by Elizabeth McCarthy like children lost in the dark forest we who are old wander an unfamiliar path where nature leaves her clues for us to doubt and wonder if we ever knew reality now that light is fading and shadows cloak us in chill when earth places before us[Read More…]
Editorial
For the Record
HARDWICK – As a clarification to the Hardwick Select Board meeting as reported in the October 18 edition of the Gazette, the Jeudevine Library addition will be attached to the side of the existing building but a redesign was necessary to raise the addition up due to the excessive groundwater.
Reconsider the Fate of Hardwick Lake
To the editor: In the light of the latest flood and the likelihood that we will see even more severe storms in our future, is it time to reconsider the fate of Hardwick Lake and Jackson Dam? I know that years ago we voted to keep those local icons since I[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – The unapproved minutes of the Hardwick Select Board, which formed the basis of the front-page story in the August 16 edition of the Hardwick Gazette (Library Expansion Facing Groundwater Challenge, fourth paragraph) were approved to read, “While working with residents and FEMA, there have been six potential properties identified[Read More…]
See More Wild
by Jerry Schneider HARDWICK – I take my dog up the hill in Hardwick every now and then. Today I was half way up and noticed the small field to the right that is often mowed. This morning it was flourishing with red clove and English Plantain and milkweed and[Read More…]
Three Local People Attend Moral Poverty Action Congress
by Zarina CastroWALDEN – Three people from the Gazette’s coverage area, Pastor Ed Sunday-Winters from Greensboro United Church of Christ, Amy Lester of Plainfield, from the Vermont Workers’ Center, and Deacon Zarina Castro of Walden, from the Church of St. John’s in the Mountains, joined 13 others from Vermont to[Read More…]
Regarding the School Board Meeting at Lakeview Elementary School:
by Peter and Sandy Gebbie GREENSBORO – Congratulations, Greensboro! you showed up at the recent OSUESD school board meeting as they were flirting with closing our school. Great job but be ready. I don’t think the board is done, especially as they are led by a superintendent that obviously would[Read More…]
Session Ends with Changes to Public Systems
by Rep. Katherine Sims, Orleans-4 CRAFTSBURY – We all share a vision of thriving communities made up of thriving individuals. I believe all people are inherently worthy of the same opportunities to thrive, no matter their race, gender, abilities, zip code or bank accounts. It’s that commitment to equity that[Read More…]
May
by Elizabeth McCarthy You’d think it would be enough just to see the birth of Spring when lambs come out to play and newly awakened trees unfurl their fresh green leaves when wild crabapples blush pink, blossoms alive with humble-bees sending the sweet scent of optimism across fields of yellow[Read More…]
Strange Bedfellows: Ben Cohen and Marjorie Taylor Greene
by David Kelley GREENSBORO — The first day of school, my history teacher in eighth grade made us write, “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” Today I’m amazed at how many people weren’t paying attention in history class. Not since 1939 has the world faced a crisis[Read More…]
Is Adaptive Biking Right for Me or Someone I Love?
by Emily Varvir, CTRS HARDWICK – With the completion of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) on the horizon, new opportunities for outdoor recreation in our area abound. Connecting 18 towns across 93 miles, the LVRT is open year-round and can be used for all types of non-motorized physical activity[Read More…]
For the Record
The sketch that accompanied the Jeudevine Memorial Library story last week was of the old design that went down in a failed bond vote in 2017. The better sketch (above) shows the exterior rendering of the current design that matches the footprint that was printed with the story.
