“It is pretty cool – 02.02.2022,” Houston-area “Groundhog Day” movie superfan Mike Guzman said.He and his friend, Orlando resident Bryan Stenstrup, decided to make the trek to Woodstock for the […]
“To my knowledge, there has never been a movie that has usurped the holiday quite like ‘Groundhog Day’ has,” actor Stephen Tobolowsky said.His portrayal of supporting character Ned Ryerson is […]
Thirty years ago, Chas Friedel sashayed across the floor of Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329 with high school friend Virginia Costello, right next to Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, during the […]
For Mario Pizzaferrato, Feb. 2 is an excuse to come back to the town he loves.“Woodstock is where my roots are,” the 70-year-old accordion player said.Pizzaferrato said he brushed shoulders […]
As I write on Friday, Jan. 28, Woodstock’s Groundhog Days’ fun is about to begin. As you read, Woodstock Willie will have made his annual prognostication, the breakfast will have […]
Woodstock might have been the intended setting after all.Despite Punxsutawney, Pa., being the setting of the Harold Ramis film “Groundhog Day,” screenplay writer Danny Rubin said he had imagined Punxsutawney […]
Thirty years ago, Woodstock wasn’t represented by a groundhog mascot, many people in the community likely didn’t know what date Groundhog Day was, and no one certainly knew that a […]
While “Groundhog Day” director Harold Ramis and screenwriter Danny Rubin met in Chicago to go over small changes in the dialogue, a pair of Chicago-area actors were brought in to […]
Who could have known, 30 years ago, what a wonderful gift Woodstock was getting when director Harold Ramis brought the cast and crew of “Groundhog Day” to town?For that matter, […]
When the filming cast and crew came to Woodstock 30 years ago, they changed the community forever.Now, the Groundhog Days Committee is working feverishly to pull off the city’s 30th […]
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.
