Sophie Moos

Ryan Doyle didn’t know he had started using fentanyl.A rehab he had admitted himself to, years into a battle with substance use disorder, drug-tested him as part of the intake process. When a nurse returned to his room with a doctor and a group of EMS personnel, the doctor informed Doyle there was a large amount of fentanyl in his system. Doyle thought he was using heroin.When Doyle got out of rehab, the first thing he did was purchase pure fentanyl.Fentanyl, an incredibly potent synthetic opioi...

For several months, library staff of the Sojourner Truth Library have been sounding the alarm on mold outbreaks across the concourse floor, throwing out several hundred affected books and cleaning countless more on their own.


The concourse floor of the library — home to the stacks from A–L, Juvenile/Young Adult Books, the Media Collection, the Create Space and a majority of the study rooms — has been flagged for mold. The most impacted sections are in the southeast corner of the library, wher...

During public comment at Tuesday’s Town Board meeting, Michael Veitch, chair of Woodstock’s tree committee and a survivor of child sexual abuse, stood and read a prepared statement.

“I’m requesting that the Town Board act tonight to inform any parent whose child may be using town facilities or programs that they may come in contact with a pedophile and violent registered sex offender who is employed by the town,” Veitch said.

Shortly afterward, the Town Board ended the public meeting and enter...

When Lisa Phillips’ daughter was 13, she started dating a neighborhood boy.

Gone were the days of Disney movies and picture books—suddenly, Phillips found herself navigating chaperoned dates, open-door policies, and watching her daughter become her own person.

And as Phillips puts it, she was a mess.

“I had such a strong reaction to it. I was so worried,” she said. “I realized that I needed support, and I also realized that I might have something to offer because I’ve been writing about relat...