Looking back, in the ’60s, Woodstock was named an All-America City because of the efforts of a dozen or so volunteers. The Opera House was renovated in the ’70s thanks […]
We assume common sense will prevail if federal authorities try to involve local police in any immigration enforcement operations in Woodstock. Despite some federal officials’ characterizations of immigrants as rapists […]
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” Those lyrics are fun to sing until they apply to you. Until last week, […]
Trying to navigate flurry of immigration directives By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com Local officials are weighing the implications of increased enforcement of U.S. immigration law in the early days of the […]
D-200 schools remain committed to the dignity of all children Our extraordinary community has long been an oasis of welcoming and acceptance for so many. It’s a place where we […]
Groundhog Day in Woodstock rolls around every Feb. 2, but while Woodstock remains relatively the same, new people roll in every year. That gives Woodstock the perfect opportunity to put […]
Nearly five years removed, we can safely say that sociologists, psychologists, immunologists, and just about every other “ist” you can think of has written to death about the effects of […]
Even though it wasn’t a perfect solution, the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education voted 5-2 at its Jan. 14 meeting to commit to building a 590 kWh solar […]
Everyone has harrowing stories about close encounters with bad drivers. We had a good discussion about that at last week’s meeting of The Independent’s news/editorial team. It’s a topic any […]
In the summer of 1977, I worked at Claussen Pickles in Woodstock as a packer. We spent eight-hour shifts standing at a bin putting cucumbers into jars. The cucumbers came […]
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.
