Thanks to the support of hundreds of readers, The Hardwick Gazette is in a much stronger position than it was at this time last year. The Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign was an overwhelming success, allowing us to make good on all past obligations and enter 2026 with a healthy bank[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Education tax funding fails
To the editor: Due to Vermont’s byzantine Education Funding Formula, there is some confusion surrounding Greensboro’s Homestead Education Property Tax. The plain facts are as follows: In 2024 Greensboro’s Homestead Education Property Tax Rate increased by 9.7%. In 2025 it increased by 8.7%. This year, the smoke hasn’t yet cleared[Read More…]
Janoo visiting Hardwick
To the editor: Amanda Janoo is running for governor on a message of hope, economic prosperity with a clear vision for a thriving Vermont. (She was also in my Emerge class.) Amanda is visiting Hardwick on Sunday, April 12, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., at Front Seat Coffee. This is a candidate meet-and-greet, but it[Read More…]
A school we can all be proud of
To the editor: Last week, a letter to the editor clarified the costs of repairs to Woodbury School (“A building we can all be proud of”). The repairs are modest considering the building is 112 years old, and good investments considering its longevity. The building is worthy of being listed[Read More…]
Narcisist in chief
To the editor: The Trump administration won approval of an unprecedented design by the Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday, March 19. The Washington Post wrote on Friday, March 20: “(it) is an extraordinary break with centuries of democratic aversion to depicting living presidents on the nation’s money”. It wasn’t[Read More…]
What have you got to lose?
To the editor: Our essential services and agencies plundered. Costs are going up. Our data stolen. Costs are going up. Hatred and intolerance used to gain power. Costs are going up. A president who is not held to the law. Costs are going up. Violent felons released. Costs are going up. The[Read More…]
ICE agents should be arrested not assisted
To the editor: I am appalled Vermont State Police assisted ICE agents on March 11 in quelling the First Amendment rights of citizens in South Burlington. And I am equally appalled the Vermont State Police used chemical sprays against protesters and, apparently, assisted in smashing open the door of a[Read More…]
Severe and critical concern with 911 response
To the editor: My name is Ashley Luneau and I am a resident of Walden. I grew up in Walden and my family has been around the area since I’ve been born and prior to that and even employed in the area. I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice of[Read More…]
Issues that he cares about
To the editor: I encourage you to consider voting for Larry Fliegelman for the one year select board position on this year’s town meeting ballot. I first spent time with Larry when he assumed a major role in managing the Hardwick Emergency Supply and Support Center in the aftermath of[Read More…]
A voice for the community
To the editor: As citizens of Plainfield know, it’s been a rough few years. Natural disasters. Bitter conflicts. Difficulties filling open positions. Now we have an opportunity to begin turning things around. Vicki McDonald, a Plainfield resident of 42 years, is running for select board. Vicki was a VP at National[Read More…]
Ask for safeguards
To the editor: The Trump administration and Pam Bondi, attorney general of the U.S. Justice Department, believe that ICE agents should have total immunity in all their brutish and illegal actions. If Bondi succeeds in passing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without safeguards, our First and Fourth[Read More…]
I am eager to contribute
To the editor: My name is Joe Nudell and I’m running for a one-year seat on the Hardwick Select Board. I grew up here and I’m running first and foremost to serve and give back to the community that raised me. I currently serve the town on the Conservation Commission,[Read More…]
