GREENSBORO – A request from a local pickleball club to use the Greensboro Town Hall’s third floor caused some consternation among members of the Greensboro Select Board at a recent meeting. The building’s third floor gym has been unused for years due to building code violations. While the board would[Read More…]
Raymonda Parchment
Stumps qualifying rounds to begin in May
GREENSBORO – The first annual stumps tournament will be held at the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) this May, with eight qualifying rounds preceding the final-four event. The HCA playing field opens April 1 and is available for practice during all daylight hours. The game’s popularity has soared in[Read More…]
Everything passes at Marshfield town meeting
MARSHFIELD – One-hundred-fourteen voters checked in during the course of the Marshfield Town meeting, with $900 raised in donations for the Onion River Food Shelf, Sunday March 1, the town of Marshfield Sunday, March 1, for their town meeting proceedings. All of the town’s annual business is conducted with floor[Read More…]
Local eagle injured
HARDWICK – An injured bald eagle was discovered near the Hardwick Lake area earlier this week. A concerned citizen, Jana Smart of Craftsbury, called the game warden as well as the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) center for wild bird rehab in White River Junction. The bird, unable to[Read More…]
SAVE Act or setback
HARDWICK – As the Democrats in Washington continue to push back against the prospective SAVE America Act, many, like myself, are wondering what the future holds for women across the country. While I encourage readers to research the potential impacts themselves, here is a brief overview: The act would require[Read More…]
Bell choir strikes a community chord
HARDWICK – For many in the area, the sound of handbells ringing has been the backtrack to holiday Masses, the annual tree lighting, baccalaureate services and more. The legacy of the St. Norbert’s Community Bell Choir is a long one, spanning 26 years and countless performances. Founded in 2000 by[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
100 Years Ago in The Hardwick Gazette Town Clock Not on Time For some time past our town clock has been ahead of standard time and today it is fully ten minutes fast. This is confusing to those in the community who endeavor to keep their time pieces correct and[Read More…]
Parsons Dance brings modern movement to Lyndon Institute
LYNDON – Parsons Dance performs at the Lyndon Institute, March 28, at 7 p.m. Known for their athleticism and ensemble work, they fuse the gestures and movements that comprise modern dance with the discipline and precision of a classical dance company. Artistic Director and founder David Parsons had a career[Read More…]
Town Meeting Results
2026 Woodbury Town Meeting by Nataliya Zahn Tire disposal, new fire dept plans nixed by Raymonda Parchment CABOT – Two articles that were heavily discussed on social media prior to town meeting did not receive enough votes to pass. Article 12, asking voters to grant the Cabot Conservation Fund a[Read More…]
Education conversations
HARDWICK – Having graduated from Hazen Union in 2019, as well as attending Hardwick Elementary School, I consider myself familiar with the OSSU schools system. As a student, each year I saw the faculty give it their absolute best, under continuously shrinking budgets. Some years, I recall the budget freezing mid-semester,[Read More…]
Sterling students experience four-day winter expedition
CRAFTSBURY – Imagine being dropped off in the midst of the Green River Reservoir state park for four days and three nights, at a time of deep snowpack. For some Sterling College students, that scenario was the reality they woke up to this past weekend. Most said it was fun, cold[Read More…]
Sue Slayton remembers Hardwick history: Upstreet, downstreet, overstreet
HARDWICK – Claire “Sue” (Goodrich) Slayton, grew up hearing stories about her grandfather, Samuel Daniels of Sam Daniels Manufacturing Company Inc., a maker of wood and coal furnaces in Hardwick and Montpelier from 1908 through 1969. Graduating from Hardwick Academy in 1966, Slayton has many memories of Hardwick’s unique community[Read More…]
