East Hardwick
Riverside Farm Bridge
LVRT Trail Closures Updated, Survey Responses Requested
EAST HARDWICK – VTrans expected contractors to begin Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) work Monday, Sept. 30, on a culvert at milepost (MP) 31 in East Hardwick. The trail will be closed from Brickhouse Road (MP 30.65) to Pumpkin Road (MP 32.02) while repair work is underway. Repairs are expected[Read More…]
Local 4-Hers Compete in Big E Dairy Events
BURLINGTON – For several Vermont 4-H’ers, September 13 and 14 was a whirlwind as they competed in dairy events at the “Big E” in W. Springfield, Mass. In the general knowledge contest, testing 4-H’ers on everything dairy, Vermont captured four top 10 places in the Junior Division (ages 12 to[Read More…]
AWARE Walk Group, Candlelight Vigil
Local 4-Hers Show Cattle at Eastern States Exposition
BURLINGTON – For 29 Vermont 4-H dairy members, the 2024 Eastern States Exposition 4-H dairy show provided an unparalleled opportunity to compete against top dairy competitors from the other New England states. The regional dairy show, held September 14 and 15 at the fairgrounds in West Springfield, Mass., included both[Read More…]
Walk for AWARE Saturday, Sept. 14
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…]
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…]
