By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com With the dust of Groundhog Days having settled, the memories are fresh. One highlight of the festival was Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner handing over the key to the city to actor Stephen Tobolowsky. On numerous occasions, the actor has returned to the city where “Groundhog Day” was filmed, and the support […]
Groundhog Day,’ the musical, premieres here with hints of Woodstock By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Groundhog Day,” the musical, is here! Coming off a stellar nearly sold-out weekend, Theatre 121 has two more weekends for the production’s run. For two Woodstock natives, “Groundhog Day” has come full circle. Janelle and J. Thomas Graf grew up in […]
Local weekend festival is one of the largest ever By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com Feb 2, 2025, proved to be one of the largest Groundhog Days on record. Daniel Campbell, Woodstock Opera House director, said news crews were setting up at 4:30 a.m., and crowds were filling the Square well before 6. Spectators waited patiently, singing […]
By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com A Woodstock favorite, actor Stephen Tobolowsky, is set to make a return to the city that he said put him on the Hollywood radar. “Woodstock is such a charming city,” he said. “It really is magical.” In 1992, a series of coincidences, beginning with a fresh breakup, the securing of his […]
“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 widely talked about in discussions of the movie, but he said he was still surprised by the way “Groundhog Day” had become greater than […]
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.
