Several shirtless young men crowded around the free-throw line Friday on the basketball court of a neighborhood park in Woodstock.Testing the invincibility of their youth, the teens ignored the recent public norms of masks and social distancing for a friendly game of roundball on a sunny, mid-70s afternoon.Being young and healthy, maybe they liked their […]
A Memorial Day parade, but no Square ceremonyOnce again, the Woodstock V.F.W 5040 Post and Auxiliary are organizing the annual Memorial Day ceremonies.Due to the Pandemic, there will be no ceremony on the Square. There will be a parade of vehicles around town. Everyone will stay in their vehicles for social-distance purposes. Cars and trucks […]
By CHERYL WORMLEY It’s pouring down rain as I write on Sunday afternoon. Yes, I missed my noon Friday deadline again. I tried. I really did, but I was at a loss of what to write.Often, when I don’t have an idea for a column, I look back on what I’ve written at the same […]
by Carl W. Gilmore For 21 years, Woodstock’s taxing bodies have operated under the weight of the downtown tax increment finance (TIF) district. Now, city fathers are proposing a new, overarching TIF district (TIF 2) that overlaps and substantially increases the area currently under TIF authority. By the time TIF 2 expires, Woodstock will have labored […]
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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