HINESBURG – Last year the Vermont Senate passed S.146, a bill relating to the permitting of indirect discharges. What does this mean? It will mean more protection for our lakes and ponds. To protect Vermont’s high quality waters, those lakes that exceed the Vermont Water Quality Standards (VWQS) should be[Read More…]
Editorial
Can Our School District Afford It?
To the editor: I write to express my deep concern regarding the ongoing discussions surrounding the fate of Lakeview School and the broader implications for our district’s educational landscape. Recent events, such as the temporary closure of Windham Elementary due to staffing struggles and the financial challenges facing local schools[Read More…]
Affordable Housing and Non-profits
To the editor: Much is being discussed about available housing in the state of Vermont. The private sector has to line up their financing from loan institutions. The non-profit sector lines up at the tax dollar door. Non-profits like Down Street Housing receives millions in loans from state and federal[Read More…]
Proud to be a Reader
To the editor: [I] just finished reading this issue of The Hardwick Gazette and I do mean reading. Usually I scan, but not today. Articles covering multiple areas of interest, Clear joyous photos and readable layout make me proud to be a reader. Thank you all. B.J. Gray Greensboro
A Scurrilous, Unexplained Attack
To the editor: Page 14 of your last issue (April 23) contained a three-window scurrilous, unexplained attack on the Vermont Land Trust (VLT). VLT is an outstanding community agency that has conserved 11 percent of Vermont’s total land area, mainly farm- and forestland. I appreciate the Gazette’s need for ad[Read More…]
Misinformation Travels Faster than Fact
Last Tuesday’s shooting, on April 16 in Hardwick shows both the value and peril of relying on social media in an emergency. A post to the Facebook group, “What’s happening around Hardwick, Vt.?” inquiring about the wail of police sirens first appeared at 4:48 p.m. Some responses to that post[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – The article in the April 17 Gazette titled “New Bridge and Civic Standard’s Plans Approved by Development Review Board” identified the two properties as being in Hardwick’s compact residential zoning district. Documents have been reissued by the Development Review Board and now all references correctly identify the pedestrian[Read More…]
Reader’s Gifts Exceed $12,000 Matching Offer, Helping Launch Gazette’s Nonprofit Era
Start-up contributions by supporters of The Hardwick Gazette have significantly exceeded the generous $12,000 offered by an anonymous benefactor to support the online publication’s conversion to a nonprofit organization. $14,319.43 in contributions were made in the first three months of 2024 to fund NEK Public Journalism (NEKPJ), the Gazette’s nonprofit[Read More…]
The Hidden Costs of Climate Progress
WALDEN – Renewables don’t change anything fundamental. They are just the latest business-as-usual scheme to keep the destructive economic party going for a few more years. In a recent VTDigger commentary, Sen. Becca White and Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins touted the “progress on climate” accomplished by the state Legislature. They claim,[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
End of Session Work Includes Property Taxes and More
WORCESTER – With only a few more weeks remaining in this year’s session, activity is focused on resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of numerous bills, major and minor. And there will be legislation taken up in the House this week dealing with education property taxes. The House[Read More…]
An Opportunity for Positive Transformation
To the editor: As a concerned member of the community, I feel compelled to shed light on a matter of pressing importance: the future of our local microschools. It has been confirmed that the principal of Lakeview (and Woodbury) is leaving both schools without leadership. While proponents of saving these[Read More…]
