By Cheryl Wormley Finally, finally, we had a lovely spring day or two last week. Thursday was so beautiful – sunny and by mid-afternoon 65 degrees. Daffodils lifted their heads […]
By Cheryl Wormley This is Part III of a three-part column series about what it took to start The Woodstock Independent 35 years ago. Last week’s column ended with a […]
By Cheryl Wormley This is Part II of a three-part column series about what it took to start The Woodstock Independent 35 years ago. Last week’s column ended with the […]
The Woodstock Independent will celebrate its 35th anniversary April 23. This week and for the next two, I will share some thoughts about lessons learned, being blessed with family and […]
March 22 was Ag Day. I should have written about it last week. Instead, I’m writing this week, because a column on agriculture is always timely. For years, my mentor […]
By Cheryl Wormley This is the anniversary of my first COVID Declarations. Yes, it was two years ago this week when I wrote: “This too shall pass. Until then …” […]
By Cheryl Wormley A year ago, I was enamored by Perseverance, NASA’s newest Mars rover, as it landed on the Red Planet. For a year, Percy, as the 2,260-pound rover […]
By Cheryl Wormley I’m back from two weeks in Florida. My husband, Jim, and I flew down Feb. 14 to stay with my sister Lois and brother-in-law, Russ, in their […]
By Cheryl Wormley Trust is earned. It can’t be purchased or negotiated. Trust develops over time as a person, business, or institution proves over and over again that it is […]
By Cheryl Wormley Ever been asked what happens in Woodstock after Willie’s prognostication? Or more to the point, what happens in Woodstock after the Groundhog Days festival? This year, the […]
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.
