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Jerry Zezima shows his collection of weather sticks made by the Davis Hill Company (owned by Tim Hartt) of East Hardwick. courtesy photo

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Weather Stick Rains Supreme

September 29, 2021September 28, 2021 Hardwick Gazette 66 Views 3 min read

by Jerry Zezima STAMFORD, Conn. – Maybe it’s because my head is in the clouds, or the heat is really

The rucksack’s contents (clockwise from the lower left): mess kit/fry pan, aluminum canteen and cup, mirror, stainless steel salt shaker, collapsible cup, shoe brush, cup lid, soap container, sewing kit, and coin purse. photo by Jim Flint

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Spring Cleaning Reveals a Rucksack Mystery

April 21, 2021April 20, 2021 Jim Flint 219 Views 4 min read

For many Vermonters, the pandemic spurred a wave of home cleanup and improvement projects. Last spring, I took on the garage of our house in Craftsbury Village, cleaning my way from front to back.

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The Emerald Ash Borer: Coming to an Ash Tree Near You

April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 Hardwick Gazette 238 Views

Hear ye, hear ye, coming to an ash tree near you! According to the VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), has been confirmed recently in a tree in Marshfield.

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Through the Morning Mist

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 Hardwick Gazette 185 Views

I was fortunate to hear a cardinal singing while I went about my daily chores.

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Smallpox in Hardwick: A Town Meeting Story

February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 Hardwick Gazette 167 Views 3 min read

In December, 1802, smallpox appeared in Hardwick.

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Mark Lichtenstein: A Remembrance

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Hardwick Gazette 437 Views 6 min read

by Brendan N. Buckley, M.D. GREENSBORO – One evening, early in the year 1980, a phone conversation between Washington D.C.

Hardwick Halloween trick-or-treaters from the past are (left to right) Abby Molleur, Nathan Picard, Chrystal Duquette, and Marie Fradette. courtesy photo

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A Hardwick Halloween

October 21, 2020October 20, 2020 The Hardwick Gazette 450 Views 6 min read

HARDWICK – When my children were younger, they loved the Magic Tree House series, in which a pair of siblings travel through space and time by touching books in an enchanted library.