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Older Woodstock hotel is new again

Remodeling project at the AmericInn heads toward the finish line By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Quietly, so you might not yet have noticed it, the former Best Western at 990 […]

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Back under the big tent

Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance set to break $10 million dollars-raised mark  By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance is almost synonymous with summer itself. For 24 years, […]

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Get to know the new Miss Woodstock

Anne Victoria Perez begins a year reigning over Woodstock By Sandy Kucharskinews@the woodstockindependent.com Senior year can be an exciting and enlightening time for high school students as they prepare to […]

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Write, email to help beautify Route 47

Community support letters and emails increase chances for grant funding By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com  When work begins to expand Route 47 from two to four lanes between Route 14 and […]

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Recent rural fires plague Woodstock 

Rural fires present unique challenges to Woodstock Fire Rescue District By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com  Rural fires in Woodstock have made the news lately. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District (WFRD) responded to […]

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Still time to weigh in on 20-year plan

Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing set for Aug. 6 meeting By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com  Woodstock’s multi-year process to craft the city’s vision going forward for the next 20 years will conclude […]

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Anne Victoria Perez crowned Miss Woodstock

75 years later, Woodstock is still hosting popular scholarship pageant By Lissa Kunzie news@the woodstockindependent.com It was a shining moment for Anne Victoria Perez as she was crowned this year’s […]

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Hitting the ground running

Mark Pentecost begins his Parks & Rec tenure in busy times By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com  It’s been a busy two months for Woodstock’s new Parks & Recreation Director Mark Pentecost. […]

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Council takes a hard look at ArtSpace

Grant deadline sparks debate on project viability By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com  A July 22 deadline for an arts grant opportunity turned into a debate at the June 18 City Council […]

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‘Something we can all be proud of’

Grateful PrideFest supporters pack council chamber at June 18 meeting By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com  It took close to an hour for supporters of the 2024 PrideFest event to thank the […]

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