HARDWICK – Out of ten total closed FEMA buyouts in the State of Vermont, five are from Hardwick, according to Hardwick Zoning and Floodplain Administrator Kristen Leahy. Nine Hardwick property owners have money in hand for their damaged and destroyed houses as of today, she said. “There are two types[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
United Church of Hardwick Auction
Unscary Scarecrows
Ivakhiv Talks of Undefeated Ukrainian Spirit
GREENSBORO − Adrian Ivakhiv came to the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro last Wednesday evening and gave a fascinating talk, “Ukraine the Climate of War and Peace,” setting that tragic conflict in a more global context that has serious consequences for all of us. He holds the J.S.[Read More…]
Calais Town History Tour now Available
CALAIS – Visitors and town residents now have access to a guided audio tour of Calais history created by the Calais History Preservation Commission. The Calais Town History Tour is presented in twenty-one episodes, each four to five minutes long that can be downloaded to a smartphone. Each segment can[Read More…]
July 10 Passes Uneventfully, Flood Mitigation Work Continues
HARDWICK – Weather forecasts and a National Weather Service warning last week raised concern across the region in areas affected by flooding on July 10 in both 2023 and 2024. Hardwick had heightened awareness as the anniversary approached, with media and politicians bringing awareness to the anniversary. Town Manager David[Read More…]
Beck Appointed to School Redistricting Task Force
MONTPELIER – Caledonia County Senator Scott Beck (R-Caledonia) of St. Johnsbury is one of 11 members appointed last week to the state task force charged with drawing up Vermont’s new school district boundaries. Beck brings to the task his experience as a social studies teacher on the St. Johnsbury Academy[Read More…]
LeBlanc Receives Hero Award for Extraordinary Courage
MORRISVILLE – Nick Leblanc, a Morrisville Water and Light Department line foreman has become the first recipient of a Hero Award created by the village trustees to recognize extraordinary acts of courage. LeBlanc responded to the scene of a Wolcott crash and subsequent fire, pulling the car’s driver from a[Read More…]
Children’s Farmers Market
Town Reappraisal Process Underway
CALAIS – A town-wide reappraisal process began last month in Calais, with property owners receiving a postcard in the mail to let them know when the reappraisal team would be coming to their property. Each property will be visited and inspected by representatives from the New England Municipal Resource Center[Read More…]
OSSU Superintendent not Alarmed by Fed Funding Cuts
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union School (OSSU) Superintendent David Baker expects programs at its member schools to continue without interruption despite the U.S. Department of Education’s abrupt halt to distribution of Federal funding to Vermont schools announced June 30. As reports come that the Vermont Agency of Education and[Read More…]
HED Presentation, Hearing on Rate Increase, July 23
HARDWICK – Hardwick Electric Department customers (HED) recently received notice from the Vermont Public Utility Commission of a hearing on the department’s proposed rate increase. The virtual public hearing by the Vermont Public Utility Commission is to “receive input concerning the tariff filing of the Town of Hardwick Electric Department[Read More…]
