The Hardwick Gazette, Sept. 24, 2025

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STANNARD – The Preservation Trust of Vermont (PTV) announced recently a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization grant of $75,000 to the Town of Stannard for the preservation of the Stannard Church.“The…

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Statewide burn ban in effect EAST HARDWICK – Temperatures plummeted Friday night and Saturday night under strong radiational cooling, with low temperatures at this station reaching 28 degrees Saturday morning…

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HARDWICK – Beavers and their place in the environment, along with man-made ways of imitating their beneficial work, was the subject of the second Ripple Effects – Watershed Forum. at…

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GREENSBORO – Community members pulled the rope hanging from the Greensboro United Church of Christ (GUCC) bell tower to ring the church bell, much as the church bells of Philadelphia…

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Hardwick Academy (HA) Class of 1970 Alumni who rang the HA bell in Hardwick’s Memorial Park for one minute at 4 p.m., September 17, for the Daughters of the American…

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VERMONT – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has issued a statewide ban on all open burning and the issuance of burn permits, effective September 22, at noon.

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Town ethics policies vary greatly VERMONT – Last year, Christina Sivret was invited to speak at a national conference by the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, DC., a nonpartisan government…

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AREA TOWNS – Published ethics policies in the 11 town Hardwick Gazette coverage vary from being in alignment with state mandated policies to nonexistent. Only Plainfield’s website in the 11…

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VERMONT – As days get shorter and nights get colder across Vermont, green valleys and hillsides will soon be flush with splotches of yellow, orange and red. Because of the…

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VERMONT – While Vermonters look for ways to lower their energy costs, access to plug-in and portable solar panels could lower bills and carbon emissions, according to a new campaign…

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“SORRY WALT, WE SCREWED UP!”

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STOWE – After being battered by a powerhouse Stowe team three days earlier, the Hazen Union boys soccer team’s defense responded in a big way against Division I Spaulding last…

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EAST BURKE – The Caledonia United boys soccer team struggled to put away a talented Burke Mountain Academy (BMA) squad last week before pummeling Blue Mountain to improve to 5-0…

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WATERBURY – Even as the weather cools, health officials are urging people to take steps to prevent mosquito bites after Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, a serious and potentially deadly…

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In a country where the federal government increasingly seems to be putting its finger on the scale of truth and freedom, the Know your News project of the New England…

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Local journalism is more than headlines; it’s your right to know, your voice in action and your protection against secrecy. When your town, city or county has a local news…

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VERMONT – In a 2023 case involving a contested speech restriction during government meetings, the highest court in Massachusetts reminded us about our protected right to assemble in town halls…

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EAST MONTPELIER – The back lot outside my office window is waist-high in a sea of goldenrod with little sprigs of purple asters peeping out here and there, a last…

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HARDWICK – Lisa Sammet, Jeudevine’s librarian from 1993 through 2022, recalls that day in January 2018 as “one of the best days of my life.” Her spirits were at a…

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CALEDONIA COUNTY – To the Elected Officials of Caledonia County, Residents and lawmakers: I am writing to you with a heavy heart and deep outrage over the recent actions of…

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GREENSBORO – Danish priest Henry Nouwen once said, “the resurrection is God’s way of saying that despair is never the final word.” That is a comforting, even empowering thought, if…

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CALAIS – Almost two dozen terra cotta and stoneware clay faces emerge from the surface, top to bottom, starting small and gradually increasing to full heads, creating the illusion they…

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Wednesday, Sept. 24RIPPLE EFFECTS: Watershed Forum, Dam Removal & Rivers, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jeudevine Memorial Library, Hardwick. All welcome. Information: (802) 472-1686 or [email protected], Sept. 27LEAN LEFT VERMONT teach-in,…

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Wednesday, October 1Stannard Town School Board, first Wednesday, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Stannard Town Hall.Wolcott Select Board, first Wednesday of month, 6 p.m.Thursday, October 2Hardwick Select Board, first Thursday of…

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