HARDWICK — Following the statewide threat of school shootings for Tuesday, April 8, Police Chief Michael Henry spoke with Hazen Union School Principal Jason Di Giulio Monday evening, April 7. Di Guilio decided to keep students inside all day that Tuesday. “It’s our responsibility to take every threat seriously until[Read More…]
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Saplings to Submit $1M Grant Application for Expansion
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Saplings Executive Director Melissa Jacobs told the select board at an April 1 public hearing, that her organization has signed a lease agreement with Headwaters Community Trust (HCT) [See note below.] for the property they plan to build a new facility on. Plans are to expand the[Read More…]
O’Brien Selected Finalist in Essay Contest
PLAINFIELD – Twinfield Union School Senior Hazel O’Brien was selected as a finalist in Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) fifteenth annual State of the Union Essay Contest, Wednesday, March 19. His essay, selected from the 475 students at 25 Vermont high schools who submitted entries, evaluated ranked choice voting, demonstrated the[Read More…]
Statehouse Rallygoers say, “Hands Off” to Executive Overreach
HARDWICK, MONTPELIER – Sixty people climbed into a school bus and van parked in the lot at Dona’s in Hardwick, Saturday, April 5 to attend a statehouse rally scheduled for noon in Montpelier. It had been organized by the grassroots 50501VT organization. The rally’s theme, “Hands Off,” was billed as[Read More…]
Real, Fact-Filled, Hyper-Local Journalism Isn’t Cheap
If you haven’t yet contributed to The Hardwick Gazette, please consider doing so now. Our nonprofit mission is important. We believe everyone should have access to fact-checked local news, community information and advertising. That requires others who can afford it, to step up and fund our mission. It’s been great[Read More…]
For the record
The March 26 story, “Fire District Made Whole Following Embezzlement,” should have indicated Laurel Schoop’s Wolcott property is on Vt. Rte. 15, not Rte. 16. In the same issue the article, “Remote WIC Appointments to Continue, Increasing Access,” attributed Amy Malinowski’s comments to others. She said, “A key challenge for[Read More…]
Budget Vote, Round-Two, Scheduled
WOLCOTT – Town voters will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on a revised Wolcott Town School budget for FY26. It reduces the property tax rate to 25.5 cents from the 30 cents that would have resulted from the budget rejected by voters on town meeting day,185 to 95,[Read More…]
Black River Valley Fog
We’re Having too Much Fun
With April Fools’ Day behind us, we can get back to taking our job here at The Gazette mostly seriously. We look forward to April first all year long, usually starting a list of ideas for the next year before April is over. We’ve been enjoying hearing from readers today[Read More…]
Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon Season Ends
CRAFTSBURY – The Outdoor Center reported March 25 that the Touring Center had closed and the season had come to an end. “We were open for 121 days, had two months of especially wonderful cold, dry snow and then it disappeared way too quickly. An additional note said, “If things[Read More…]
Fire District Made Whole Following Embezzlement
EAST HARDWICK — David O’Brien, East Hardwick Fire District #1 (EHFD) chair of the Prudential Committee, said the organization has received reimbursement from Laurel Schoop of Wolcott for $8,043 she is alleged to have embezzled, saying, “We have been made whole.” Recent meetings have involved fallout from the alleged embezzlement[Read More…]
Center Road Repaving, an HED Report and Grants Lead Agenda
HARDWICK – The Thursday, March 20, select board meeting began right on time, with Chair Eric Remick counting down to 6 p.m. Items were moved through quickly with approval to proceed with submitting a grant for repaving Center Road a highlight of the meeting. Amanda Fecteau gave the road foreman[Read More…]
