A new business group is aiming to bring its “shop local” mantra to a regional audience. The Downtown Woodstock Collaboration, launched this past summer, is comprised of 22 small businesses […]
TownSquare Players is up to the challenge of making the audience laugh with their upcoming production, “The Nerd,” scheduled to open Friday, Nov. 8, at the Woodstock Opera House. “Comedies […]
Rob Schaid has been in the real estate business for 16 years, and he said for 15 of them, he’s wanted an office in Woodstock. “This is very exciting for […]
The Woodstock City Council approved an $18,000 contract with Oswego-based Temple Display Ltd. for the installation of holiday lights in and around the Woodstock Square. The contract calls for about […]
The Woodstock Fine Arts Association will kick off its Creative Living series this fall with National Geographic filmmaker, author and vice president of national programming for WGBH, Boston’s non-commercial PBS […]
Sidewalks and bricks will be replaced or repaired in Woodstock’s downtown area after the City Council approved two separate contracts at its Sept. 17 meeting. Hard Surface Contractors LLC, Palatine, […]
Career-wise, Woodstock resident Dana Brandt said she had tried her hand at everything from working as a waitress to working as a loan officer – and hated it all. She […]
People interested in taking a short trip to another country may want to head on out to this year’s Woodstock International Film Festival. The 11th annual event will take place […]
Who will be the next Woodstock Idol? On Saturday, Sept. 7, 16 students from Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School and Northwood Middle School will compete for the title […]
The show will go on. American Western music and comedy group Riders In The Sky will return once again to the Woodstock Opera House Saturday, Sept. 7. The two-time Grammy […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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