The Hat is Back on the Square. After the annual Witches and Wizards festival went virtual in 2020, the event will return for a fifth year next month to the […]
Many local outreach programs serve Woodstock neighbors in need, but several recent food donations were unusual. The Woodstock Food Pantry is now distributing frozen pork from a pig that was […]
If you’re a child visiting the Woodstock Square at Christmastime, a pilgrimage to Santa’s Hut is a must. Special events, such as the Lighting of the Square and the Christmas […]
City will proceed with neighborhood upgrades Woodstock is ready to proceed with a pilot project to kick off the city’s new neighborhood improvement program. The City Council recently approved the […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com As fall approaches, think orange. Especially this coming weekend. “Orange, to me, is the fall color,” said Gayle Hoch, who again is organizing the fall plant sale […]
Woodstock is about to get the kind of nationwide exposure it hasn’t seen since “Groundhog Day” was released 30 years ago. “5G is putting a whole new Woodstock on the […]
Six years after its creation, Woodstock’s Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission had its last meeting – and one final disagreement. The commission was created in October 2015 as […]
Winning the nationwide T-Mobile ‘Hometown Techover’ contest? $3 million Media exposure for Woodstock’s winning? Priceless Woodstock will be featured on NBC’s Today Show on Friday morning, the day after T-Mobile […]
Each year, the most somber part of the observance of International Overdose Awareness Day is the reading of the names of attendees’ family and friends who have died as the […]
The quiet, residential streets of Woodstock will be the setting for the “Ride to Leave a Light On” – as a beacon for others – the evening of Saturday, Sept. […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
