By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Renovation of Stage Left Cafe will proceed while city officials look for an additional $122,000 to fully cover costs of the project. The City Council last week […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Citizens had a lot of questions about, but no objections to, a new tax increment financing district proposed to spur development of the former Die Cast factory […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent.com ”We’re open during construction.” “Detours lead to local shops – support Route 47.” “Pardon our dust – open during construction.” You soon will see temporary blue-and-yellow […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Developments in downtown Woodstock took two steps forward last week when the City Council advanced plans to guide planning on the Square and beyond as well as […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has a new Wayfinding Master Plan to help people unfamiliar with the city to get where they intend to go and to know where they are […]
Water, sewer rates increased; AFA redevelopment agreement to increase investment By Larry LoughLarry@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock has a new budget, and, perhsps for the first time ever, the City […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Nine years after the City Council saw the need for security cameras in the downtown, Woodstock is just weeks away from having the equipment installed on the […]
City threatens legal action to repair or demolish collapsed Thompson’s Appliance building By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com The Thompson’s Appliance building at 318 Clay St. is in “a dangerous and unsafe condition” […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com City government is moving toward expanding collection of the hotel-motel tax to include short-term rentals such as those booked by platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. Officials figure […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com on on the city’s five-year Enhanced Streets Improvement Program, which ended in 2025, Woodstock’s streets are above average, and the City Council wants to keep it that […]
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.
