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HARDWICK – Hardwick Rescue Squad learned at the April 4 select board meeting, that they will receive a letter of support from the town for their application requesting congressionally delegated spending (CDS) funds through Bernie Sanders’ office. Work is beginning to demolish three properties; on School Street in East Hardwick,[Read More…]
PLAINFIELD — Town Meeting has finally been scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 5:30 p.m., by the select board at their special April 11 meeting. The delay was caused by the lack of an auditor to sign off on the town’s 2023 financial statements. The select board had signed off[Read More…]
Last Tuesday’s shooting, on April 16 in Hardwick shows both the value and peril of relying on social media in an emergency. A post to the Facebook group, “What’s happening around Hardwick, Vt.?” inquiring about the wail of police sirens first appeared at 4:48 p.m. Some responses to that post[Read More…]
HARDWICK – Some students at Hardwick’s Hazen Union School are spending their time outside; walking the trails, writing poetry and growing vegetables instead of being cooped up in classrooms all day long. In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new class arose from a community in crisis; it is “Dare[Read More…]
ST. JOHNSBURY – Senior Sadie Skorstad stole the show last week, capturing her first career title in the 400m as both Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union kicked off the high school track and field season last week at St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA). Skorstad’s time of 1:06.64 in the 400m[Read More…]
HARDWICK – Hardwick’s Development Review Board (DRB) held a hearing on April 3 to consider two applications for conditional use permits. First up was the Town of Hardwick’s project to rebuild the 105 foot long pedestrian bridge over the Lamoille River beside the former Hardwick Gazette building now owned by[Read More…]
The internet and social media won’t fill the gap in civic awareness. Local government officials will go largely unchecked. “If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, judges and governors shall all become wolves.” – President Thomas Jefferson on the dangers of[Read More…]
HARDWICK – On April 4, The Galaxy Bookshop reported on their Facebook page, “We are so happy to learn we’re featured in an article by AAA this month about New England bookstores!” The bookstore has been listed by AAA Magazine in an article titled, “10 Independent bookstores in Northern New[Read More…]
Thursday, April 254:30 p.m., Hazen Union Boys’ Baseball vs. Williamstwon, at Hazen Union.4:30 p.m., Peoples Acadmy Softball vs. Thetford. Saturday, April 2711 a.m., Hazen Union Boys’ Baseball at Williamstown. Monday, April 2911 a.m., Peoples Acadmy Softball at Richford.4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Boys’ Baseball at Montpelier. Tuesday, April 304:30 p.m., Hazen[Read More…]
HARDWICK – On the heels of the Hazen Union girls’ basketball team bringing home their first state championship in 33 years, the Hardwick Mustangs AAU team swept four games over the weekend to capture the Kingdom Invitational crown at Hardwick Elementary School. Featuring many of the same faces of last[Read More…]
WELLS RIVER – Blue Mountain is showing no signs of slowing down in their Division IV softball title defense early on this spring, and they added another blowout win to their resume last week over the Craftsbury Academy (CA) Lady Chargers. Head coach Ashley Gravel and her Lady Charger softball[Read More…]
LYNDONVILLE – Hazen Union’s varsity track and field team was solid in their second meet of the season last week and their middle school program got their season underway in the Middle School Kick-Off Meet at Montpelier. Fresh off a stellar first meet of his young career, freshman Manny Fliegelman[Read More…]
MEDFORD, Mass. – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) and St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) great Charlie Krebs is back on the track for Tufts University in his freshman season this spring. Krebs finished 23rd in the 800m at the Sunshine Classic last week in Medford for Tufts. It was just the second[Read More…]
