‘Groundhog Day’ more than a movie for us
February 8, 2022
By Rick Bellairs 30 years! Who knew? When people approached the city of Woodstock 30 years ago about filming a movie in our town, who would have guessed we would […]
By Rick Bellairs 30 years! Who knew? When people approached the city of Woodstock 30 years ago about filming a movie in our town, who would have guessed we would […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Groundhog Days are here again, but as with every year, there is always something new. This year, Dave Salvi, executive producer and director of Beyond the Backlot’s engaging production of […]
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.
