HARDWICK – Twenty-two people from Hardwick and Walden met on October 24, at the Hardwick Senior Center to get updates from the leaders of Neighbor to Neighbor: Helen Beattie, Diane Grenkow and Kim Hartling-Wells, and to share a meal. Although there are ongoing needs for help after July’s flooding, direct[Read More…]
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Some Minor Floods in Hardwick
by Elizabeth H. Dow, Hardwick Historical Society [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.] HARDWICK – Hardwick has had countless relatively small or isolated floods. The ones included here come from[Read More…]
Afterschool Program Looks to Expand
by Virginia Lapierre, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Forward. Two. Three. Four. Back. Two. Three. Four. The sound of children counting and feet stepping in rhythm could be heard coming from the Hardwick Elementary Gym this past Tuesday afternoon. It is the sound of the children in the WonderKids Afterschool Program,[Read More…]
Pellet Boilers Reduce the Maintenance Costs at Craftsbury Academy
by Lisa Stinson – Community Journalist HARDWICK – This winter, when the winds start howling and the temperatures drop to 20 or 30 below, Craftsbury Academy will be toasty warm – and will be reducing their carbon heating footprint at the same time. Thanks to four new pellet boilers from[Read More…]
The Gazette’s Transition to Nonprofit Status Gathers Momentum
by Ray Small, Publisher and Editor HARDWICK – After much planning and preparation, the Gazette is making progress in its transition from a commercial operation to a nonprofit organization. The first milestones in the process are recruiting a board of directors, filling board roles, and agreeing on the wording of[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Irene, 2011, Flooded Hardwick Streets
[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 H. Dow, Hardwick Historical Society HARDWICK – In 2021, Kevin O’Connor of VTDigger wrote that: “Hurricane Irene tracked from New York City[Read More…]
Kish Returns as the Student Development Coordinator
LYNDON – Lauren Holt Kish from Hardwick, has join the Upward Bound program at VTSU Lyndon as the new student development coordinator. Kish was a four-year member of Upward Bound as a student from Rivendell Academy and attended Castleton University. She was a mentor leader for the college’s mentoring program.[Read More…]
Used Garment Swap on Oct. 21
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Huge Used Garment Swap (HUGS) will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hazen Union High School (side entrance). Any unwanted clothing, textiles and footwear may be dropped off Friday, Oct. 20, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Clothing and footwear[Read More…]
Flood of 1973 Hits Motel Again, Bridge Undermined
[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 H. Dow, Hardwick Historical Society HARDWICK — In 1968 Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program, and, led by insurance agent Dan[Read More…]
Wolcott Hydroelectric Generation Offline for up to Year
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its October 19 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board discussed ongoing bridge repairs, the state of the electric department’s finances, and the town’s budget performance to date. Town Manager David Upson said that work is ongoing to complete the Essential Elements of Information (EEI)[Read More…]
All Saints Catholic Academy Receives Grant
MORRISVILLE – The St. Jean Baptiste Educational Foundation in New England, an affiliate of Catholic Financial Life, awards scholarships to students entering or continuing their education at colleges, universities or seminaries. This year, the Foundation had enough funds to grant money to Catholic schools. Catholic Financial Life Chapters in New England were[Read More…]
CARD OF THANKS
The Hardwick Trails Committee extends its heartfelt thanks to Beth LeCours, for her remarkable commitment to orchestrating the carving of 400 pumpkins (as she has for the past 19 years), to Lisa Cathcart for being the most beloved witch ever, to James Lockhart who’s pumpkin greeted the over 500 people[Read More…]
