On September 13, at about 3 a.m., Hardwick Police received a report of a burglary that occurred sometime during the night at Lamoille Valley Ford in Hardwick. The perpetrator(s) forcefully entered three buildings on the property. One of the buildings was the car wash where the perpetrator pried the credit[Read More…]
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Vermont State Police Report
On September 10, at 3:48 p.m., the Vermont State Police was called to respond to a possible domestic disturbance at a residence on John Fowler Road in Marshfield. After troopers arrived on scene and conducted the investigation, it was determined Nicole Stratton, of Marshfield, had assaulted a household member. Stratton[Read More…]
Teacher Charged with Disorderly Conduct
PLAINFIELD – A Twinfield teacher was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly drawing on a student’s throat. Kathleen Wheelock allegedly did so after the student used a permanent marker on a whiteboard, according to Vermont State Police. The incident occurred Sept. 5, according to a state police press release, although[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – AWARE served 15 people from September 8 through September 15. They served 13 people from September 1 through September 5. The AWARE 24-hour hotline is 802-472-6463.A non-profit established in 1984, AWARE serves Hardwick and the greater Hardwick area in preventing and healing the trauma of domestic and sexual[Read More…]
Hardwick Rescue Recognized for Clinical Excellence
HARDWICK – 2024 brings accolades for the work EMS professionals at Hardwick Rescue (HRS) are performing. That recognition comes at both the state and national level. This month, the Vermont Emergency Medical Services Office recognized the Hardwick Rescue Squad for being a pediatric safe ambulance service. The award signifies the[Read More…]
Route 2 Detour Through Sept. 30
PLAINFIELD — A portion of U.S. Route 2 (U.S. 2) beginning 0.2 miles west of the intersection with Vermont Route 214 (Vt. 214) and continuing for approximately 1/3 of a mile, from mile marker 0.4 to mile marker 0.7, in Plainfield, will be closed and traffic will be detoured through September[Read More…]
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We’re Still Here Because of You
The Colebrook, N.H., News and Sentinel published its final issue August 28. Colebrook, near the border between Vermont and New Hampshire’s least populous counties, depended on “The North Country’s Hometown Paper” for 154 years. In that final issue, the publisher wrote, “the past several years of declining advertising revenues and[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – Last week’s story, “UVM Summer Interns . . .” should have indicated writer Peter Koerella is UVM Career Center’s strategic communications manager. In that same issue’s “Town Tackling Troubling Black Mold” piece about Greensboro’s Town Hall, we intended to refer to two dehumidifiers being in the basement office[Read More…]
New faculty and staff at Area Schools
Area House and Senate Candidate Interviews at HCTV
HARDWICK – Hardwick Community Television (HCTV) and The Hardwick Gazette in a joint project, interviewed 27 primary candidates running for Vermont House and Senate in the 11 towns covered by the Gazette. Videos of those interviews are posted online at hctv.us, by selecting “2024 Election.” Information is grouped by each[Read More…]