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A structure fire has closed County Road in Woodstock on Sunday afternoon and residents are being urged to avoid the area. Firefighters from Woodstock and mutual aid from surrounding towns are currently at the structure fire. At this time, County Road is closed at Route 169 and at Center School. Residents are urged to avoid the area due to apparatus…

One person has died and two others are injured after a head-on crash on Route 171 in Woodstock on Friday night. State police said 38-year-old Tyler Sparks, of Woodstock Valley, was traveling west on Route 171 around 8:15 p.m. when he crossed into the eastbound lane and hit another vehicle head-on. According to investigators, Sparks was pronounced dead at the…

Students at The Woodstock Academy are helping a baby goat learn to walk. Nemo, a 5-week-old goat, was born without the ability to use his front legs. Engineering students built him a “goat cart” to help him get around. “To actually see this project paying off is awesome,” said Landen Kuchy, a senior at The Woodstock Academy, and one of…

Engineering students at Woodstock Academy have designed a cart to help a disabled baby goat to walk.

A serious crash has closed an intersection in Woodstock on Wednesday morning. Firefighters said the crash is at the intersection of Rocky Hill Road and Perron Road. Anyone nearby is urged to avoid the area. Authorities have not said how many vehicles are involved in the crash or if anyone is injured.

Crews from multiple fire departments responded to a fire on the property of a castle in Woodstock on Saturday, marking the second fire on the same property within a month. According to the Muddy Brook Fire Department, the fire broke out at a barn on Brickyard Road. Deputy Fire Chief Travis Blair happened to be responding to a medical call…

Firefighters responded to a massive fire at a barn on the property of a castle in Woodstock Wednesday evening. The Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association said a three-alarm fire ripped through a structure on Brickyard Road. Firefighters confirmed a large barn on the castle’s property caught fire. Several fire departments from Connecticut and Massachusetts worked for several hours to extinguish...

Seven Ukrainian students who came to the U.S. to get away from the war are able to continue their education at The Woodstock Academy, thanks to financial support from the surrounding community.

Yuliia Nesterovych, a high school student from Ukraine, found a home away from home in Woodstock, Connecticut. The teenager started studying at The Woodstock Academy last year, shortly after Russian troops invaded her country. “It’s really hard to talk about it,” said Nesterovych, recounting the days immediately after the war began. The Woodstock Academy started working with global educational...

A tree worker was injured when a tree fell on the person in Woodstock Wednesday morning. Fire officials said they were called to the area of 40 Route 197 shortly before 11 a.m. after a tree fell on a worker who was unresponsive. When crews arrived, the person was conscious and had serious injuries, but they were not life-threatening, according…

The town of Woodstock is discussing whether there’s room in the budget to continue 24/7 EMS services. The volunteer fire department said the funding won’t be there after June.

The town of Woodstock is discussing whether there’s room in the budget to continue 24/7 EMS services. The volunteer fire department said the funding won’t be there after June. The future of full-time EMS service is in the hands of the Woodstock town budget. Neighbors packed the meeting room where town officials held a public forum to figure out...

A tanker carrying milk has rolled over and spilled nearly 1,500 gallons of milk onto the road in Woodstock. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said a 6,500 gallon tanker truck flipped on its side at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. DEEP officials said between 1,000 and 1,500 gallons of milk spilled into a dry swale on the side…

“I was completely in shock,” said Matthew Myslenski, who has dreamed of attending Harvard since he was in elementary school. “I think it was just one of the best moments in my life.”

When Woodstock Academy Senior Matthew Myslenski logged on to check his application status for Harvard University last month, he mentally prepared himself to see a rejection letter. The 17-year-old had dreamed of attending Harvard since he was in elementary school. When the website updated, he saw confetti.

Connecticut State Police are asking for your help finding a man and woman accused of stealing donated cans and bottles from the ARC Emporium in Woodstock. Troop D said the thieves stole the cans and bottles on June 4 at about 9 p.m., and again on June 5 at about 8:15 p.m. The ARC is an organization that accepts donations…

At least two people were hospitalized after a crash involving five vehicles in Woodstock Sunday afternoon. Connecticut State Police said they responded to Pulpit Rock Road for the crash. Two people were taken to a nearby hospital as a result of the accident. The extent of their injuries is unknown. State police are still actively responding to the scene....

Woodstock Academy is welcoming the first of several children fleeing from war in Ukraine.

Woodstock Academy is welcoming the first of several children fleeing from war in Ukraine. Students and staff will be welcoming the first two new students Monday and at least three to five more students are expected to continue their education in Woodstock as well after fleeing their country. Amy Favreau, Woodstock Academy’s assistant head of school enrollment, started the...

Woodstock Academy is getting ready to welcome students from Ukraine who have been displaced by the war.