Citizens of Woodstock are understandably divided over the city’s legal hardball to take private property for public parking a block off the Square.The city undeniably needs more parking in the […]
Before February slips away from us and we get caught up in all that “early spring” weather Woodstock Willie told us to expect, we would like to make a few […]
How do people know you’re from Woodstock?Well, for one thing, you and your neighbors celebrate/observe Groundhog Day for the better part of a month around a four-day festival (Jan. 30 […]
In a recent edition of The Independent, a letter to the editor urged, “Let’s make Woodstock a safe walking community.”While the writer’s specific concern was the bizarre intersection of Throop […]
2024 is an even number, but it was an odd year.It arrived a year ago with such promise. It left this week with a lot of unfinished business.That’s not to […]
This is the season when Woodstock shines – literally.With the Lighting of the Square on the day after Thanksgiving, we officially launch the holiday season in spectacular fashion.In addition to […]
If you follow politics, and it’s been hard not to during the past few months, you know the pundits are showing off their perfect hindsight to explain why results were […]
If being an elected public official were easy, we would know it.Ballots in local elections would be full of candidates in contested races vying for the right to represent us […]
Maybe you can’t fight City Hall, but you might be able to negotiate.Some Woodstock citizens had success with the latter approach recently when they had concerns about the city’s policies […]
Mayor Mike Turner and other city officials were decidedly upbeat recently in delivering the annual state of the city report during a luncheon hosted by the Woodstock Area Chamber of […]
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.
