Now Non-Profit and Free
Start-up contributions by supporters of The Hardwick Gazette have significantly exceeded the generous $12,000 offered by an anonymous benefactor to support the online publication’s conversion to a nonprofit organization. $14,319.43 in contributions were made in the first three months of 2024 to fund NEK Public Journalism (NEKPJ), the Gazette’s nonprofit[Read More…]
CRAFTSBURY – On Thursday, April 18, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Robin Wright will guide an informal group through darning. All are welcome to bring any kind of project to work on, from knitting to sketching to needlepoint to painting. It does not[Read More…]
GREENSBORO – “Just Getting By,” a documentary film by award-winning Vermont filmmaker Bess O’Brien, was shown at Greensboro’s Highland Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 10, after the original April 4 date was canceled due to a heavy spring snowstorm. The film follows Vermonters struggling with food and housing[Read More…]
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – Living three and a half hours apart, as we do, my dear friend Bea and I get to see each other about every two weeks or so, on average. This is almost without doubt an ideal arrangement, as our life styles are quite different, and[Read More…]
Outstanding Warrants On April 12, at approximately 9:45 p.m., the Hardwick Police Department arrested Shawn B. Baker of Wolcott, on two outstanding warrants for his arrest. Baker had failed to appear for two different required court appearances related to two separate cases. He was brought to the correctional facility in[Read More…]
A daughter, Elizabeth Jane Horst, was born to Isaac and Amanda (Wadel) Horst, of Woodbury, April 2, at Copley Hospital.
PLAINFIELD – Goddard College’s Board of Trustees announced on April 9 that despite decades of dedicated efforts to sustain the institution, they have ultimately arrived at the heart-wrenching decision to close the College’s doors. Facing financial insolvency, the board of trustees voted unanimously to close at the end of the[Read More…]
LYNDONVILLE – On April 6, 4-H members from 14 clubs in Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties traveled to Lyndon Town School in Lyndonville for the 2024 Northeast Regional 4-H Spring Showcase. Throughout the day, the 4-Hers demonstrated what they have learned through their 4-H projects and club activities by[Read More…]
HARDWICK – My name is Orin LeRoy Bracey Jr. This article describes the youth of an octogenarian African American man, who had the uncommon good fortune to have grown up in rural Vermont in the late 1940s. It will become obvious upon reading this seven-year snapshot of my recollections of[Read More…]
by Colby Galliher WASHINGTON, D.C. – If you take to the water this spring, there’s a good chance you’ll spot a great blue heron, New England’s most recognizable large wading bird. But you might also see one of several other similar species that breed in or pass through our region’s[Read More…]
