To the editor: This past weekend the Hardwick Academy and Hazen Union alumni held their annual banquet at the Brochu Pavilion in Hardwick and golf outing at the Mountain View Country Club in Greensboro. The rainy weather didn’t hamper the large turnout at both events. Mike Clark and Pat Hussey,[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Discuss before proceeding
To the editor: I moved to Greensboro in 1946 and I delivered telegrams on my bike because cottages didn’t have phones (let alone internet) and cottages didn’t have refrigerators, just ice boxes with huge blocks of ice to keep food from spoiling. My mother was born in Greensboro, and I have relatives scattered[Read More…]
Sharing some background
To the editor: As part of the Communications Working Group (CWG) that proposed the article adopted at the 2025 Town Meeting to vote for elected officials by Australian ballot, I wanted to share some background. The article was not prepared by one or two people in town at the last[Read More…]
The ship with a ticking time bomb
To the editor: President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law on July 4, 2025, saying at the time that it was “the biggest bill of its kind ever signed” and “it’s going to make this country into a rocket ship.” Well, the ship has a ticking[Read More…]
It’s imperative to make voting accessible
To the editor: Thank you to the Gazette for the article entitled “Towns Develop Creative Solutions to Address Voting Accessibility” from the May 27 edition. Perhaps Greensboro can invent their own style of maximizing voter accessibility while still keeping a Town Meeting Day. Growing up in Michigan and coming to[Read More…]
I would challenge a number of points
To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to Dave Kelley’s opinion piece in last week’s Gazette. Dave and I agree on everything to do with trout fishing and agree to disagree on a large percentage of everything else. His opinion piece is no exception. That said I do agree with Dave that[Read More…]
Wolcott School District: the future starts now?
To the editor: By a margin of seven votes, on May 20, the Wolcott School District got a budget passed for 2027. So now, what comes next? Starting July 1, there is new leadership at OSSU and at Wolcott Elementary. Meanwhile, state senators and delegates are trying to figure out[Read More…]
We find a way to get it done
To the editor: Vermont is small. Small towns, small mountains, small businesses, small schools. It’s why we love it here. On Thursday night the gym at Woodbury Elementary School was packed with community folks there for the spring concert. It was especially joyous as the school budget finally passed the[Read More…]
Lots to do at SpringFest
To the editor: Saturday’s community-wide SpringFest effort was an incredible success that was made so by an amazing team of contributors. An unofficial ‘Hardwick SpringFest Committee’ has been so important to making the weekend the best it could be, with The American Legion Post #7 family, Hardwick Kiwanis Club, Hardwick[Read More…]
Issue about agenda item
To the editor: Following the May 13 Greensboro Select Board meeting, I need to raise an issue regarding the discussion of the Special Town Meeting agenda item. The way it was handled by the Select Board was neither transparent nor equitable. On the warned agenda for the meeting, the Special[Read More…]
MVU Revote No. 3
To the editor: I attended the MVU [Mountainview Union Elementary School District] informational meeting on May 14. The OSSU [Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union] building operations manager, Joe Houston, explained the timeline for the repairs on the [Wolcott Elementary School] fire escape. The repairs are to be completed by August 14.[Read More…]
Excellent photography
Cudos to Vanessa Fournier for her excellent photography of sports events. Never tire of the action, clarity and angles she achieves even though I don’t follow the sports scene. B.J. Gray Greensboro
