🌱 Why Vermonters escape to Woodstock when life feels too fast

Hi Woodstock! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Vermonters escape to Woodstock when life feels too fast
• Why a Woodstock court’s overdose case sentence angered the victim’s family

Also on today's calendar: Woodstock Community Meal and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with a snow shower, with a high of 32 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 24, low: 10.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, p.m. flurries, with a high of 27 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Vermont Village Where Locals Go To Escape The Rush Of Life (takingthekids.com) — Woodstock is highlighted as Vermont’s go-to village for slowing down, with its historic green, Middle Covered Bridge, and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park offering a true escape from hectic routines. The piece spotlights local inns, Billings Farm & Museum, and artisan workshops that preserve traditional crafts, showing how the town’s character, scenery, and seasons invite visitors and residents alike to unplug and savor a gentler pace of life.
   

• Mother of overdose victim criticizes sentence (vnews.com) — A recent sentencing in Windsor County Court in Woodstock has left the family of a Hartford overdose victim deeply dissatisfied with what they view as a too-lenient outcome. The defendant received a largely suspended one-to-five-year sentence, probation, and credit for time served, while the judge and attorneys emphasized her addiction recovery efforts and the challenges of proving an overdose death at trial.
   

📸 Around Woodstock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodstock

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Wassail Weekend 2025
  Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Art on the Barns
  Billings Farm and Museum , 69 Old River Rd , Woodstock
  10:00 am
• Woodstock Community Meal
  Thompson Senior Center , 99 Senior Ln , Woodstock
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Art on the Barns
  Billings Farm and Museum , 69 Old River Rd , Woodstock
  10:00 am
• Wassail Weekend 2025
  Billings Farm & Museum , 69 Old River Rd , Woodstock
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Art on the Barns
  Billings Farm and Museum , 69 Old River Rd , Woodstock
  10:00 am
• Wassail Weekend 2025
  Billings Farm & Museum , 69 Old River Rd , Woodstock
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Woodstock Community Meal
  Thompson Senior Center , 99 Senior Ln , Woodstock
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Kids: STEAM Thursdays in Hartland
  Hartland Public Library , 153 US-5 , Hartland
  2:45 pm
• Clay Play After School (SOLD OUT) — CraftStudies
  CraftStudies , 87 Maple St , White River Junction
  3:30 pm
• A Forest of Lights
  VINS Nature Center , 149 Natures Wy , Quechee
  4:30 pm
• Parks & Recreation Commission
  Hartford, VT Calendar , 171 Bridge Street , White River Junction
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Janitor/ Part Time Maintenance $18.00 in White River Junction. Apply here.
• Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Arborist Crew Leader in White River Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodstock here.

🗞 Nearby News

Quechee

• 32 Gifts for the Most Discerning Person in Your Life (nymag.com)
• Windsor home damaged by fire, cause under investigation (vnews.com)

Hartland

• Domestic assault arrest made at Hartford school (vnews.com)

Hartford

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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