by Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Hazen Union School announces that two of its students, Natalie Michaud and Gabriel Michaud, were selected as delegates to represent the Vermont 4-H program at the 4-H National Dairy Conference in Madison, Wis., in early October. This honor highlights their dedication to agriculture and[Read More…]
Hardwick
CARD OF THANKS
We have so many people to thank for the various ways in which they contributed to our family while Sybil was ill, and after she passed away. Thanks to the Hardwick Rescue Squad’s dedicated members, Caledonia Home Health and Hospice for faithfully coming every week to care for Sybil and[Read More…]
Fishing Lesson
Craftsbury Academy Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union has announced that Craftsbury Academy senior Matthew Califano was recently named a semifinalist in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. As one of over 16,000 semifinalists, Califano will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28[Read More…]
The Gazette Covers the 1927 Flood
[The following is an excerpt from the Summer 2023 edition of The Hardwick Historical Society Journal, reprinted with permission to provide historical perspective on recent events.] by Elizabeth Dow, Hardwick Historical Society “Local Lumps,” the weekly column in the Hardwick Gazette that covered personal comings and goings in Hardwick, reported[Read More…]
Craft Fair Returns on Saturday
The long fall craft fair tradition continues on Saturday at Hardwick Elementary School with AWARE’s Fall Foliage Craft Fair. In addition to the jewelry, candles, pottery, soaps and other crafts being offered, the event features a 50-50 raffle, door prizes and a pie sale with breakfast and lunch available from[Read More…]
HPD Reports 30% Decrease in Police Incidents
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its Sept. 21 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board got an update on crime rates in town, approved new water rates, and approved a public statement by the Equity Committee. The Hardwick Police Department (HPD) report was given by Chief Mike Henry, who reported[Read More…]
1927 Flood was Worst Disaster to Hit the State
[The following is an excerpt from the Summer 2023 edition of The Hardwick Historical Society Journal, reprinted with permission to provide historical perspective on recent events.] by Elizabeth Dow, Tom Dunn, Lorraine Hussey and Tyler Molleur, Hardwick Historical Society VERMONT – Almost a century later people still remember the 1927[Read More…]
Hazen Union Students Earn Academic Honors
by Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Students at Hazen Union School recently earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are[Read More…]
Select Board Approves Hiring of New Police Officer
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its September 7 meeting, the Hardwick Select Board discussed river cleanup, flood recovery assistance, and the hiring of a new police officer. Town Manager David Upson Jr. stated that the State of Vermont is going to lead the debris cleanup efforts along the Lamoille[Read More…]
There is a Long History of Floods in Hardwick
by Elizabeth H. Dow, President and Editor of the Hardwick Historical Society Journal [The following is an excerpt from the Summer 2023 edition of The Hardwick Historical Society Journal, reprinted with permission to provide some historical perspective on recent events.] HARDWICK — When the Flood of 2023 came to Hardwick[Read More…]
