HARDWICK – Graveside services for Beverly Ann Phelps, who died October 26, 2025, at the Greensboro Nursing Home, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 25, in the Main Street Cemetery in Hardwick. Pastor Avril Cochran will officiate. Arrangements are in the care of Northern Vermont Funeral Service, 60[Read More…]
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Bryan Lee Putvain
HARDWICK – A Celebration of Life for Bryan Lee Putvain, who passed away on January 30, will be held on Saturday, July 18, from 11a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hardwick American Legion Post No. 7. Bryan’s full obituary may be viewed at dgfunerals.com.
Revised stormwater plan to save Eaton Brook Trail white pines
HARDWICK – A revised plan to manage storm water run-off from the Hazen Union School forestry campus, and protect mature white pine trees along the Eaton Brook trail behind the building, was approved at the Hazen Union School Board meeting, June 16. Concerns about the trees, slated to be cut[Read More…]
Buffalo Mountain Town Forest Steering Committee gets to work with survey
HARDWICK – The Buffalo Mountain Town Forest Steering Committee (BMTFSC) met four times in June to organize, establish priorities, tour the proposed town forest site on Buffalo Mountain, develop a survey and a plan for distributing it. At the committee’s second meeting on June 9, the survey was determined to[Read More…]
Davison pleads guilty to aggravated domestic assault
HARDWICK – Zane Davison, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree domestic assault in Caledonia Superior Court last Wednesday, according to a Caledonian Record story on June 26. He “was sentenced to 5-15 years in prison, all suspended in favor of a 10-year term of probation,” they reported. On August 25, 2025[Read More…]
Car accidents, criminal suspension
HARDWICK – On June 23, at 5:16 p.m., Hardwick Police were dispatched to a truck-deer accident on Route 16 near the Touch of Grace Church. The operator, James Dyer, was not injured, and the deer could not be found. The truck, a 2021 Toyota Tacoma, received damage to the drivers side[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Eleven people used AWARE services between June 14 and June 28. The AWARE 24-hour hotline is (802) 472-6463. A non-profit established in 1984, AWARE serves Hardwick and the greater Hardwick area in preventing and healing the trauma of domestic and sexual violence. AWARE provides help during immediate crises, as well as advocating[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Department media log
HARDWICK – June 21: Custodial Dispute, Mackville Road; Animal Problem, Mackville Road; Assist – Agency, S. Main St.; Medical, S. Main St.; Traffic Stop, Vt. Route 15 W; Traffic Stop, Vt. Route 14; Traffic Stop, Elm St.; Threats/Harassment, Vermont Ave; Threats/Harassment, Brook St.; Traffic Stop, Craftsbury Road. June 22: Fingerprints,[Read More…]
Bishop walking LVRT joined by parishioners
AREA TOWNS – On Monday, June 22, Bishop John McDermott began a walking pilgrimage for Vocations, traversing across the state of Vermont on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. He was accompanied by Fr. Scott Gratton, the Vocations Director for the Diocese of Burlington. The two began in St. Johnsbury, at the[Read More…]
Farewell brunch for Fr. Madri
Lamoille Valley Ford receives Award
Four-part resolution wrong-headed
I’ve been coming to Hardwick for many years. I live in Annapolis, Md., but I love being here too. I am invested in Hardwick emotionally as well as financially, and although I am only here for short periods throughout the year, I feel a strong bond to it. Consequently, I[Read More…]

