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Hear them roar: Woodstock’s motorcycle rally calls attention to International Drug Overdose Awareness Day Aug. 31

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Stephanie Gattone of Live4Lali speaks as Brenda Napholz of Break Teen Center in Crystal Lake listens Sunday during the Roar for Recovery rally on the Woodstock Square. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

When the band Broken Robots starting filling the Park in the Square with its bass-heavy sound shortly after noon Sunday, about 100 people were milling around a dozen tables and tents of service organizations that provided information for Woodstock’s annual Roar for Recovery rally. On a perfect late August day, 16 motocycles had rolled into […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Picture of Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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