Christ’s Lutheran Church’s “In Memorium,” featuring crosses honoring those who have died during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic on the church’s front lawn on Mill Hill Road in Woodstock continues to grow and has attracted national attention. That includes two major universities and the Smithsonian Institution, all of which have been working on research about how people have coped with grief during the pandemic when in-person funerals were put on hold and other grief mechanisms were restricted by the virus. 

A large contingent of public officials from the Woodstock town supervisor and town clerk to the governor’s office showered holistic pharmacist and Village Apothecary owner Neal Smoller and his COVID-busting volunteer army with praise for their efforts toward administering 36,000 vaccine doses.

The Woodstock Library Fair rang in its 90th anniversary Saturday with a wide range of activities including live music, a children’s parade, a carousel and a book sale.