by Deborah J. Benoit, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – What do you do when there’s more shade and shadow than sunshine in your garden? While your plant selections will likely differ from those chosen for a sunny spot, there are still plenty of beautiful, flowering[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Poetry Reading July 12
GREENSBORO – A poetry reading will kick off the adult summer program series at the Greensboro Free Library on July 12. Poet and Greensboro summer resident Katherine Williams recently retired from a career in art therapy and clinical psychology and published her first book of poems, “Still Life,” last year.[Read More…]
Craftsbury Children’s Farmers Market
Cahoon Graduates to the Top Spot
BARRE – Community College of Vermont (CCV) Night at Thunder Road brought five feature races for four divisions on the Barre highbanks in true Quarry Hill fashion on a beautiful Thursday night. In just two-hours and forty-five minutes, two first time winners immerged in the Street Stocks while legends continue[Read More…]
Wild Cello Concert July 2
EAST HARDWICK – Rushad Eggleston will perform at the Caledonia No. 9 Grange Hall on Sunday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. He is the second performer of Civic Standard’s “Take a Chance Series.” Civic Standard considers the performance “seriously outrageous and wonderful.” The event is pay-what-you-want and the Civic will[Read More…]
JAMES D. “JIM” HOUSTON
WALDEN – James Dennis “Jim” Houston, 81, late of Greensboro died peacefully on Wednesday, June 21, at the Greensboro Nursing Home, where he was a resident for the past year. His loving family was at his side. He was born May 28, 1942, in Farmington, Mass., the son of the[Read More…]
I Can’t Sleep in a $500 Room
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – I’ve lived a great percentage of my life in towns or places that people go to for vacations or getaways. This means that I’ve lived in some lovely places, and also that when it’s been the occasion for a getaway of my own, the[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Report
On Tuesday, June 20, at approximately 10:47 a.m., a Montgomery Road resident reported suspicious activity at a house located at 857 Montgomery Road in the town of Hardwick. Hardwick Police responded and discovered the home had been burglarized. The home owner, William Dawson, met with Hardwick Police at the home.[Read More…]
Matthew Califano Named 2023 Coolidge Scholar
Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union announce that Craftsbury Academy rising senior Matthew Califano was recently named a 2023 Coolidge Scholar by the Coolidge Foundation. Califano was one of five scholars selected by the Foundation out of a pool of 4,100 to receive a full academic[Read More…]
Growing Plants for Their Scents Makes Sense
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – Do you remember your Grammy’s favorite rose? If you do, you probably remember how fragrant it was. For me, one of my grandmother’s favorite plants was the peony named “Festiva Maxima.” It is a double white with a drop of red in the[Read More…]
Lawn Care to Encourage Bees
by Bonnie Kirn Donahue, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont NORTHFIELD – Much of landscape maintenance in summer is devoted to mowing lawns. Traditional lawns in the Northeast are typically made up of a mix of turfgrasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial rye and fine fescues. Seed mixes often include[Read More…]
