The number of local news outlets around the country has declined rapidly and significantly over the past several decades. One recent report determined that “over the past 15 years, the United States has lost 2,100 newspapers, leaving at least 1,800 communities that had a local news outlet in 2004 without[Read More…]
Editorial
Proposed East Hardwick Zoning Changes Defines New Regulations
A letter announcing a meeting on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 PM at the Memorial Building to discuss a new single zoning district that will encompass all of East Hardwick Village was recently received by residents and owners of property in East Hardwick Village. In addition to the new district, this[Read More…]
Joint Statement Responds to Education Tax Letter
MONTPELIER – Vermont’s annual Education Tax Letter was released today by the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Taxes. This year’s letter projects an average tax bill increase of 5.9% next year. This is on top of this year’s 13.9% increase. The average Vermonters education property tax will have increased[Read More…]
Phil Scott’s Shelter Policy Has Started Literally Killing People
EAST MONTPELIER – Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department found two people dead inside a tent in Wolcott on Thanksgiving Eve. They were Lucas Menard of Montpelier and Tammy Menard of Berlin. Few details are available, although police do not suspect foul play. Unless, of course, you consider[Read More…]
This is what Oligarchy looks like:
WASHINGTON – Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society. Today, we have a greater concentration of ownership than we have seen since the Gilded Age. In sector after sector, financial services, health care, agriculture, transportation, energy, food, housing, etc.,[Read More…]
For the Record
The article, “Woodbury Residents Hear About Broadband Construction,” in the November 6 issue was written by John Reid, Woodbury’s representative to NEKCV dba NEK Broadband. We’ve heard a number of comments about Raymonda Parchment’s headline, “Clerks say, BYOB: Bring Your Own Ballot,” in the November 6 Special Election Edition and[Read More…]
Quote was in Error
To the editor: The quote on page 5 of the November 20 edition of the Gazette, attributed to me, was in error as I did not utter it. I was not in attendance at that select board meeting, nor do I share the sentiments expressed in that quote. Jennifer Lucas[Read More…]
Holiday Giving for Children
To the editor: The Hardwick Children’s Holiday Project 2024 kicked off its 24th year of providing donated gifts of: toys, games, books and hats and mittens to area families with children birth to 17 years in need of assistance, so they may continue a tradition of holiday giving. For 24[Read More…]
We are Thankful for You, our Readers
The holiday season is upon us and it’s rather easy to overlook taking time to feel gratitude when we are bombarded by what media feeds us this time of year. Appeals for year-end and Giving Tuesday donations (Yes, even from us here at the Gazette.) flood our mailboxes and email[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – A sentence in last week’s article “Less Interruptions at Meeting, More Grants” should have identified Jennifer Ranz rather than Jennifer Lucas, who did not attend the meeting and read, “Greensboro resident Jennifer Ranz said in response, ‘I am shocked at the rushing; I am just appalled at how[Read More…]
StreamWise Clarification
To the editor: Property owners may have interpreted last week’s StreamWise article as indicating a 15-foot riparian buffer is sufficient. However our guidance is that property owner’s should endeavor to maintain a minimum 50-foot buffer on properties over an acre in size and 30-feet for those less than an acre. In general, the wider and more heavily[Read More…]
