
AWARE Co-executive Directors Ashley Gravel (left) and Miranda Elkins (right) were one of six community partners who contributed to this year’s wellness fair held at Hazen Union during winter carnival, February 23. They gave away buttons, magnets, hats and literature.
Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work taking photos in Bennington, then returned to Hardwick to work for Vin Zecchinelli of Farland Studio for several years. She started her own photo business in 1979. She's been in photography for over 50 years, working for The Hardwick Gazette for 44 years. She retired in 2023 and is still taking pictures for The Gazette because she still loves what she does.

