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Time to let folks know you’re from Woodstock

How do people know you’re from Woodstock? Well, for one thing, you and your neighbors celebrate/observe Groundhog Day for the better part of a month around a four-day festival (Jan. […]

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Walking part of city plan, should be priority

In a recent edition of The Independent, a letter to the editor urged, “Let’s make Woodstock a safe walking community.” While the writer’s specific concern was the bizarre intersection of […]

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Woodstock’s season of light shines bright

This is the season when Woodstock shines – literally. With the Lighting of the Square on the day after Thanksgiving, we officially launch the holiday season in spectacular fashion. In […]

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How many choices will you have in 2025?

If being an elected public official were easy, we would know it. Ballots in local elections would be full of candidates in contested races vying for the right to represent […]

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Can’t fight City Hall? Try negotiating

Maybe you can’t fight City Hall, but you might be able to negotiate. Some Woodstock citizens had success with the latter approach recently when they had concerns about the city’s […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.

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Janet Dovidio

Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.

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