Just doing business occupied a good part of the Woodstock City Council meeting last week. Among the business-related items the council acted on at its June 20 regular meeting were: […]
By Morgen Neuhauser news@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock Police Officer Charles Levy, who completed his crisis intervention training three months ago, said he responds to at least one mental health situation every […]
Renovation of the Old Courthouse Center should be complete by mid-July to allow an opening in early-to mid-August for the new commercial tenants, the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission was told. […]
Getting rejected by the Woodstock Plan Commission might have been the best thing that could have happened to the plan to redevelop the former Die Cast factory site. That was […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Pickleball was batted around during a special meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission this month. Woodstock currently has indoor pickleball courts at the Woodstock Recreation […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com Tourism in Woodstock will get a boost with a state grant of more than $30,000 for marketing efforts to encourage visitors. Woodstock is among 51 grantees […]
In a sharp contrast to earlier City Council meetings involving the sale of cannabis in Woodstock, last week’s approval of zoning for such a dispensing business came with no discussion. […]
The day that employees at Oliver’s Bar & Grill put tables and chairs on Benton Street for outdoor dining, the temperature reached 83 degrees. “Since then, it hasn’t been warm […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com Building senior housing as part of a proposed development of the former Die Cast factory site has some strong support despite a negative recommendation from […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com The makeup of the Woodstock City Council changed last week, reflecting the results of the April 4 elections. The gender balance stayed the same. Council […]
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