The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) held a party Saturday, drawing a wide variety of people from the area to visit three of its facilities and learn more about the organization. The CAE not only works with farmers who grow vegetables and process meat, but also with the consumers[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
For the record
HARDWICK – In the October 2 story, “Green Mountain Peanut Butter by Munch, for Munching,” Christopher Rossi is Adriana Munch’s partner. The amount of the grant funding for the library’s landscaping is $75,000, not $75 as indicated in the caption of the photo showing Gene Gravel operating the excavator that[Read More…]
Elementary School Future Uncertain as Budgeting Begins
CALAIS – The future of the Calais School remains uncertain after last month’s vote by the Washington Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) not to place a measure to close two schools on the November ballot. The vote effectively rejected a new configuration model developed by the Leadership Team over[Read More…]
Styrofoam Accepted at Recycling
GREENSBORO – The recycling center in Greenboro is one of the few places in Vermont where styrofoam is accepted. The town is a member of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District (NEKWMD), one of only two places in the three northern New England States with a machine that processes styrofoam[Read More…]
Library Receives Grant to Complete Addition
HARDWICK – Jeudevine Library trustees and staff learned Monday that the library is the recipient of a long hoped for $725,000 grant from the Vermont Department of Libraries (DOL). The grant will allow the library to complete work on the addition’s interior and connect the two buildings. “I am so[Read More…]
Mosquito-Borne Diseases Possible Until First Hard Frost
HARDWICK – In Vermont, mosquitoes may be carrying viruses that cause diseases like West Nile virus (WNV) or Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Mosquito season begins in spring, but the risk for disease is highest in the summer months. The risk is lower when temperatures are below 60 degrees and mosquitoes[Read More…]
House and Senate Candidates Established for General Election, Nov. 5
HARDWICK AREA – Local election contests for Vermont House and Senate races appearing on ballots November 5 in the eleven towns covered by The Gazette include the Caledonia District Senate race to represent Hardwick, Stannard and Walden, where Democrat Amanda Cochrane is running against GOP Rep. Scott Beck for the[Read More…]
A Lot Goes Into Creating This For You
I hope you enjoy today’s paper and read every word because the staff and all of our contributors have been pouring their hearts into the work these last two weeks. Last week’s 30-page edition was the longest we’ve published since January. We’re not quite sure how many pages we’ll have[Read More…]
Flooding, Water, Sewer Float to Top of Select Board Agenda
HARDWICK – A deluge of flood response activities floated up at the September 19 select board meeting where the town’s energy use, Hardwick Electric, bike lanes, the future of Jackson Dam, the Jeudevine Library and water and sewer rates all got attention too. The meeting kicked off with Town Manager[Read More…]
Community Members Discuss Flood Follow-up Activities, Hardwick’s Future
HARDWICK – Neighbor to Neighbor (HNtN) presented a forum in the Hazen Union School cafeteria where roughly 50 community members, town officials and emergency response representatives met Monday, Sept. 16, to hear about the town’s flood response efforts and discuss proactive ways to support one another during emergencies. The invitation[Read More…]
School, Communities Respond to MAP Concerns
MARSHFIELD – The morning following the Tuesday, Sept. 17, Marshfield select board meeting, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union Superintendent Matt Foster posted a message to Facebook in response to concerns expressed at the meeting, on social media and in phone calls to the Vermont State Police, town and Twinfield Union School[Read More…]
Town’s 3-Pronged Approach to Flood Resilience
HARDWICK – Neighbors at the Sept. 16 meeting organized by Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor (HNtN) got a comprehensive look at what Town Manager David Upson called the three-pronged town approach to flood mitigation in the upper, downtown and lower areas of the Lamoille River. Assisted by Zoning Administrator Kristen Leahy,[Read More…]
