HARDWICK – A great deal of public interest and a wide variety of different views have been expressed regarding the future of the Hardwick Academy (HA) Bell. In December 2023 the Hardwick Academy Hazen Union Alumni Association (HAHUAA) board announced its plan to gather consensus from HA alumni[Read More…]
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Former Hardwick Police Officer on Paid Administrative Leave from DMV
MONTPELIER – Wade Cochran was placed on leave earlier this month from his position as the director of safety and enforcement for the state DMV. The transportation secretary declined to say why. The director of enforcement and safety for the state Department of Motor Vehicles has been placed on paid[Read More…]
Hardwick Sisters’ Good Deed Featured in Governor’s Speech
MONTPELIER — Hardwick sisters Andee and Allie Ackerman were featured in Gov. Phil Scott’s annual State of the State address on January 4. The governor opened his speech with a long list of challenges that the state faces: an aging population, insufficient affordable housing, funding for healthcare and education, climate[Read More…]
Board Approves Proposed Budget Increase of 7.5%
HARDWICK – At a special meeting on January 10, the Hardwick Select Board discussed final changes to the draft budget it will present to voters at town meeting, approved several cannabis licenses, and approved a contract for the Town House accessibility project. The board reviewed the draft budget for next[Read More…]
HA-HU Alumni Association Reviews the Year
by Mike Clark, alumni association president HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy – Hazen Union Alumni Association had an eventful year highlighted by many activities. An alumni Facebook page was created that now has over 1,000 members and includes highlights and photos of yearbooks from every class from 1940 to 2022.[Read More…]
The Civic Standard Takes Ownership of Former Gazette Building
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – The Civic Standard, a local nonprofit organization founded in 2023, has taken ownership of the former Hardwick Gazette building on South Main Street in Hardwick village. The building was donated by Kim and Ray Small, former owners of the Hardwick Gazette, in support of the[Read More…]
2024 Ushers in a Nonprofit Hardwick Gazette
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK — The Hardwick Gazette is beginning 2024 as a community-owned nonprofit publication. On December 29, Ray and Kim Small donated The Gazette to Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Inc. (NEKPJ), an organization created to manage and rebuild the finances and reach of the paper. This is just[Read More…]
Students Master Bicycle Mechanics, Gain STEM Skills
Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – When you step into one of Hazen Union’s classes, you might think you’ve just wandered off the bike trail and into a local mechanic’s workshop. And you’d be right on track. “Can you hand me the torque wrench?” queried a student in teacher Maxfield[Read More…]
Year in Review: It’s Been an Eventful Year in Hardwick
January In January, the Jeudevine Memorial Library held a retirement party for Lisa Sammet, who served as the library’s director for 22 years. Around 100 people attended the party, which was hosted by the Jeudevine’s board of trustees. A bookshelf quilt was given to Lisa by the board. The Hardwick[Read More…]
Year in Review: 2023 on Record-Breaking Trajectory for Precipitation
by Tyler Molleur HARDWICK – One word could be used to describe 2023’s meteorological summary: soggy. This comes after a year of memorable weather events that left our area covered, either in inches of snow or feet of floodwaters. The National Weather Service has observation stations in Plainfield and Morrisville[Read More…]
Gazette to Change to Nonprofit Status Starting in 2024
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette will change its ownership structure and will operate as a nonprofit organization as of January 1, 2024. As part of the transition, the paper’s current owners, Kim and Ray Small, will transfer all newspaper assets from the current holding company, Hardwick Journalism[Read More…]
Handing Over the Gazette
by Ray Small, Editor As we prepare to hand the Gazette over to its next owner, Kim and I want to say “thank you” to all the readers, subscribers, and advertisers who supported our efforts to keep the paper up and running for the last seven years. We want to[Read More…]
