HARDWICK AREA – Women took a hit in the election earlier this month, but representation by Democrats dropped even more. While party representation has moved toward parity, representation by women has moved away from it in a significant way. The contingent of area women in the legislature will fall from[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
We are Thankful for You, our Readers
The holiday season is upon us and it’s rather easy to overlook taking time to feel gratitude when we are bombarded by what media feeds us this time of year. Appeals for year-end and Giving Tuesday donations (Yes, even from us here at the Gazette.) flood our mailboxes and email[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – A sentence in last week’s article “Less Interruptions at Meeting, More Grants” should have identified Jennifer Ranz rather than Jennifer Lucas, who did not attend the meeting and read, “Greensboro resident Jennifer Ranz said in response, ‘I am shocked at the rushing; I am just appalled at how[Read More…]
Harple to Prioritize Rural Needs, Education
GLOVER – Leanne Harple of Glover, mother, teacher and traveled Vermonter, became one of only two democrats elected to the Vermont House of Representatives from the Northeast Kingdom on November 5. She’ll take her seat representing Albany, Craftsbury, Glover and Greensboro for the Orleans-4 House District in January. Harple says[Read More…]
Public Wi-Fi, FEMA Flood Funding Approved
WOODBURY – First up at the November 11 regular meeting of the Woodbury Select Board was Information Technology Manager Skip Marchesani, who talked about plans for upgrading network infrastructure and adding public Wi-Fi access in the area surrounding the town hall, and extending into the park area across Vt. Rte.[Read More…]
RuralEdge Awarded $175,000 Tax Incentive for Town Hall Housing Project
GREENSBORO – RuralEdge has been awarded $175,000 in state tax credits to support important code and façade improvements to help make the town hall redevelopment project possible. Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) announced the award as part of just over $4 million in[Read More…]
Help The Gazette’s Local Journalism Thrive
The Board of Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism gathered this past Sunday for our monthly meeting, agendas and minutes of which are now available at the About tab on our website. The board is the most public part of ensuring The Hardwick Gazette’s commitment to public journalism. You, the real public[Read More…]
Mary Rogerson Selected as Legislative Page
CABOT – On November 15, the Cabot School Newsletter announced eighth-grader Mary Rogerson has been selected as a Vermont Legislative Page for the 2025 session. As a legislative page, Mary will have the opportunity to assist lawmakers, deliver messages and documents and observe the legislative process firsthand. They will have[Read More…]
Beck Prioritizes Education Funding and Housing Costs
CALEDONIA COUNTY – Rep. Scott Beck says he spent Wednesday after the election decompressing after a long campaign that began with a contested primary. His election to the Vermont Senate will have him representing all 12 Caledonia County towns that include Hardwick, Walden and Stannard in the Gazette area. By[Read More…]
Candidates Share Election Comments
AREA TOWNS – Last Tuesday’s election on November 5 featured GOP wins in the Caledonia and Orleans Senate races as well as the Caledonia-4 House race, all of which had been filled for many years by Democrats. Bucking that trend, in a close race, Democrat Leanne Harple of Glover was[Read More…]
Anonymous Greensboro Group Sends Letter on Town Hall Project
GREENSBORO – Another anonymous group has recently weighed in on the town hall redevelopment project. Using an email address named Better Greensboro directed to [email protected], the writer of a November 7 message uses the term we in referring to itself, suggesting at least several people are involved. The email message[Read More…]
Justices of the Peace Elected
AREA TOWNS – Every area town elected justices of the peace (JP) last Tuesday. JP candidates elected on November 5 are listed below for each town in the format: Candidate (party), votes. Towns are not required to record the number of votes each candidate received for uncontested races, thus vote[Read More…]
