The five Woodstock Village Trustees have each decided they will not step aside when Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson has his second disciplinary hearing, ...

Woodstock Municipal Manager Eric Duffy, who has been trying to demote Police Chief Joe Swanson since last spring, now says he wants the veteran officer fire ...

WOODSTOCK, Vt. (WCAX) - The lawyer for a demoted police chief in Woodstock wants a judge to stop the town from hiring a permanent replacement. It comes as the former chief fights to get his job back.

Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson listens during a hearing about his job performance held by the Woodstock Village Board of Trustees on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Woodstock, Vt. Swanson was ...

Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson, left, listens while Woodstock Municipal Manager Eric Duffy testifies during a hearing before the Woodstock Village Board of Trustees on Wednesday, March 19, in ...

The ordeal began with a road-rage showdown that seemed uniquely Vermont: two drivers heatedly facing off amid a leaf-peeping traffic jam near the village green in storybook Woodstock. A police ...

WOODSTOCK, Vermont (WPTZ) — People attending a hearing related to the employment of Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson were asked to leave on Wednesday following hours of proceedings. “I’m ashamed of ...