”I love Woodstock,” community volunteer Jackie Speciale said Friday night from the Opera House stage. And for the second time in nine months, Woodstock showed that it loved her. In June, Speciale was named Woman of the Year by the Woodstock Professional & Business Women. This past weekend, she received the Harold Buschkopf Community Service […]
Volunteer extraordinaire Jackie Speciale was most deservedly named Woman of the Year 2021 by Woodstock’s Professional & Business Women. Her many activities in Woodstock certainly are, as the club recognized, “committed to make our community a better place for all to live.” But her work with the American Red Cross has also contributed to disaster relief for […]
Jackie Speciale was named this year’s “Woman of the Year” award Monday night at the Woodstock Professional & Business Women’s annual presentation held in the Park in the Square. The “Woman of the Year” award is given to a Woodstock area resident who has given back to the community via education, fine arts, or social […]
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