
Santa Parade gives you the cookies!
The Jolly Old Elf and Mrs. Elf are getting the sleigh ready and hoping lots of interest groups, businesses, and community members will join them for Woodstock’s annual Santa Parade, […]

The Jolly Old Elf and Mrs. Elf are getting the sleigh ready and hoping lots of interest groups, businesses, and community members will join them for Woodstock’s annual Santa Parade, […]


The Woodstock Opera House – have you been? It’s an amazing place, built in 1889, and has an incredible history as the centerpiece of the city of Woodstock. Many readers, […]




Witches & Wizards of Woodstock will take over the Square this coming Sunday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 6 p.m. That’s four days before Halloween. Use your imagination.


We’re well and truly into the fall season now, Showverse readers! And you know what that means – days are getting shorter, air is getting crisper, and trees are starting […]

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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