HARDWICK – David Upson’s town manager’s report at the August 15 Hardwick select board meeting began with news that work on replacement of the Riverside Farm bridge would begin Monday, Aug. 19, and there may be additional costs for bank armoring in this project. He said work at the[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
Food Share Program Expanding
GREENSBORO – On the second and fourth Wednesdays each month, 250 to more than 300 cars arrive in Cabot, but not for a cheese convention or music festival. They arrive from neighboring towns and all over the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) to pick up food that will help feed families. A[Read More…]
NEK Broadband and CV Fiber Merge
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – A merger of Vermont Communications Union Districts NEK Broadband and CVFiber became effective August 16, wrote the new Governing Board Chair Nick Anzalone, in a letter to town clerks that day. Anzalone said, “NEK Broadband and CVFiber have united resources, expertise and a shared commitment to deliver[Read More…]
New Cabot Creamery Store
Hardwick Farmer’s Market Music
Who’s Going to Cover Your News if not the Gazette?
We’re now well into the second half of the Gazette’s first year as a community-owned nonprofit digital newspaper and, as usual, your donations and advertisements are needed to make ends meet. Advertisers have begun to notice as we’ve expanded coverage over the last eight months, increasing readership from barely over[Read More…]
Stuck in Vermont Visits Summersweet Garden Nursery
HARDWICK – English Tea and gardens full of flowers, with a Phlox Fest every August, are featured in the August 22 edition of Stuck in Vermont, when host Eva Sollenberger reports on a visit with Rachel Kane at Summersweet Gardens in East Hardwick. Summersweet Garden Nursery is a retail and[Read More…]
Sept. 5 Public Hearings Scheduled on Bylaws, Grant
HARDWICK – Two public hearings will be held in Hardwick’s Memorial Building before the September 5 select board meeting at 6 p.m. At 5 p.m. there will be a public hearing to take comments from the public regarding proposed changes to the town’s Unified Development Bylaws. The changes provide additional[Read More…]
Primary Election Sets Stage for November Contests
HARDWICK AREA TOWNS – Primary election contests for Vermont’s State House and Senate races in the Hardwick area saw few close contests and many candidates were unopposed on August 13. Republican Scott Beck and Democrat Amanda Cochrane, both of St. Johnsbury, bested their opponents by significant margins in the Caledonia[Read More…]
Save Town Hall Coalition Demands Answers
GREENSBORO – The Save Town Hall Coalition retained the law office of Stackpole French, whose Counsel, Edward B. French, Jr., Esq. has presented the select board with an August 13 letter sharing concerns about a proposed Town Hall redevelopment project by Rural Edge, a Northeast Kingdom affordable housing developer. The[Read More…]
“Save Town Hall” Signs Draw Ire from Select Board, Vandals
GREENSBORO – As residents have begun to express reservations about the advisability of a RuralEdge proposal to create a 20-unit affordable housing development at the town hall, a Save Town Hall Coalition has come together and presented the Greensboro select board with a petition signed by 180 people and retained[Read More…]
