A letter to the Editor this week from Tom DeKornfeld brought to our attention an omission in The Gazette’s reporting on the March 3 Hardwick Town Meeting. Before the meeting adjourned at 3:16 p.m., five hours and fourteen minutes after it began, Emily Lanxner made a motion for the non-binding[Read More…]
Editorial
Heller’s World
Four-part resolution wrong-headed
I’ve been coming to Hardwick for many years. I live in Annapolis, Md., but I love being here too. I am invested in Hardwick emotionally as well as financially, and although I am only here for short periods throughout the year, I feel a strong bond to it. Consequently, I[Read More…]
50-50 votes and vetoes
MONTPELIER – A lot of commentary space has appeared recently concerning three bills that passed Vermont’s Legislature, but were vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott and will not become law because override votes did not occur or were unsuccesssful: S.190 An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care[Read More…]
There are so many changes to law
MONTPELIER – Act 73, the education transformation act that was signed into law by Governor Phil Scott last July, saw some significant updates and changes this past legislative session. Bill H.955 went back and forth from the House and Senate and finally a conference committee and was voted out by[Read More…]
Heller’s World
A unique and special event
To the editor: This past weekend the Hardwick Academy and Hazen Union alumni held their annual banquet at the Brochu Pavilion in Hardwick and golf outing at the Mountain View Country Club in Greensboro. The rainy weather didn’t hamper the large turnout at both events. Mike Clark and Pat Hussey,[Read More…]
Discuss before proceeding
To the editor: I moved to Greensboro in 1946 and I delivered telegrams on my bike because cottages didn’t have phones (let alone internet) and cottages didn’t have refrigerators, just ice boxes with huge blocks of ice to keep food from spoiling. My mother was born in Greensboro, and I have relatives scattered[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
Enough is Enough
I recently commented to a friend, “Enough is enough, this administration has gone too far,” to which they asked, “When did it cross the line.” It was a good question. Where is the line and what can we do as individuals when it gets crossed. While polls indicate somewhere between[Read More…]
Heller’s World
For the record:
Last week’s Wolcott Elementary School graduation photo did not identify McKenzie Wolff at the right side of the front row. The photo and correct caption are reprinted here this week. A photo in last week’s photo essay, “Hazen Union High School Graduation, Saturday, June 13. ” incorrectly indicated Dr. Baker[Read More…]
