HARDWICK – The value of Jackson Dam, holding back the waters of Hardwick Lake, has been questioned for many years. A 2001 report by the Vermont Natural Resources Council notes, “The Jackson Dam currently has little economic value.” The dam was then over 100 years old and the report indicates[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
Petition to Ban Caspian Lake Wake Boats Still Pending
GREENSBORO – In a report to the select board at the January 8 meeting, then-board-member David Kelley reported that he and others spoke at a Vermont Agency of Natural Resources meeting on December 12 in Montpelier, “asking the ANR to prohibit wake boats on Caspian Lake. He said ANR seems[Read More…]
What it Means to be Community Owned
For the last 16 months we’ve been working hard here at the Gazette to gather as much government, school, civic and sports news as we can, along with as many community events as are sent to us. As part of being a nonprofit, we have no owners, only a board[Read More…]
For the record
The correct date of the May Greensboro select board meeting is May 14. The article in last week’s edition, “Next Steps for Housing, Deteriorating Town Hall Contemplated.” should have said, “Town clerk Kim Greaves said this will likely be a subject for the May 14 select board meeting.” The full[Read More…]
Area Students Testify About Education Bill
MONTPELIER – A student from Hazen Union School (HU) and six from Craftsbury Academy testified to a joint meeting of the House Education Committee to which the Senate Committee was also invited, Friday, April 25. The subject was H.454, an education bill that has received attention inside and outside the[Read More…]
Wolcott Voters Reject School Budget, Again
WOLCOTT – The second school budget vote, Tuesday, April 28, failed with150 no votes and 140, just 10 fewer, voting yes on the $6.14 million budget. Three ballots were recorded as spoiled. Just 293 of Wolcott’s 1294 registered voters cast a ballot, meaning the winning no votes represented less than[Read More…]
Town Hall Sale to Rural Edge Voted Down Resoundingly
GREENSBORO – Three hundred and seventy-four Greensboro voters weighed in today, April 29, with the majority voting against allowing the select board to sign a purchase and sale agreement with Rural Edge for a project to convert the town hall into 16 to 20 apartments. Two hundred-twenty seven of the[Read More…]
Civic Standard Tour, Presentation Held to Consider Building Options
HARDWICK – The Civic Standard hosted a tour of its building at 42 South Main Street in Hardwick and a public conversation in the Hardwick Memorial Building about options for the little building with big questions, as the invitation explained. The Monday, April 28, gathering began at 5:30 p.m., with[Read More…]
Hardwick May Day Protest
VEC Annual Meeting, Community Programs Benefit Community
JOHNSON – Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) holds its annual meeting at Jay Peak Resort, May 10, beginning with a free breakfast at 8 a.m. A VEC Community Fund awards grants to organizations serving community members. It has recently partnered with the Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) to provide free community[Read More…]
It is no Longer the Country I Grew up in
Though I’m not an avid fan of horse racing, I’ve visited a few racetracks over the years and do pay a bit of attention to the Kentucky Derby. Last weekend I was oblivious to the allegorical significance of the race until the stretch run, when it was announced, “Journalism and[Read More…]
