HARDWICK – Walkers and bicyclists will meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 9 a.m., at Atkins Field for the annual walk to support AWARE programs. This walk is approximately a seven- mile round-trip, heading through town and onto the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail ending at Summersweet Gardens where walkers will[Read More…]
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Dairy Show has 51 Competitors
NEW HAVEN – Vermont 4-Hers and their heifers took center stage at the State 4-H Dairy Show, August 11 and 12, at the Addison County Fair and Field Days site. The University of Vermont Extension 4-H-sponsored event attracted 51 competitors, who vied for championships in fitting and showing and conformation.[Read More…]
New Renovated Housing Hosts Three Families
EAST HARDWICK – Public-private partnerships suggest a solution to Vermont’s perennial housing issues in the Northeast Kingdom. One partnership has produced three new apartments for local residents while preserving an antique Greek Revival building at 64 Main St. in East Hardwick Village. Owners Erich Stephens and Tricia Cammerer have a[Read More…]
Sweat Equity, Local Contractors and State Programs Restore an Historic Village House.
EAST HARDWICK – Wanting to create energy-efficient housing at an affordable price and give new life to an historic building, Erich Stephens, the owner of 64 Main Street, initially worked with the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development to obtain state tax credits for the project. The tax credits[Read More…]
Rainfall Totals
HARDWICK AREA – National Weather Service rainfall totals (in inches) for the storm beginning Wednesday, July 10 and ending Thursday, July 11 are (where several totals were listed for a single town, the highest total is shown here): Cabot 4.81 Calais 4.80 North Calais 4.50 Craftsbury 3.22 Craftsbury Common 4.17 [Read More…]
Riverside Farm Lost Three Acres of Crops and a Bridge
HARDWICK – Flooding July 10 and 11 left East Hardwick’s Riverside Farm without the bridge that has reliably given Bruce Kaufman and Judy Jarvis access to their home and barn for 39 years. The flood lifted the bridge from its abutments and washed it away. Kaufman says the river has[Read More…]
Flooding in and Around Hardwick July 10 and 11
Flood Update: Road Closures, Washouts, Bridge Failures and Emergency Information Compiled July 11
HARDWICK AREA — Thursday, July 11 brought recovery and repair efforts throughout the region as rivers and streams began to subside throughout the morning and early afternoon. Many area waterways remained above their banks, expanding into floodplains, forests and lawns. Many roads became passable, if only with one lane open[Read More…]
Fire District Board Balancing Multiple Plans, Grants and Programs
EAST HARDWICK – At regular meetings of the East Hardwick Fire District (EHFD) for the second quarter of 2024, the trustees heard fiscal and operational reports. In this quarter, delinquent payments were discussed at each meeting and treasurer John Mandeville reported that “two properties are in the tax sale pipeline[Read More…]
Road Closures and Recovery Occupy Town Road Crews
HARDWICK AREA — On July 11, the Hardwick town manager’s office declared damage to Nichols Pond Road, Kate Brook Road, Weeks Place, Bunker Hill Road, Tucker Brook Road, Center Road, Granite Street, Belfry Road. Wolcott Street, Carey Road, Riverside Farm and Hardwick Farms Road were reportedly closed. By July 13,[Read More…]
Gross Assumes Operations Responsibilities for Fire District
EAST HARDWICK — In January David Gross assumed the operations responsibilities of the East Hardwick Fire District No. 1, including taking daily chlorination measurements and hiking into the reservoir to chlorinate when needed. Gross reported that chlorination has been consistently maintained at the levels required by the state and that[Read More…]
