HARDWICK — New officers elected at the Hardwick Fire Department annual meeting, December 4, to serve in the new year are Perley Allen, chief, who was promoted from first assistant chief; Rick Sullivan, first assistant chief, promoted from second assistant chief; Charlie Bartlett, second assistant chief, promoted from third Lieutenant;[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
2025 Fire Department Officers Elected
WALDEN – The fire department elected officers at its annual meeting December 3. Officers are Chief Jason Larrabee; First Assistant Chief Butch Greaves; Second Assistant Chief Dan Greaves; Captain Tyler Mayo; Fire Police Captain Rodney Hooker; Fire Training Officer Alec Larrabee; Fire Assistant Training Officer Owen Kittredge; EMS Operations Officer[Read More…]
Open Offices for Town Meeting Announced
HARDWICK – Town Clerk Tonia Chase has announced the open offices to be filled on town meeting day, March 4, 2025. The open town positions include one three-year term and two one-year terms on the Hardwick Select Board and a three-year term for town clerk and treasurer.The Hazen Union District[Read More…]
Town Clerks ask for Town Meeting Nominations, Appropriations, Reports
CRAFTSBURY, GREENSBORO – Town Clerks have been notifying residents and area nonprofit organizations that deadlines are approaching to submit information and appropriation requests to be included in printed reports for town meetings on March 4, 2025. As towns work to finalize budgets and work with printers to establish deadlines for[Read More…]
Gazette Readers Fill Us with Joy
You, dear readers, have brought joy to all of us who are involved with The Hardwick Gazette as our Giving Tuesday campaign winds down and funds keep arriving. We had received 101 donations totaling just over $11,000 by last Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, the day after Giving Tuesday. In the[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – In the story, “Sylvacurl Creates Waste-free Wood Curl Packaging,” on page 18 of last week’s issue, the Lovinsky’s names was misspelled. In that same issue, the piece titled, “Southworth will be Guided by Vermont Constitution,” the email address for Rep.-elect Southworth is [email protected]
Ski & Ride Kicks Off New Season at Jay Peak, Dec. 20
HARDWICK – Hazen Union School’s Ski & Ride program will kick off the new season, December 20, with an outing to Jay Peak where students will have an opportunity to ski, snowboard. or telemark. Nine regular outings are planned from December to March, with a possible trip in April, weather[Read More…]
Village Expansion Community Design Workshop, Feb. 8
PLAINFIELD – A community design workshop for the Plainfield Village Expansion project will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House. The workshop is being held to gather community input for a proposed new neighborhood off East Hill Road[Read More…]
Organizations Concerned for Couple Found Dead In Tent
WOLCOTT – Two deceased people were reported to have been found dead in a tent at a property on Jones Road in Wolcott, Wednesday, Nov. 27, said a Thanksgiving Day report from the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department. The deceased have been identified as 48 year-old Lucas Menard of Montpelier and[Read More…]
Legion Thanksgiving Dinner and Music, Nov. 28
Southworth will be Guided by Vermont Constitution
WALDEN – On November 5, Mike Southworth was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives for the Caledonia-2 District covering Hardwick, Stannard and Walden where he has lived the last 28 years. Southworth is married and has three adult sons. Southworth says he’s more practical than political and hopes his[Read More…]
Senator-elect Beck to Become Minority Leader
by Paul Fixx CALEDONIA COUNTY – Members of the Senate Republican Caucus met November 26 and chose Senator-elect Scott Beck as the new caucus leader for the upcoming legislative session. Senator Brian Collamore was re-elected as Assistant Republican Leader. Beck said he gave a lot of thought to it before[Read More…]
