GREENSBORO, WOODBURY, HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette has recently received grants for local news coverage and general operating expenses from the Greensboro Association, the Woodbury Fund and a family foundation with ties to Hardwick. The funding will help pay for local reporters and the equipment needed for additional production staff[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
“Take Us to Court,” says Walden Select Board
WALDEN — The June 3 select board meeting quickly got into unusual territory. Resident Roger Fox was told, “Take us to court.” At select board meetings almost anywhere in Vermont, residents often bring concerns to the board during a public comment period. The board listens to the comments, sometimes doing[Read More…]
Free to Read, Not Free to Create
Regular Gazette readers know our online paper is now free to read. Free to read does not mean free to create; the Gazette now depends upon reader contributions. We shed light on important activities that not everyone may be aware of by digging deeper into what’s happening in the area.[Read More…]
NEK Broadband is Coming to Greensboro
GREENSBORO – “NEK Broadband [is] in the final steps of preparing to hang fiber on utility poles,” wrote NEK Broadband’s Community Relations Manager, Kitty Ufford-Chase in a May 29 Greensboro/Glover Front Porch Forum (FPF) post. She said, “The initial construction will be from the Craftsbury town line down to and[Read More…]
Gazette Continues to Evolve
Six months into our first year being published by the nonprofit Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism, The Hardwick Gazette is continuing to evolve. We are very happy to report that Montpelier’s Center for Arts and Learning (CAL) has agreed to offer us fiscal sponsorship. The IRS website indicates our application may[Read More…]
NEK Broadband Announces Merger Plans
DANVILLE – NEK Broadband and CVFiber announce a preliminary plan to join the two Communications Union Districts (CUDs) under a recent addition to Vermont law. The proposed merger would unite resources, experience, expertise and commitment to deliver high-speed internet services to 71 communities. Working collaboratively will allow the CUDs to leverage[Read More…]
Lamoille Housing Partnership Sets Vote on Plan to Transfer Hardwick Properties
HARDWICK – Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) is asking members to approve the transfer of its Hardwick properties and a merger of the remainder of the organization. LHP’s Hardwick properties include the Bemis Block and Jeudevine Housing Apartments on Main Street, Cherry Street and Maple Street Apartments and the Evergreen Manor[Read More…]
Sen. Welch Tours Hardwick, Assessing Response to Historic Flooding
HARDWICK – Vermont Senator Peter Welch paid a visit to town on May 29 where he went on a walking tour of Hardwick’s downtown and viewed flood damaged areas with Town Manager David Upson, Zoning Administrator Kristen Leahy and Community Development Coordinator Tracy Martin. The visit was a chance for[Read More…]
Lining up for the Parade
ARPA Funds Available to Spend, AOT and FEMA on Track
STANNARD – Ben Hewitt said he’d had an ARPA meeting earlier that day. The town is all caught up on paperwork and the ARPA funds, which the town already has received, can be used for general funds expenses if desired. Select board members learned at their regular May 15 meeting[Read More…]
Conservation Commission Unveils Natural Resources Inventory
HARDWICK – Matt Peters of Woodbury presented results of the town-wide ecological and natural resources inventory report he has been conducting at the request of Hardwick’s Conservation Commission (HCC). The presentation, held at the Memorial Building on April 6, offered the first chance for town residents to hear what Peters[Read More…]
Lt. Gov. Zuckerman Visits Farmer’s Market Opening Day
HARDWICK — Vermont’s Lt. Governor David Zuckerman paid a visit to the opening day of Hardwick’s Farmers Market while collecting signatures for his petition to run for reelection in this year’s statewide elections. “It was a real pleasure to visit with vendors and community customers at the opening day of the[Read More…]
