Last Chance for Chickens!

Last Chance for Chickens!

The Hardwick Gazette’s fundraising campaign is in its final days. Which means this is your last chance to take home a plush, adorable comfort chicken handmade by Gazette staffer Sandra Atkins! This is a very special, one-of-a-kind offer for those able to donate $500 or more to The Gazette. 

Only a few chickens are left, so now is the time to act! And don’t forget, thanks to a matching fund established by generous local donors, every donation will be doubled. Your $500 gift will earn you a comfort chicken, and will mean $1,000 to help sustain The Gazette’s local news coverage throughout 2026. 

Donations of any amount are gratefully received, and all will be doubled to the full extent of the matching fund. Don’t delay any longer! Visit the “Donate” page and make your commitment to fact-based local journalism!

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Dad said he wanted to talk to me after we were done with our paper route.u0026nbsp; Now I had one more thing to worry about that afternoon, on top ofu0026hellip;

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Preparing this specialu0026nbsp;holidayu0026nbsp;issue of The Gazette made us realize what an incredible year itu0026rsquo;s been. Our communities might seem small and sleepyu0026nbsp;from afar, but thereu0026rsquo;s a lot going on aroundu0026hellip;

A limited number of printed Hardwick Gazette copies are now for sale at the Buffalo Mountain Market in Hardwick and Willey’s Store in Greensboro at $5 a copy. Please tell your friends who would rather read us in print.

Look below the front page below to see this week’s top stories, Tyler Molleur’s Weather, opinions, William Lange’s weekly column and a cartoon or two.

Comfort chickens are still available for a donation of $500 or more.

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HARDWICK u0026ndash; Caledonia Superior Court has ordered a lower, trial court to hold a bail hearing and establish conditions for the release a Morrisville held without bail since his Augustu0026hellip;

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EAST HARDWICK u0026mdash; Moderating temperatures closed out the work week last week, with lows struggling to drop below freezing Thursday night under the influence of a southerly flow. Some snowpacku0026hellip;

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MONTPELIER u0026ndash; The Washington Central Unified Union School Board to recommend closing Calais Elementary School and Worcesteru0026rsquo;s Doty Memorial School WCUUSB) voted last Wednesday, Dec. 17. The proposed budget, whichu0026hellip;

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HARDWICK u0026ndash; A grant from the Vermont Community Foundation will allow the Jeudevine Memorial Library to revisit its mission and vision statements white it crafts a strategic plan. The $5,000u0026hellip;

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WOLCOTT u0026ndash; In November of 2023, the Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC), in partnership with the Town of Wolcott, received a $46,499.81 grant award from the Lamoille Basin Clean Wateru0026hellip;

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Willeyu0026rsquo;s Store employees, (all from left) front, Taina Frazier, Gracie Crown; back, Christina Hernandez and Tanya Howardu0026nbsp;pose in a mock snow globe set up in the clothing department to celebrateu0026hellip;

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HARDWICK u0026ndash; Best friends and store owners for 11 years, Andrea Jones and Sandy Scott, u0026ldquo;work wives,u0026rdquo; as they affectionately call each other, run Hardwicku0026rsquo;s Galaxy Bookshop with pride. Theyu0026hellip;

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u0026ldquo;SORRY SANTA, BUT ALL THE ELVES WERE DEPORTED!u0026rdquo;

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EAST MONTPELIER u0026ndash; As I write, itu0026rsquo;s only a quarter past four in the afternoon, but I wouldnu0026rsquo;t want to be walking in the woods right now without a light.u0026hellip;

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HARDWICK u0026ndash; u0026ldquo;With the change of seasons,u0026rdquo; wrote Programs Manager Bethany Dunbar in the Atkins Field Winter Bulletin,u0026ldquo; also come changes at the Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE). Andu0026hellip;

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Russia!

The Hardwick Gazette is now a community-owned, non-profit publication of Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism. We depend on your donation to support our mission of producing fair and accurate local journalism, shining a light on all aspects of our communities and creating a forum for deeper engagement.

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Hours: Mon. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tues 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wed. 9 a.m. to noon, and by appointment.

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EDITOR
Paul Fixx

ADVERTISING
Sandy Atkins, Raymonda Parchment, Dawn Gustafson, Paul Fixx

CIRCULATION
Dawn Gustafson

PRODUCTION
Sandy Atkins, Dawn Gustafson, Dave Mitchell, Raymonda Parchment

REPORTER
Raymonda Parchment

SPORTS WRITERS
Ken Brown
Eric Hanson

WEATHER REPORTER
Tyler Molleur

PHOTOGRAPHER
Vanessa Fournier

CARTOONIST
Julie Atwood

CONTRIBUTORS
Trish Alley, Sandy Atkins, Brendan Buckley, Hal Gray, Abrah Griggs, Eleanor Guare, Henry Homeyer, Pat Hussey, Willem Lange, Cheryl Luther Michaels, Tyler Molleur, Kay Spaulding, Liz Steel, John Walters

INTERNS
Cloey Camley, Hazen Union School
Claire Charlow, UVM Community News Service
Will Helms, Hazen Union School
Eisha Qureshi, UVM Community News Service