Seeing you sitting thereWorking on a puzzleThe old bright eyes I rememberAre now sad and tiredI never imagined Someone that was so activeWas now slow and unmotivatedThe person I used to eat ice-creamWith now goes to bed at sevenI never imagined That you were slowly dyingI gave you a hug[Read More…]
Editorial
A suggestion for Hardwick voters
To the editor: The choice of whether to make serious changes to how town meetings are held can be very divisive. Let me share what we went through, in your neighbor Woodbury. Maybe four years ago, during COVID, two petitions were submitted to the select board, to move to Australian[Read More…]
The pages are turning
To the editor: [Re “Prospects bleak for oldest building on S. Main Street, April 21]: It took me several passes reading this to understand how the story of the precarious Hardwick Gazette building is unfolding. Admittedly, I haven’t been following along closely, so it took time to grasp the initial[Read More…]
Woodsmoke by Julie Atwood
An opportunity to double your impact
Twenty Gazette readers who sign up to become monthly donors, of up to $10 a month (or increase their current monthly donation) at givebutter.com/HardwickGazette before May 13 will have their first year’s donations matched by two Gazette supporters. This month, The Hardwick Gazette has been asking readers to become sustaining[Read More…]
Heller’s World by Joe Heller
Update on positive legislation and progress on working together
MONTPELIER – This week felt like a much-needed breath of fresh spring air in the House Education Committee, and I want to share an update on some positive legislation we’ve been working on, separate from Act 73, that has recently passed unanimously out of committee. I think we could all[Read More…]
We can, and should, do better
MONTPELIER – I have always held Gov. Scott in the highest regard. His leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic was admirable and helped make Vermont the envy of much of the nation. His calm, balanced style, coupled with his good sense of following the scientists, guided our state in ways many[Read More…]
Heller’s World by Joe Heller
In My Nature
Archive easily accessible
To the editor: I was desperately looking for a photo of a 2019 washout on Old Schoolhouse Rd. in Greensboro Bend, and I just found one in the Gazette archives!! So thanks for making that archive easily accessible, it’s a great resource.. Josh KarpSelectboard clerk, FEMA coordinatorTown of Greensboro
