Who can figure out the viral whims of social media? Whatever you might have thought was the top local story of 2024, our Facebook readers beg to differ. For pure headline value, the Oct. 9 gas explosion two blocks from the Square was hard to beat. In fact, two stories related to the blast were, […]
Each year, The Woodstock Independent shares lists of stories the editors determined to be the best or most important of the previous 12 months. We publish a Yearbook that summarizes dozens of top articles. And readers tell us their favorites based on their use of social media throughout the year – specifically, the more than […]
When we were still relatively new to Woodstock, my friend Kathy and I had regular phone conversations on the subject of sportcoats. “Do you have the size 8 (or 10, or 12)?” one of us would ask the other. Between us, we had five boys and three navy blue sportcoats that passed freely from Pleasant […]
Woodstock’s most popular forum for discussion of local issues – The Independent’s Facebook page – reflects the interests of the thousands of people who interact with the digital platform. Guessing what piques those interests is largely a guessing game. In 2020, seven of the 10 most popular stories on our Facebook involved food – restaurants […]
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.
