ALBANY – On Saturday, April 8, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., there will be a community health fair in the Albany Town Hall. The fair will include information about community resources, visits with local practitioners, a free raffle, cups of tea and updates on vaccines. The Northeast Kingdom Medical[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Nature Discussions April 6
PLAINFIELD – Four Winds Nature Institute Discussion: Nurturing a Child’s Sense of Wonder will be held Thursday, April 6, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., online. Join this free discussion series to explore topics and best practices in supporting nature-based play and adventure while nurturing a sense of wonder, place,[Read More…]
Seeking Items for Benefit Flea Market
WOLCOTT – Justice For Dogs is seeking items donated for their annual Spring flea market at the Morrisville VFW in April. Drop off day for donated items will be Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Justice For Dogs is seeking quality household items (clean and in working[Read More…]
LNT Presents New Play, “Pass Over”
MONTPELIER – Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s new play. “Pass Over” will be presented at the Lost Nation Theater on Thursday through Sunday, April 13 through April 30, at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays–Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. “Waiting for Godot” meets Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” in this theatrical experience, as two[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – AWARE served 20 people from March 26 through April 2. AWARE is a nonprofit organization, established in 1984, dedicated to resolving the causes and effects of domestic violence and sexual assault in the greater Hardwick area.The 24-hour hotline is 802-472-6463.
It’s Up to You to Contribute
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – Almost every day I treat myself to the blog of Heather Cox Richardson. I consider it sort of a stroking of my biases, which by this time of my life hardly need affirmation. But I learn stuff, too. In one of this week’s daily[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
March 20, Assist – Public, Woodbury St.; Motor Vehicle Complaint, Maple St.; Suspicious Event, Highland Ave. March 21, Directed Patrol, S. Main St.; Welfare Check, Slapp Hill; Suspicious Event, Vt. Rte. 15 W; Juvenile Problem, Highland Ave. Directed Patrol, S. Main St.; Traffic Stop, Vt. Rte. 15 W/Kate Brook Road;[Read More…]
BENJAMIN R. MASTIN (BEN)
CRAFTSBURY – Benjamin R. Mastin (Ben) died peacefully at age 87, on Thursday, March 23, after years of progressive dementia and days after a fall that broke his hip. He was born on February 2, 1936, in Midland Park, N.J. After Pompton Lakes High School Class of 1954 graduation he attended[Read More…]
SANDRA (Sandy) Sicely (Foster)
BARRE – Sandra (Sandy) Sicely (Foster) 81, of Cabot, passed away peacefully in Barre, on Monday March 27. A native Vermonter, Sandy was born on March 17, 1942, to Herndon and Natalie (Bartlett) Foster. She attended school in Cabot, graduating as the salutatorian of her class in 1960. Sandy was[Read More…]
Catamount Bluegrass Hosts “Beg, Steal, or Borrow” at ArtPort
ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts Bluegrass Night returns to the ArtPort, Saturday, April 8, at 7 p.m., with special guests “Beg, Steal, or Borrow.” Hosted by father and daughter duo Bob and Sarah Amos, Catamount Bluegrass is among the most popular live performance series in the region, introducing upcoming and[Read More…]
Early Spring Chores
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – Early spring is a good time to look at the trees and shrubs on your property when you are not distracted by flowers and leaves. Study your “woodies” now to see if they need some care, and if some plants need to be[Read More…]
Bring in the Bird Feeders – and Other Ways to Avoid Bear-Human Conflict
by Meghan McCarthy McPhaul FRANCONIA, N.H. – It is a question I face each year as March winds into April: when to take down the bird feeder. Our avian feeding station is basic: a single run-of-the-mill hopper, which I fill with a local mix of seed that seems to keep[Read More…]


