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Hearthstone dangles carrot to nudge remaining residents out

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Independent file photo by Andrew Rousey. A discarded sign for Hearthstone Village rests near a dumpster in August. Only a few independent living residents remain on the 15-acre Hearthstone campus.

By Susan W. Murraynews@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com Some are staying put, hiring legal counsel Just nine remain. One hundred and twenty-two years after Woodstock Christian Life Services added eldercare to its orphanage, after […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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