MILLBROOK, N.Y. – In late autumn, cold air masses come barreling down from the Canadian Arctic like an atmospheric avalanche, bringing with them a visitor from the North: the rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus). Its arrival is not as heralded as that of another arctic invader, the snowy owl, but the[Read More…]
Editorial
Considerations when giving holiday plants
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – During the holidays, an eye-catching display of plants may seem like the perfect gift solution, particularly at the last minute. Is the intended recipient a plant lover? Will they welcome the gift, or will it be something they’ll feel obligated to water (when they remember) and[Read More…]
A clarification of remarks
To the editor: In your front-page article last week about Greensboro’s proposed 1% local option tax [Ed. Note: hardwickgazette.org/2025/11/18/reactions-mixed-on-1-local-option-tax/] your reference to some of my earlier comments on FPF were significantly misleading. The way your article reads made it sound like my strong desire to support long-term rentals (and discourage[Read More…]
When letting go Is an act of strength
HARDWICK – Last year, I stood in the backyard of a young woman who had bought her family home believing she was building her future in the place where she was raised. She experienced six floods in two years; she moved her car to higher ground six times; she watched[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
Don’t forget The Gazette
In this holiday season, many Vermonters are facing food insecurity. Food shelves and other providers are working hard to serve everyone. They need your help. And so does The Gazette, which keeps you informed on how our communities are dealing with the impact of decisions made far away. Please support[Read More…]
Roots need nurturing
The idea of putting down roots is an old idiom, yet the idea remains evergreen. We are surely born with roots, ties and connections. Generation after generation, at some point we decide where and when we want to lay down the foundation for the rest of our adult lives. There[Read More…]
Heller’s World
Seize the opportunity for second chance on school reform
MONTPELIER – The Act 73 Redistricting Task Force wrapped up their work, and they’ve given the state a chance to rethink the course of education reform it has been pursuing for the last decade. Vermont communities, as well as elected leaders, should seize this opportunity to get us out of[Read More…]
Heller’s World
Heller’s World
Act 181 imposes needless rural development restrictions
To the editor: The public may have heard about Act 181’s reduction of Act 250 review in developed areas. Few have heard of new, major, Act 250 review intrusion in rural areas that does not involve the large developments Act 250 was designed to address. Construction of a single-family home[Read More…]
