CALEDONIA COUNTY – The Caledonia-2 Vermont House District of Hardwick, Walden and Stannard is currently represented by Chip Troiano of Walden who is not running for reelection. Candidates running for the seat this year are Sabrina Morrison, a Democrat from Hardwick and Michael “Mike” Southworth, a Republican from Walden. Question:[Read More…]
Hardwick
Trespasser and Several Traffic Tickets to One Person
HARDWICK – Colin Mercier, of Hardwick, was arrested on August 1 for violation of conditions ofrelease and for unlawful trespass. On June 14, at 5:30 p.m. officers responded to the residence at 184Lamoille Ave. Colin Mercier had been served a notice of trespass and has court conditions not to be[Read More…]
Vermont State Police News: Suspicious DUI and Roll-over
MARSHFIELD — On August 2, at 5:27 p.m., the Vermont State Police received multiple reports of a silver SUV that had struck the guardrail after failing to maintain its lane. Troopers arrived on scene and subsequently took Daniel Williams, of Marshfield, into custody for suspicion of DUI and transported him[Read More…]
Cooperative Between Wildcats and Chargers Starts this Fall
HARDWICK – With Aaron Hill now the full-time athletic director at Hazen Union and Steve Welch hired last month to guide the athletic department at Craftsbury Academy (CA), the two schools will officially begin their athletic cooperative at both the middle school and high school levels this coming fall. Charger[Read More…]
Team Rubicon’s Greyshirts Bring Welcome Aid Post-flood
HARDWICK – David and Gail O’Brien live on a bank of the Lamoille River in East Hardwick. This year the river rose 12 inches higher than it had in the flood exactly a year earlier. Sandbags protected their house on July 10 and 11, this year, but their four-bay garage[Read More…]
Sen. Welch Visit, Hardwick, July 17
Officials Warn Against Excess Dredging During Flood Recovery
VERMONT — State officials are urging locals not to dredge rivers during flood recovery efforts without guidance and permits from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Dredging has long been used as a strategy to clear debris from streams and rivers after heavy rains, but it “comes with significant risk[Read More…]
United Church Auction July 18
Food Pantry Contribution, July 12
Lamoille River and Cooper Brook Flood Agenda, Tax Rates Set
HARDWICK – The board set tax rates and discussed the effects of both this year’s July 10 and 11 flooding and last year’s, appointed a new Hardwick Police Department (HPD) officer, heard a Hardwick Electric Department (HED) update and agreed to sell two town owned properties. The total FY25 residential[Read More…]
And the Rain Came Down (Again)
HARDWICK AREA – A second 100 year flood came to our area of Vermont just a year after the last one, this time dumping from just over 2.5 inches in Hardwick to 7.25 inches in Walden. The devastation seems less severe in most places, but not all. When the sun[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…]
