballot in each town on Tuesday, during Town Meeting. Budgets for elementary schools in the district’s six towns will be decided on a town-by-town basis. ■ Woodstock — Cost-saving moves in the face …

A Man for All Terrains

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Bridgewater — Pete Michelinie is a man of all terrains. Last autumn, the 27-year-old completed the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, making him one of fewer than 175 registered hikers to complete the U.S. “triple crown” of long distance …

Windsor County Voters to Face Courthouse Bond Issue Again

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Woodstock — The last time the Windsor County Courthouse was substantially renovated was at the turn of the century, and now its two assistant judges are looking to fund more changes in the form of a $2 million, …

Woodstock to Vote on Business Recruiter Post

Friday, February 22, 2013

Woodstock will hold its Town Meeting at 10 a.m. on March 2 at the Town Hall Theater, where voters will weigh in on the municipal budget and non-Australian Ballot items. Australian Ballot voting will take place on March 5 at the same place. Polls will be open from …

Climbing the Wall

Friday, May 17, 2013

Hartford junior Jackson Dwyer, top left, 16, Woodstock sophomore Molly Jacobs, 16, and Woodstock senior Bryan Willette, bottom right, 18, climb at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Quechee earlier this month. All three are part of the …

Fun at the Farm

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Tammy Bushway, of Weathersfield, bursts out laughing while talking to Matt Deprizio, of Woodstock, as they wrap cheese for shipping at Sugarbush Farm in Woodstock Monday. Bushway has worked at the farm for almost 12 years. Valley News …

Class Precedent: 103-Year-Old Woodstock Woman Awarded High School Diploma

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Woodstock — Mildred Gay used a wooden handrail to support herself as a caregiver at Mertens House draped a green graduation gown over her white sweater. A green cap was then gently placed, like a crown, atop her …

Harold H. Robinson

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Woodstock, Vt. — Harold H. Robinson, 98, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt. He was born July 11, 1914 in Woodstock, a son of Homer A. and Nellie A. (Carter) Robinson. He grew up in Woodstock and graduated …