WOODBURY – The long-awaited Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) decision on the Swenson Granite Company’s request to expand a non-conforming use at its Woodbury Granite Quarry was announced last Wednesday, June 17. Act 250 approval is still required Swenson’s requested expansion includes the addition of a crusher for roughly 45[Read More…]
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Two tornados confirmed in southern Vt. last Thursday
AREA COUNTIES – A tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), Thursday, June 18, at 9:58 a.m., for Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans and Washington Counties in this area was in effect through 3 p.m. that day. None of the towns covered by The Gazette were specifically listed in[Read More…]
Northstar Journal ceases publication, consolidates with Northland Journal
DERBY – “Vermont’s Northland Journal” has ceased publication following its July 2026 issue, bringing an end to almost 25 years of the publication which shared the history of the Northeast Kingdom, publisher Scott Wheeler told the community in an article appearing recently in the “North Star Monthly” and on social[Read More…]
CVCR state funding follows upgrade extending broadcast reach
PLAINFIELD – Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR) that recently finished an antenna and critical broadcast gear upgrade now finds itself the beneficiary of over $40,000 in funding secured by the Vermont Access Network partnership in the FY27 Vermont State budget The $1.89 million in annual public funding to support 24[Read More…]
Fortification Hill gets historical marker
CABOT – The Cabot Oral History Committee has placed an historical marker identifying the area known as Fortification Hill and its history. Next to the Cabot Plains Cemetery, the sign explains the history of that section of the Cabot Plains Road, which is part of the Bayley Hazen Military Road.[Read More…]
Last Day of School
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, June 10, 1926
HOOD COMPANY ERECTING MILK AND CREAM BUILDING Building to Be A Model One. Site is Nearly Opposite St. J. and L. C. R. R. Station The H. P. Hood Company of Boston one of the biggest concerns of its kind in New England, has purchased of the Emma. G. Daniell[Read More…]
Jubalo Singers perform “A Journey of Freedom,” Juneteenth, June 19
GREENSBORO – The Jubalo Singers of Kentucky will give a Juneteenth performance of “A Journey of Freedom: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation,” at Highland Center for the Arts, Friday, June 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m. A singing workshop from 4 to 5 p.m. will precede the performance so the community[Read More…]
WCUUSD process of reconfiguration questioned
GREENSBORO – As the Woodbury Select Board heard from Ana Pelz at its May 27 meeting about holding a meeting to discuss options for the Woodbury Elementary School as Mountainview Union Elementary School Board members are assembling a task force to look at possible school consolidation and closings, David Kelley[Read More…]
Post office driveway reconfiguration planned to improve access, safety
HARDWICK – Kristine McAllister, owner of the property hosting the Hardwick branch of the United States Post Office (USPS) at 52 Mill St., received approval from the Hardwick Select Board for a $28,500 loan. The 10-year loan, at 4% interest, from the town’s revolving loan fund, will cover work on[Read More…]
Sterling College expands buyer search
CRAFTSBURY – Before the Sterling College Graduation ceremony, May 16, chair of the Sterling Board of Trustees, Allison Hooper, said she thought it would be necessary to list the college property for sale nationally if negotiations with Headwaters Community Trust did not result in an offer large enough to discharge[Read More…]
Swenson Act 250 hearing set, school, FEMA concerns continue
WOODBURY – The select board had a full agenda at its May 27 meeting last week, noting that the long-awaited Act 250 hearing has been scheduled for a Swenson/Polycor Quarry permit to expand withdrawals from its Woodbury quarry Act 250 Hearing Request: The hearing is set for June 26 at[Read More…]
