ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts has announced a Circus Smirkus April vacation camp for children ages 6 to 18. Circus Smirkus camp will run Monday, April 24, through Friday, April 28. Participants can attend either of two sessions: morning session will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, and afternoon session[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Yamato Drummers of Japan at Lyndon Institute, April 16
LYNDON – KCP Presents and Catamount Arts will present the Yamato Drummers of Japan, at Lyndon Institute Auditorium, on Sunday, April 16, at 7 p.m. Precision-trained, tireless performers, the Yamato Drummers play with athleticism, reverence and power that resonates with audiences of all ages. Yamato was founded by Masa Ogawa[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
April 2: Traffic Stop, Elm St./Spring St.; Motor Vehicle Complaint, Mackville Road; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Vt. Rte. 15; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Center Rd.; Traffic Stop, Granite St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Report
On February 28, at 7:12 p.m., the Hardwick Police Department responded to a call at the Hardwick House of Pizza regarding a larceny that just occurred. Beth Keough, of Barre, was identified by video surveillance and was issued a citation to appear in Caledonia Superior Court on April 24 at[Read More…]
State Police News
On February 24 at 8:41 a.m., the Vermont State Police received a report of phone harassment. Subsequent investigation indicated that Bobic VanderPyl, of Calais, had repeatedly called and left harassing voice messages on the victim’s phone, Sally and George Clark, of Nova Scotia, British Columbia, during the months of January,[Read More…]
Anne O’Connor, MD Joins Copley Hospital
MORRISVILLE – Anne O’Connor, MD, has joined the medical staff at Copley Hospital. Dr. O’Connor joins Copley as medical director of the Emergency Department replacing Dr. Liam Gannon who, after holding this position for many years, has decided to step down. Dr. O’Connor comes from the Dartmouth Geisel School of[Read More…]
Local 4-Her in Top 10 Group in Horse Quiz Bowl
CASTLETON – There was no fooling around at the 2023 State 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl on April 1 as 57 4-H’ers competed for top 10 placements in their age divisions. The annual event, sponsored by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H, took place on the Castleton University campus in Castleton.[Read More…]
Lady Charger Team Suddenly Experienced
by Ken Brown CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team has come a long way from being a club sport less than four years ago and will enter their second full season in the Mountain League with an experienced roster this spring, including five seniors for head coach Ashley[Read More…]
Hazen Track and Field Team Reboots
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – Head coach Kathy Fortmann will have a lot of holes to fill on her Hazen Union track and field team in her sixth season, after several graduations and losses from her 2022 squad. Fortmann had one of her largest teams last season as she continued[Read More…]
Woodbury Fire Department Ice Rescue Training
First Half Marathon of the Season
BURLINGTON ‒ Four Hardwick-area runners took on the 17th Annual Unplugged Half Marathon on April 8. Andrew Gilbert, Tim Hogeboom, Cathy Dupont, and Elizabeth McCarthy were among 695 athletes pacing 13.1 miles on a crisp early spring day. The point-to-point, no-frills race started at Airport Park in Colchester and finished[Read More…]
Over 130 People Compete in the Mud-N-Ice Quadrathalon
CRAFTSBURY-ALBANY – After a good snowy March, the Mud-N-Ice Quadrathalon (ski-run-paddle-bike) was a sure thing this year compared to some recent years. This past Saturday the event was more ice than mud with overnight lows around 20 F and temperatures in the mid-30s for much of the race. Thirty-three iron-people,[Read More…]


