HARDWICK – The Hardwick Area Neighbor to Neighbor (NtN) group has set up an emergency supply and support center in the Hardwick Senior Center at 56 High Street, adjacent to the police station. The center will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Current inventory includes PPE coveralls, masks,[Read More…]
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Shooting with Injuries
HARDWICK – Details of a shooting today in Hardwick remain a mystery. At 3:38 p.m. the Hardwick Fire Department was toned to assist Hardwick Rescue and the DHART helicopter in setting up a landing zone at the Hazen Union fields. E1 & E2 responded to secure a safe area. DHART[Read More…]
Floods Hit Hardwick Hard, Again Damaging Key Infrastructure
HARDWICK — “We’ve lost so much,” Opie Upson said, sitting in his pickup truck in the parking lot of the Hardwick town office around midday on Friday. He looked out the window toward the Lamoille River, which was still raging under the bridge nearby. Upson, who’s the town manager, said[Read More…]
Flooding in and Around Hardwick July 10 and 11
With Crops Under Water, Farmers Weigh a Future of Floods
by Emma Cotton and Chloe Jad, VTDigger BARNET – Zach Mangione, owner of Cross Farm in Barnet, watched this week’s storm warily as it approached Vermont but thought he would be able to manage an expected 2 to 4 inches of rain. A friend, who was pumping water from his own[Read More…]
News Notes
Grateful for Community, State Police HARDWICK – Aubrey St. Louis recently commented on the Vermont State Police having closed the investigation into her husband, Gunnar Watson’s fatal shooting in Wheelock October 16, 2023. St. Louis, who owns The Rehair Shop at 28 Mill Street in Hardwick, said she is grateful[Read More…]
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…]
Hardwick Farmers Market Moves to Hazen Today
In a Friday morning email, the Center for and Agricultural Economy wrote, ”It’s a heartbreaking day in Vermont, please be gentle with yourself and others today. If you travel, please [be) safe out there and take extra precautions. With high water levels in many parts of the state this morning, please[Read More…]
Celebrating the Fourth of July
Recipe For Human Connection Teaches More than Cooking
HARDWICK — Recipe For Human Connection (RFHC) students at Hazen Union School had the opportunity to gain experience beyond learning to cook together this year. The class is designed to center creativity, collaboration and community-building through the lens of food. This year’s RFHC students prepared and served over 1000 meals[Read More…]
Construction Project Begins on Church Street
HARDWICK — Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) begins a month-long construction project at its Church Street Apartments property located on Church Street. Situated in downtown Hardwick’s village historic district, Church Street Apartments is on the National Register of Historic Places and dates back to Hardwick’s granite quarrying heyday in the 1800s.[Read More…]
Lamoille Community House Celebrates Grand Opening
HYDE PARK – The grand opening of Lamoille Community House (LCH) brought community partners together to celebrate the facility’s completion with a ribbon cutting program and tour on Friday, June 28. The county’s first year-round homeless shelter was set to open in Hyde Park on July 1. Lamoille Housing Partnership[Read More…]
