To the editor: For over 35 years I’ve served as an emergency responder for the Hardwick Rescue Squad. I have witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by our local emergency medical services, particularly in finding volunteers and financial support. I’ve tried calling attention to legislative candidates about these issues for years;[Read More…]

To the editor: I have known Tom Ziobrowski for over 40 years. He is thoughtful, considerate, moderate, reliable and most importantly, a problem solver. With his wife, he has raised and nurtured two children. As a primary care physician he has experience managing challenging situations, as well as tailoring his[Read More…]

To the editor: Vote Dave Yacovone. My first job after college was with a nonprofit that hired and served people with low incomes. There were offices in several locations in Vermont, and I worked in the Barre office. Dave Yacovone was the director at the Barre office. We were both[Read More…]

To the editor: At the early 1970’s Hardwick Academy-Hazen Union reunions, alumni were asked where they wanted the Hardwick Academy (HA) Bell to go and, in 1976, the Alumni Association put it in Memorial Park. The names of that Alumni Association Board are engraved on the inside of the cupola[Read More…]

To the editor: Full admission, I’m a flatlander transplant.  I am wrapping up my second year living in Hardwick and I’m still learning the vast cultural differences between rural Vermont and urban Dallas, Texas. One person who has really helped my family acclimate is multi-generational native Hardwickian Sabrina Butterick Morrison. [Read More…]

To the editor: I have been impressed with Katherine Sims’ performance as our State Representative. I would like to highlight two of her initiatives that really stood out to me. In her very first year in the legislature she spearheaded an initiative to organize 22 towns in the Northeast Kingdom into[Read More…]

To the editor: I’m writing to enthusiastically support Sabrina Butterick Morrison as Hardwick, Walden, and Stannard’s next representative to the Vermont House of Representatives.  For one thing, Sabrina is from here. She grew up in Hardwick, daughter of Claire and Charlie Butterick, and now lives in her childhood Hardwick home with her[Read More…]

To the editor: As town health officer for Greensboro and Lamoille Valley Medical Reserve Corps. (MRC) volunteer coordinator I received these messages and want to pass them on to our communities. Most of us see COVID-19 as just another flu but it can have many long term health effects. Please[Read More…]

To the editor: Our neighbors in St. Johnsbury and Lyndon might have a new operator in the local Industrial Park. The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) is on the verge of approving construction of a Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) plant that would burn wood chips to produce methane, and burn[Read More…]

To the editor: “I don’t give a damn that your house gets flooded.” The State of Vermont has continuously raised up the road, three feet so far, that crosses the valley in front of my home over the 68 plus years I have been on this property. With their last[Read More…]

To the editor: Hardwick, Walden, and Stannard residents are fortunate that Sabrina Morrison is on the November ballot for the Caledonia-2 state representative seat in the Vermont Legislature. She is honest, straightforward, and hard-working. Sabrina works to understand issues so she can support solutions that work. Whether it’s school taxes,[Read More…]

To the editor: It has been an honor to have served as the Senator representing the Caledonia District for the past 20 years. As I step down from the Vermont Senate after a fulfilling career, I reflect on the importance of not only having strong, dedicated leadership for our communities,[Read More…]