by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team reached the Division III state title game last spring in head coach Spencer Howard’s third season at the helm and are poised to make another deep playoff run in 2023 with two of the top players in the division returning[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Hazen Track and Field
HARDWICK- Head coach Kathy Fortmann had her largest track and field team at Hazen Union in her fifth year in 2022 and will need to fill some holes left from four graduating seniors. Jessica Royer, Lila Meyer, Bruce Fortmann, and Colton Courtemanche led a developing Wildcat track and field program[Read More…]
Holy Week Schedule for United Church
HARDWICK – Holy Week services at the United Church of Hardwick include Maundy Thursday, April 6, 7 p.m., Service of Tenebrae with Communion; Good Friday, April 7, 9 a.m. to noon, church open for prayers, candle lighting and reflection on the Seven Last Words; Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday, April 9,[Read More…]
Spanish Conversation Group in April and May
EAST CRAFTSBURY – A Spanish conversation group will meet at the J.W. Simpson Memorial Library, facilitated by Maddox Wilson. This group will meet on the first and third Saturdays in April and May and all levels are welcome. Coffee, tea and treats will be provided. For more information, call (802)[Read More…]
Library Named Finalist for National Medal
HARDWICK – The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced that Jeudevine Memorial Library is among 30 finalists for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The Jeudevine Memorial Library is the only institution in Vermont to be selected as a finalist for this award. The National[Read More…]
Neighbors Meet to Consider Area Housing Needs
by Jenny Stoner and Hal Gray, Community Journalists EAST CRAFTSBURY – At the invitation of the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, March 26, the first Community Housing Forum brought together neighbors to discuss the local lack of affordable housing and ways to address this need. Twenty-five people from Craftsbury,[Read More…]
East Hardwick Fire District Active in the New Year
Cheryl Luther Michaels, Community Journalist EAST HARDWICK – The prudential committee (board) members of the East Hardwick Fire District (EHFD#1) are the caretakers of the water supply to East Hardwick Village. The board has had meetings and activities during the first quarter of 2023. After the March meeting was canceled[Read More…]
Checking the Grade
Newly-formed LVRT Committee Addresses Regional Issues
by Elizabeth Dow, Community Journalist HARDWICK – The newly-formed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Committee (LVRT Committee) held its first official meeting on Tuesday, March 21. Tracy Martin, Hardwick’s community development coordinator, whose job keeps her closely in touch with the state officials in charge of developing the trail, will serve[Read More…]
You’d Think We’d’ve Learned by Now
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – Most of us, I daresay, learned the story of Bluebeard as children (though, apparently, it’s too frightening and thus off-limits to some modern children). The wealthy, but grotesque nobleman, before leaving on a trip, gives his new wife the keys to all the rooms[Read More…]
Agritourism Network Launches April 11
BURLINGTON – Burlington –Dr. Lisa Chase, a University of Vermont (UVM) Extension agritourism specialist, has been selected as the first chair of the Global Agritourism Network (GAN), a newly founded network of agritourism professionals from around the world. Chase, who is based in UVM Extension’s Brattleboro office, also serves as[Read More…]
Registration Open for Military Teen Adventure Camp
BURLINGTON – Military teens, age 13-18, with a passion for mountain biking, climbing and other outdoor adventures, may attend the Northeast Kingdom Military Teen Adventure Camp, June 26 to 29 and July 10 to 13. Any teen with a parent or guardian in the National Guard or regular armed services[Read More…]
