HARDWICK – The February 18 Hardwick Electric Department (HED) Board of Commissioners meeting was relatively uneventful, with commissioners asking for a better look at customer issues. A rare social media post, several days later, February 21, offered information about weather events affecting customer electric bills and suggestions to help reduce[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
Vanessa Fournier 2025 Hardwick Humanitarian Award Recipient
Gazette Photographer Vanessa Fournier was nominated for and received a Hardwick Humanitarian Award from the Kiwanis Club at a ceremony, Monday, Feb. 24. What follows is what I read before she was presented with the award. Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work for[Read More…]
For The Record
HARDWICK – Last week’s photos of Head Start-Early Head Start children should have indicated the cookies were decorated at the Jeudevine Library and made by Carol’s Kitchen (formerly Connie’s Kitchen).
Select Board Handles Road, Flooring, Funding, Ethics Issues
WOODBURY – Town Clerk Robin Durkee reported extra copies of the Woodbury Town Report for 2024 had been received. She said copies had been mailed to voters, who should already have received them. A revised certificate of town highway mileage was signed, correcting the designation of two Class 4 roads[Read More…]
Lakeview Day
The Gazette Strives To Be Hyper-local, Relevant, Factual, Fair
It’s been a month since our 47th President was elected. Whatever your political persuasion, the pace of changes being rolled out by the administration is staggering. When the pace of news feels exhausting, it’s okay (and probably healthy!) to take breaks from the news and even fully step away at[Read More…]
Town Hall Housing Project Ready for Voters to Weigh In
GREENSBORO — Voters at the March 4 Greensboro Town Meeting will have the opportunity to vote on authorizing an Australian ballot vote on the question of whether to transfer ownership of the Town Hall and former high school building to Rural Edge under a plan to provide up to 20[Read More…]
MVU Configuration, Facilities, School-Based Health Care Get Attention
HARDWICK AREA – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Superintendent David Baker shared a facility update, comments on the new school-based health center, and plans to discuss the Mountain View Union Elementary School District configuration in his February update. The Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVU) board has been discussing[Read More…]
United Church Calls Avril Cochran as Pastor
HARDWICK – Members of the United Church of Hardwick called Craftsbury’s Avril Cochran to serve as their settled pastor on Sunday, Jan. 26, after she led that day’s worship. She visited with members of the congregation during an open house the day before. Cochran has filled in at the church,[Read More…]
We’re Still Smiling
I headed to my desk here at The Gazette this morning under a blue sky and brilliant sunshine. That seems a stark contrast to the tenor of the news bombarding us internationally, in the U.S., in Vermont and even locally where what’s happening outside the area may eventually affect us[Read More…]
Contentious Town Hall Redevelopment Proposal Divides Community
GREENSBORO — As the select board continues to work with RuralEdge on plans for a Greensboro Town Hall redevelopment project that would create 20 apartments, many in the Greensboro community have taken sides. As select board members Ellen Celnik and David Kelley work to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement[Read More…]
Cooperation Vermont Buys Former Rainbow Sweets Building
MARSHFIELD – The Rainbow Sweets Bakery Building in Marshfield is now a part of the Cooperation Vermont Community Land Trust, the organization reported on social media January 31. “Today Cooperation Vermont took another big step in our efforts to build local resilience through localizing and democratizing the economy.” The purchase[Read More…]
