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…]
Letters to the Editor
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…]
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…]
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…]
