by Ray Small The Gazette has been running articles by volunteer journalists for several years. Community journalists write about events and news in their towns and do phenomenal work. A big thank you to all the community journalists who have contributed to the Gazette in the past! Your work has[Read More…]
Hardwick
VLCT Supports Making Remote Public Meetings Option Permanent
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its most recent Annual Meeting in October of last year, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) approved its “2023-24 VLCT Municipal Legislative Policy.” The policy covers a wide range of issues, including Transportation, Public Safety, and Housing. It also covers changes that[Read More…]
Hardwick to Conduct Natural Resources Inventory
by Norma Wiesen, Community Journalist HARDWICK – The Hardwick Conservation Commission (HCC) has embarked on a town-wide project to learn more about the natural world in the community. The commission has contracted with Matt Peters, consulting ecologist and botanist of East Calais, to conduct Hardwick’s first Natural Resources Inventory (NRI).[Read More…]
Community Volunteers Help Donate Holiday Cheer Bags
ST. JOHNSBURY – The NEK Council on Aging (NEKCOA) distributed 58 holiday cheer bags filled with presents for clients through the generosity of several community organizations led by Paul Davis Restoration of Hardwick. For the past eight years, the staff at Paul Davis Restoration has coordinated the acquisition of the[Read More…]
Library Receives Another Grant
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…]
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…]
