To the editor: Kudos to Senator Jane Kitchell and Representative Chip Troiano for their many years of service, dealing effectively with the many disasters we have faced, and supporting the wellbeing of our communities! Let’s continue that extraordinary service by electing the two candidates they highly recommend: Amanda Cochrane for[Read More…]

To the editor: Remember the old saying, “Liar, liar pants on fire?” It is amazing that Donald J. Trump, convicted felon and sexual abuser, has not yet self-immolated by his outrageous lies! Take for example his assertion that the Biden-Harris administration squandered FEMA money by buying housing for immigrants, implying[Read More…]

To the editor: The Hardwick Academy (HA)/Hazen Union Alumni Association mailed out ballots to all H.A. alumni (if they had your address) to determine the future of the Academy’s Meneely bell. The bell has been in Hardwick’s Memorial Park for almost 50 years. There has been a push again to[Read More…]

To the editor: I have had the pleasure to know Sabrina Morrison as a mother, school board member, and small business owner. She is running to be Hardwick, Walden, and Stannard’s state representative to the Vermont Legislature. Sabrina lives in her childhood home in East Hardwick and serves on the[Read More…]

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…]