by Abe Leveilee On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 30, a group of language students from Hazen Union High School, including myself, departed for Montreal for a week-long cultural immersion. We did various things in that week-long window: museum tours, souvenir shopping, and Botanical Garden walks, to name a few,[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Learning from Other Gardens
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – One of the best ways to learn how to create a lovely garden is to see others. Visit good gardens of neighbors, great gardens near and far. I recently visited three great gardens and, as always when viewing other gardens, they gave me[Read More…]
I Found the Job not at all Unpleasant
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – It’s an old New England tradition, when you’ve been invited to visit someone, to adjure them not to fuss. I’ve just spent the weekend at a class reunion at my old school, and I can tell you: They fussed! It’s hard to imagine how[Read More…]
Wolves Make it a Three-Peat
by Ken Brown SOUTH BURLINGTON – Moving up a division didn’t matter to super senior Ben Alekson and the Peoples Academy (PA) baseball team last week, as they edged Milton 7-6 in the Division II state title game for the program’s third straight championship. Milton clawed back from a 6-2[Read More…]
Vermont State Police News
On June 9, at 4:51 a.m., The Vermont State Police received a report of a domestic assault taking place in a residence on School Street in the town of Plainfield. Troopers responded to the scene and met with the victim. Subsequent investigation led to the discovery that Moss Palmer, of[Read More…]
Greensboro Fellowship Hall Roof Takes a Beating
by Hal Gray, Community Journalist GREENSBORO – The lakeside roof on Greensboro’s Fellowship Hall has taken a beating from the weather coming off Caspian Lake. After recent renovation of the ceiling, insulation, lights and the floor at the hall, it is thought that heavy snow, strong winds and driving rain[Read More…]
Druchunas with Knitting Stories June 20
HARDWICK – Donna Druchunas, co-designer and illustrator of “Goddess Knits,” a full-color collection of knitting patterns paired with stories of Northern European goddesses, will speak about her new book at The Galaxy Bookshop in Hardwick on Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m. Each of the knitting designs in “Goddess Knits”[Read More…]
Rivard and Rooney Lead Capital League Honors
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – Hazen Union seniors Tyler Rivard and Lyle Rooney capped off their stellar high school careers on the baseball diamond last week with the highest of honors in the star-studded Capital League. Rivard and Rooney led First Team selections in the Capital, with Rivard earning Player[Read More…]
Local Students Graduate from St. Lawrence University
CANTON, N.Y. – More than 550 members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2023 took part in the University’s Commencement ceremonies, which were held Sunday, May 21, at Newell Field House in Canton, New York. Included were Sofie Carlson of Wolcott, a member of the Class of 2023, who majored[Read More…]
JOSIAH (JESSE) KLINGLER
CABOT – Josiah (Jesse) Klingler, beloved son of Diana and Ken Klingler of Cabot, died suddenly on March 31, from an undetected-brain aneurysm. He was one week shy of his 39th birthday.Jesse arrived on April 6, 1984, to brighten our lives and be loved by his sister, Rebekah. It wasn’t[Read More…]
American Pickers to Film in Vermont
VERMONT – The American Pickers will return to Vermont in August when they plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout the area. “American Pickers” is a documentary series that explores the world of antique “picking.” The show follows pickers in the business as they hunt[Read More…]