To the editor: During this Advent season, hundreds of delivery vehicles are crisscrossing the country delivering packages containing Christmas gifts. Stores are jammed with shoppers, with their shopping lists for Christmas gifts. Homes and businesses are decorated with lights, Santas, snowmen, nativity scenes and more. Why all this hustle and[Read More…]
Editorial
The Heart of Woodbury
WOODBURY – A person walks into a library . . . People still do, I’m pleased to say, and we still sign out real books. There are close to 8,000 books on the shelves of the Woodbury Community Library (WCL), though when I walk in, I almost always find my[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
“WARMEST WISHES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.”
It’s Been Quite a Year
Whew! It’s been quite a year here at the Hardwick Gazette. You’ve seen the result of the efforts our team makes to put The Gazette together each week. Behind the scenes, staff has given this editor a graduate course in almost everything (I think they hold on to a few[Read More…]
For the Record
ed. note: In last week’s story, “Becky Butler Honored as UVM Outstanding Educator,” The correct spelling is Francinne Valcour. The phrase “The care Butler exhibits for her students is exceedingly evident. , .” should be removed.
Woodsmoke
“BEFORE I OPEN THE DOOR, I NEED TO KNOW YOURRELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PARTY AFFILIATION”
Gazette Readers Fill Us with Joy
You, dear readers, have brought joy to all of us who are involved with The Hardwick Gazette as our Giving Tuesday campaign winds down and funds keep arriving. We had received 101 donations totaling just over $11,000 by last Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, the day after Giving Tuesday. In the[Read More…]
HA Class of 1955 Gift
HARDWICK – If someone wanted to maybe recognize one class that best typifies the alumni spirit, a group who continues to support one another and their community long after their high schools days, it would be tough not to choose the Hardwick Academy (HA) Class of 1955. Approaching their 70th[Read More…]
People, Not Props
EAST MONTPELIER – In my recent post (since amended) about the deaths of Lucas and Tammy Menard, I was guilty of the very thing I have accused state officials of doing: Treating real people as symbols or statistics or props. My post caused further distress to the people who knew[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – In the story, “Sylvacurl Creates Waste-free Wood Curl Packaging,” on page 18 of last week’s issue, the Lovinsky’s names was misspelled. In that same issue, the piece titled, “Southworth will be Guided by Vermont Constitution,” the email address for Rep.-elect Southworth is [email protected]
Woodsmoke
We Hope We Continue to Earn Your Trust
The number of local news outlets around the country has declined rapidly and significantly over the past several decades. One recent report determined that “over the past 15 years, the United States has lost 2,100 newspapers, leaving at least 1,800 communities that had a local news outlet in 2004 without[Read More…]
