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Courtesy Photo A kitchen windowsill at Emery Langmar and Kristin Theerman’s Tryon Street home shows the effects of the natural gas explosion on Oct. 9, 2023. Shards of glass drape the everyday items – kitchen utensils, an aloe plant, a pair of sunglasses, and a prescription bottle.

After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 2 of a 4-part series By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com  On Oct. 9, 2023, a Visu-Sewer crew using a root cutter to clear a sanitary sewer at the corner of Tryon Street and Lincoln Avenue struck a gas line, […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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