Like everyone else, we were saddened and dismayed that financial troubles at Hearthstone Communities, Woodstock’s largest senior housing complex, will soon cause the scheduled closures of Hearthstone Manor and Hearthstone […]
By Susan W. Murray NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM The news that Hearthstone Manor and Hearthstone Village would be closing after 122 years – the Manor on Sept. 30 and the Village on Oct. […]
From all indications, Heritage Ministries of Gerry, N.Y., has ended its six-year management services agreement with Hearthstone Communities in Woodstock. On Sept. 6, Tracey Drury reported in Buffalo Business First […]
As people in the news business have seen, seldom does ignoring tough questions make them go away. And people have reason to want answers on difficult issues facing Woodstock’s Hearthstone […]
In May, Hearthstone residents could look out their windows at the property’s unmowed lawns and know that something was not right. The city of Woodstock served notice on May 16 […]
While the letter of Hearthstone Prairie Home resident Marge Clark to Heritage Ministries did not result in responses to specific concerns, Crystal Briggs – Hearthstone’s business office manager – did […]
Comedy show April 23 to benefit animal shelter Helping Paws Animal Shelter in Woodstock will benefit from “Stand Pup Comedy Show” scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 23, […]
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.
