PLAINFIELD – Goddard College’s Board of Trustees announced on April 9 that despite decades of dedicated efforts to sustain the institution, they have ultimately arrived at the heart-wrenching decision to close the College’s doors. Facing financial insolvency, the board of trustees voted unanimously to close at the end of the[Read More…]
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Hardwick Shooting Likely Drug Related
HARDWICK – Nineteen year old Miles Scott Watson of Pennsauken, N.J., was shot at a 7 Hillside Street residence in Hardwick on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, according to Hardwick Police Chief Michael Henry, who reported only one shot was fired. Henry said the victim had non-life-threatening injuries, but was uncooperative[Read More…]
Grants, Demolition, Construction, Repairs, Free Concerts Fill Agenda
HARDWICK – Hardwick Rescue Squad learned at the April 4 select board meeting, that they will receive a letter of support from the town for their application requesting congressionally delegated spending (CDS) funds through Bernie Sanders’ office. Work is beginning to demolish three properties; on School Street in East Hardwick,[Read More…]
Town Meeting Scheduled with Worrisome Budget Increase
PLAINFIELD — Town Meeting has finally been scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 5:30 p.m., by the select board at their special April 11 meeting. The delay was caused by the lack of an auditor to sign off on the town’s 2023 financial statements. The select board had signed off[Read More…]
Misinformation Travels Faster than Fact
Last Tuesday’s shooting, on April 16 in Hardwick shows both the value and peril of relying on social media in an emergency. A post to the Facebook group, “What’s happening around Hardwick, Vt.?” inquiring about the wail of police sirens first appeared at 4:48 p.m. Some responses to that post[Read More…]
Hardwick Electric Commissioners Plan Operations Absent General Manager
HARDWICK – Hardwick Electric Department’s (HED) April 15 meeting began with approval of previous minutes, and the April 12 minutes revised from the previous draft to indicate “There was discussion about planning for management after the general manager’s resignation.” A discussion between commissioners, HED Foreman Brian Forant, and other former[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – The article in the April 17 Gazette titled “New Bridge and Civic Standard’s Plans Approved by Development Review Board” identified the two properties as being in Hardwick’s compact residential zoning district. Documents have been reissued by the Development Review Board and now all references correctly identify the pedestrian[Read More…]
Reader’s Gifts Exceed $12,000 Matching Offer, Helping Launch Gazette’s Nonprofit Era
Start-up contributions by supporters of The Hardwick Gazette have significantly exceeded the generous $12,000 offered by an anonymous benefactor to support the online publication’s conversion to a nonprofit organization. $14,319.43 in contributions were made in the first three months of 2024 to fund NEK Public Journalism (NEKPJ), the Gazette’s nonprofit[Read More…]
Eclipse Brings Crowds, Traffic and Unusual Events
HARDWICK — The April 8 total eclipse of the sun was visible in a narrow swath that passed over the U.S. and was visible throughout the area. A total eclipse of the sun is a rare event that happens at any spot on the earth roughly just once every 375[Read More…]
New Bridge and Civic Standard’s Plans Approved by Development Review Board
HARDWICK – Hardwick’s Development Review Board (DRB) held a hearing on April 3 to consider two applications for conditional use permits. First up was the Town of Hardwick’s project to rebuild the 105 foot long pedestrian bridge over the Lamoille River beside the former Hardwick Gazette building now owned by[Read More…]
Hardwick Electric Manager Resigns
HARDWICK – Hardwick Electric Department’s (HED) Board of Commissioners announced “On April 10, 2024 the General Manager of Hardwick Electric Department resigned, effective immediately.” Addressed to “Customers of and Residents of Communities Served by Hardwick Electric Department” and dated last Friday, April 12, the letter’s subject is “Transition of General[Read More…]
Cooperation Vermont Plans a Future for Goddard Campus
PLAINFIELD – Since Goddard College announced in January that they were suspending residency programs and moving to an online only model, at least temporarily, several proposals to use the campus have emerged. The Cooperative College Collaborative, “a group of stakeholders from Goddard College – including leadership from the faculty union,[Read More…]
