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…]
Paul Fixx
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…]
Perrigo Proponents Plead for Ski and Ride Program
HARDWICK – A time for public comment brought immediate concern from David Perrigo at the May 21 Hazen Union School Board meeting. Perrigo said he was “incensed at the disrespect” shown by Principal Jason Di Guilio at having scheduled the board meeting at the same time as the National Honor[Read More…]
We Could Do It If We Wanted To
Hardwick’s Spring Fest and Memorial Day Parade is a big event here. The weather was perfect and the crowds were back to being as big as they ever were pre-pandemic. I fully support Memorial Day and the activities surrounding it as a tribute to the country’s soldiers who have died[Read More…]
Hazen Union Town Meeting
Spring Festival Family Fun Run
Police Officer Spit on and Kicked, Case Dismissed
HARDWICK – Promise Kempton, arrested on May 18 at a residence on Dutton Road in Hardwick, was charged in Caledonia Superior Court on May 20 with misdemeanor domestic assault and simple assault with fluids. Those charges were dismissed by State’s Attorney Jessica Zaleski. Kempton was facing a fine of up[Read More…]
This Spring was “Best Ever Sugaring Season”
GREENSBORO, WALDEN – “We had our best season ever” reports Peter Gebbie of Maplehurst Farm in Greensboro. He attributes at least some of the successful year to having replaced half of the tubing serving his roughly 7,000 tap maple sugaring operation. “The new tubing helped with a good vacuum from[Read More…]
Hardwick Farms Bridge Roadblock Cleared
HARDWICK – John Laggis went to the May 2 Hardwick select board meeting to talk about the bridge on Hardwick Farms Road. The Laggis’ temporarily fixed the bridge after the flood, allowing the farm to function as it had before the flood destroyed the bridge that is critical for them[Read More…]
