HARDWICK – A last-minute meeting of area select boards Monday evening drew a crowd as they took the advice of March town meeting attendees to prioritize economic development efforts in area towns. The idea, spearheaded by Hardwick’s Town Manager and Select Board Chair, was inspired by the massive construction project[Read More…]
April Fool’s
Bezos buys Gazette, begins local news buying spree
HARDWICK – Jeff Bezos, Wealthy founder of Amazon.com and owner of The Washington Post, today announced his purchase of The Hardwick Gazette and the launch of a new “local-Ish” journalism initiative, effective April 1. Bezos described The Gazette as “a hick-town newspaper nobody’s ever heard of” which would offer him[Read More…]
Smarties®, Cabot Creamery debut cheese in candy collaboration
UNION, N.J., – Smarties Candy Company and Cabot Creamery today unveiled an innovation in snack engineering: Seriously Smart Cheese, the world’s first cheddar-forward candy tablet.The collaboration reimagines Cabot’s award-winning Seriously Sharp Cheddar through the lens of Smarties.To create Seriously Smart Cheese, Cabot’s cheddar is carefully pulverized into a fine powder[Read More…]
Buffalo Mountain mega-slide first town forest addition
HARDWICK – The installation of a “mega-slide” at the peak of Buffalo Mountain will be complete on April 1, much to the delight of many tired hikers who just can’t bring themselves to make the trek to the bottom. The slide is the first addition to the Hardwick Town Forest[Read More…]
Sasquatch roams freely, heifers missing
HARDWICK – Offices of the Hardwick Peace Department (HPD) have recently been searching the area between Hardwick Center and East Hardwick following reports and a photo of a sasquatch roaming freely. The Laggis Farm has reported missing heifers over the last several months, thought to be stolen, but computerized records[Read More…]
Woodsmoke by Julie Atwood
Sterling pivots to ancient agriculture, education
CRAFTSBURY – The Sterling College Board announced plans last week to pivot to a non-degree curriculum officials managing the campus have been enticed by since its inception in 1887. The plan has the campus dropping all motorized and electrified conveniences, plus all its internet connections, returning to ancient agricultural and[Read More…]
Heller’s World
Erection of Presidential statue planned, April 1
MONTPELIER — Invisible Hardwick has been selected to provide the keynote speech on the Vermont Statehouse lawn for the uncloaking of the first of 50 Donald Trump statues to be erected in state capitals throughout the U.S. The event is scheduled Wednesday, April 1, half past 1 to forevermore. The[Read More…]
GMTCC Trojan horsecapades foiled
HYDE PARK – The full-scale trojan horse built by Green Mountain Technical Center students has proven to be more than just a model. The students, who shall remain unnamed due to being minors with pending criminal charges, spent the last semester designing and constructing what was meant to be a[Read More…]
Naked yoga moves to town beach, April 1
GREENSBORO — Yoga classes previously scheduled at the Greensboro United Church of Christ, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 p.m., will move to the Greensboro Town Beach beginning April 1 due to a scheduling conflict. Clothing continues to be optional, though the Town Hall Giving Closet will be open those days[Read More…]
Pickle brine concerns discussed by select board
GREENSBORO – A request from a local pickleball club to use the Greensboro Town Hall’s third floor caused some consternation among members of the Greensboro Select Board at a recent meeting. The building’s third floor gym has been unused for years due to building code violations. While the board would[Read More…]
