To the editor: After just attending the select board special meeting (that was today at 10 a.m., in case you missed it!), I just wanted the voters of our community to be aware the previously “promised” Australian ballot vote on the proposed conveyance of the Town Hall building to Rural Edge[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Beginning Australian Ballot Procedure
To the editor: The select board has been under pressure to bring the town hall redevelopment proposal to a vote and we have repeatedly told people we planned to be able to do that by town meeting. We have also been under pressure by some to have the vote be[Read More…]
Leash Required for Safe Trails
To the editor: The goal of the Hardwick Trails Committee is to ensure that all residents can have access to our beautiful trail network, and feel safe in doing so. It was therefore deeply disturbing to read a January 22 Facebook page message from a woman who snowshoes on the[Read More…]
Legislators Extend Condolences
To the editor: We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland. It is difficult to put into words the sadness felt by this recent event. Agent Maland’s dedication to the safety and security of our state and nation was[Read More…]
Police Officers, Judicial System Disregarded
Donald Trump, a convicted felon himself, pardoned the 1,500 January 6 rioters, essentially giving the finger to our judicial system and the brave police officers who defended the Capitol on that infamous day.All of those felons had their day in court: a lawyer to represent them and a trial by[Read More…]
This is an Emotional Conversation
To the editor: Many (most?) do not know that the Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVUESD) board has voted to move all preschool students (ages 3-5) to the Lakeview campus and the MVUESD administration has recommended that all kindergarten students be moved there as well, creating what they’re calling[Read More…]
Show of Support
To the editor: I would like to acknowledge all the wonderful people who attended this past Wednesday’s Greensboro Selectboard meeting in such cold and blustery weather and online. It was such a strong show of support for the Selectboard and employees. We are all working for the same end, helping[Read More…]
Just Like the Old Days
To the editor: I saw your story about the Main Street Cannabis Shop. What’s Hardwick coming to? Oh! Just like the old days of no alcohol. Oh well, we know how to handle that. Hardwick had a stage (six-door car) that ran from Hardwick to Montpelier and Hardwick to Newport.Mr. Stratton drove[Read More…]
Village Responds to Fire Disaster
To the editor: After a fire in East Hardwick village destroyed the homes of six families, Helen Beattie of Neighbor-to-Neighbor called and asked if the East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization (EHNO) would organize some meals for one of the families. This family of six includes four children who lost everything that[Read More…]
We Must End this Madness
To the editor: The 17,000 Palestinian children who have died in the last 15 months of assault on their country did not ask to be killed. Not the ones who died a slow anguished death under the rubble of their bombed-out homes, nor those obliterated by other weaponry provided by[Read More…]
Fill the Churches
To the editor: During this Advent season, hundreds of delivery vehicles are crisscrossing the country delivering packages containing Christmas gifts. Stores are jammed with shoppers, with their shopping lists for Christmas gifts. Homes and businesses are decorated with lights, Santas, snowmen, nativity scenes and more. Why all this hustle 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…]
