GREENSBORO – One hundred cross-country skiers showed up for the first annual Tour de Greensboro on February 5. This event consisted of a 25 km non-competitive ski tour on the public trail network of Greensboro and private trails that are not usually open to the public. The event, which was[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Hazen JV Girls are Three Games Away from Perfection
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Hazen Union High School girls’ basketball teams have won a combined 27 games in a row this winter and with a dominating 13-0 start to the season for the junior varsity team, the future looks bright for Lady Cat basketball. Hardwick is abuzz once[Read More…]
Charger Bowlers Position Themselves for State Tournament
by Ken Brown RANDOLPH – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) bowling team didn’t get the result they wanted over the weekend against some of the top teams in the state at the Valley Bowl, but still have bowlers in good position for the Individual State Championship in Rutland at the end[Read More…]
Select Board Reviews Town’s ARPA Spending
by Gazette Staff WOLCOTT – At its February 1 regular meeting, the Wolcott Select Board addressed agenda items including the transfer station, the opening of the Rail Trail, and the current state of spending the town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The first topic of the meeting was correspondence.[Read More…]
Bitterly Cold Temperatures
Select Board Authorizes New Police Contract
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its February 2 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board’s agenda included discussion of a proposed one-year contract with the Hardwick Police Department’s bargaining unit. Town Manager David Upson’s report was the first presentation of the meeting. Upson reported that an agreement between Hardwick and[Read More…]
Davison Powers Lady Cats to Fourteenth Straight
by Ken Brown WELLS RIVER – The Hazen Union girls’ basketball team survived its toughest test in almost two months, grinding out a hard-fought road win over Division IV power Blue Mountain, before ending the week with an emphatic victory over visiting BFA-Fairfax to improve to 15-1 on the season.[Read More…]
OSSU Students Receive Recognition as Vermont Presidential Scholars
HARDWICK – The Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union has announced that Hazen Union student Haley Michaud has been named a 2023 Vermont Presidential Scholar for the Career Technical Education category; Craftsbury Academy student Matthew Califano has been named a 2023 Vermont Presidential Scholar for the Art Category; and Alexander Califano, fellow[Read More…]
My First Experience
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – My first experience with surgery and general anesthesia occurred in 1949, at the so-called Children’s Hospital in Albany, N.Y. My grandfather, an old-fashioned Albany apothecary, probably had connections there; and my father, a clergyman, probably got a reduced rate. It was a simple, straightforward[Read More…]
Pop-up Cards with Ellen Bresler
MARSHFIELD – Artist Ellen Bresler will be at the Jaquith Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., to make pop-up cards for Valentine’s Day or any other occasion. Participants will start with a flat piece of paper and bring it to life with a few[Read More…]
Demag Named to Dean’s List
BIDDEFORD-PORTLAND, ME. – Olivia Demag of Wolcott, VT., has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2022 fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.
Local Students Named to Fall President’s List
CASTLETON – The following students were named to the Castleton University President’s List for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year: Nicole Pelton of Marshfield and Lauren Thomas of Hardwick. To qualify for this highest academic honor, students must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of[Read More…]
