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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

To the editor: Just a note to say how wonderful it is to read the Gazette these days. The quality of the pieces and the depth you’re all managing to pull together with limited resources is amazing and the overall feeling of community is incredibly reassuring. Your work is such[Read More…]

To the editor: Amazing job you and your crew did with this edition and the election special edition.  Most impressive.  A valuable resource for your communities.  And I love the personal messages from you about how you did it.  Oh – and I loved the headline:  BYOB – Bring Your[Read More…]

I would like to congratulate the Hazen Union Drama Club for their superb performance of Hardwick, 1924 at the Main Street Cemetery. I thought the acting was really good and learned a lot about the Hardwick families of that time. John Bellavance Hardwick

o the editor: This is fantastic! I’m so glad you were able to make good use of the material and that it helped your staff save time. I love seeing that your visitors nearly quadrupled from a month ago, while time spent on site nearly doubled. We really appreciate your[Read More…]