Route 47 in Woodstock was closed for about two hours Thursday morning after a pickup truck ran into a utility pole. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 7:39 a.m. to […]
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Firefighters needed 45 minutes Monday night to get a fire under control in a single-story barn north of Woodstock. The cause was believed to be electrical. According to a new […]
Crews from the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District had to remove the driver of a car who reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision with a commercial trash truck on South Eastwood […]
Firefighters battled heavy fire and smoke Tuesday morning when the responded to a blaze that destroyed a barn north of Woodstock at Route 47 and Charles Road. Equipment from throughout […]
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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.
