HARDWICK – The Jeudevine Memorial Library received a grant from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) for $4,819. The library applied for the grant to help with furnishings for the addition to the library which will be built in 2023. The grant has allowed the library to purchase[Read More…]
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Select Board Moves Forward with Pedestrian Bridge Planning
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its Jan. 5 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board agenda covered topics from EV chargers to town meeting and the pedestrian bridge restoration. The first topic of discussion was charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). Zarina Castro came to discuss electric charging stations within[Read More…]
Hardwick Electric Works to Restore Power After Storm
HARDWICK – Hardwick Electric Department’s (HED) line crew worked overtime to restore power after the storm on December 23 through December 24. Heavy rain and high winds destroyed trees, ripped off roofs, broke poles and tore wires down across the system. HED’s team started working at 6 a.m. on the[Read More…]
Vermont State Police Respond to Barricaded Subject
by Vermont State Police and Gazette Staff HARDWICK – Members of the Vermont State Police, including the Crisis Negotiation Unit and the Tactical Services Unit, were on scene early Tuesday, Jan. 10, at a location in Hardwick where a suspect in a domestic assault is barricaded as of press time.[Read More…]
Former Police Chief Subject of a “Brady Letter”
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – Caledonia State’s Attorney Jessica Zaleski recently issued a Brady-Giglio letter about the conduct of former Hardwick Police Chief Aaron Cochran. A so-called “Brady letter” is issued by prosecutors when they have reason to question an officer’s credibility. Cochran was on paid administrative leave while under[Read More…]
Cochran Has Resigned as Police Chief
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – Former Hardwick Police Department (HPD) Chief Aaron Cochran has resigned. In an email, Hardwick Town Manager David Upson confirmed that Cochran “signed an Early Retirement Agreement & General Release with the town.” The Gazette contacted the Northfield Police Department and confirmed that Cochran now serves[Read More…]
Florida Man Arrested in Hardwick for Alleged January 6 Crimes
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – A Florida man who was staying at an Airbnb in Vermont was arrested in Hardwick last week on charges stemming from his alleged participation in the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. According to an August 25 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office,[Read More…]
Area Flooding Update
HARDWICK — Daylight, Thursday morning, July 11 revealed flooding and road closures in the area. Today’s forecast for scattered showers suggests caution if one must travel, Hardwick’s Thursday, July 11 morning update at 4:50 a.m. reports, “The Lamoille River near Cooper Brook has risen beyond its banks. The low lying[Read More…]
Cabot Creamery Outlet Set for August Opening
HARDWICK — The midmorning sun shone across the yellow walls of the Hardwick Town House last week, a scene that matched the news a panel of local leaders had to share: Two pieces of the multimillion-dollar Hardwick Yellow Barn project will soon fall into place. The project’s new building, a[Read More…]
Paulette Brochu-Colburn receives flowers, gifts and a bench at AWARE 40th Anniversary Celebration, August 10
Reorganized select board holds first monthly meeting
HARDWICK – The March 5 regular select board meeting consisted of select board appointments, construction updates and discussing the proposed Buffalo Mountain Town Forest purchase. To kick off the meeting, the board voted unanimously to elect Ceilidh Galloway-Kane as chairperson. Galloway-Kane was re-elected for a three-year seat on Town Meeting[Read More…]
