A relatively routine traffic stop at Hardwick’s Jiffy Mart on Mill Street last Thursday, at about 11 a.m., generated a whole host of rumors and concern among Hardwick residents and others visiting the area. A Hardwick police cruiser and officer was seen behind a car with no driver and an[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
For the Record
In response to the June 25 story, “East Village Advisory Committee Announces Potential Grant,” Sandra Vitzthum, a Montpelier architect has indicated that Plainfield’s Planning Commission Chair Will Colgan has said permanent yurts, wheeled homes and tents are allowed in Plainfield if they have zoning and wastewater permits. And, while there[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
Local Lumps, July 30, 1025 Miss Helen Jackson is employed in East Burke. Albert Cox has been in Bangor, Me., this week. Miss Isadel Clark is camping at Caspian Lake for a time. Mrs. Benjamin Watt of St. Johnsbury is a guest at Fred Taylor’s. Junior Clark of Hyde Park[Read More…]
Caspian Challenge Draws Almost 100 Walkers, Runners
GREENSBORO – The 14th Annual Caspian Challenge Road race drew almost 100 runners and walkers to its 5K and 6.8 mile Lake Loop road races, Sunday, July 27. The day began as racers lined up for an 8:30 a.m. mass start going both directions on West Shore Road near the[Read More…]
Center Road Paving
Nine Flooded Owners have Buyout Money in Hand
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…]
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…]
