Hardwick
Maple open house weekend, March 21, 22
HARDWICK – Vermont Maple Open House Weekend is an opportunity to visit sugarhouses across the state where visitors can learn how maple syrup and other maple products are produced, while tasting samples and buying products to take home. The 2026 weekend is coming up, Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and[Read More…]
What’s the solution?
With Vermont’s Town Meeting Day upon us, most questions involve funding, or who will be responsible for making decisions in our towns. At school district meetings we have budgets for education to vote on, most of which have gone up, some astronomically for several years. Our state legislature ponders education[Read More…]
Sue Slayton remembers Hardwick history: Upstreet, downstreet, overstreet
HARDWICK – Claire “Sue” (Goodrich) Slayton, grew up hearing stories about her grandfather, Samuel Daniels of Sam Daniels Manufacturing Company Inc., a maker of wood and coal furnaces in Hardwick and Montpelier from 1908 through 1969. Graduating from Hardwick Academy in 1966, Slayton has many memories of Hardwick’s unique community[Read More…]
At the crossroads of too many lines
HARDWICK – One of the less visible parts of running a town like Hardwick is how many different regional systems overlap here. On paper, Vermont looks neatly divided into counties and regions. In practice, especially in this corner of the state, those lines rarely line up in ways that make[Read More…]
Advocates, legislators celebrate Universal School Meals
HARDWICK – “Universal meals is the right thing to do for our children, families, communities and education,” said Valerie Hussey, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Food Services Director last week. Legislators, supporters and advocates from Hunger Free Vermont, the School Nutrition Association of Vermont and the Vermont Farm to School[Read More…]
Lady Cats punch ticket back to Barre with blowout win
HARDWICK – The Barre Auditorium has become a second home for the Hazen Union girls basketball program the last few years and they punched their ticket to the Division III Final Four last week for a fourth consecutive time with a resounding quarterfinal win over Green Mountain. Junior Kelsie Rivard[Read More…]
Hazen boys storm into postseason with momentum
HARDWICK -The Hazen Union boys basketball team took care of business against Spaulding and U-32 last week to clinch the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Division III playoffs as they look to get back to the title game for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year. Junior Lincoln Hill drained four[Read More…]
Candidates share reasons to serve town
HARDWICK – February 21 saw select board candidates meet for an open forum. Only standing room remained at the start of the proceedings, moderated by community organizer Audrey Grant, with all eight candidates in attendance. For the full recording, visit hctv.us. Running unopposed for a three-year seat, current select board[Read More…]
Car crash
HARDWICK – On February 5, at 8:59 a.m., the Hardwick Police Department responded to the area of Wolcott Street at South Main Street for the report of a two-car motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed the crash had occurred on Wolcott Street just west of the intersection with South Main Street,[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Five people used AWARE services between February 15 and February 22. 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,[Read More…]
Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor
HARDWICK – During the time between January 1 and February 20, Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor had 15 requests for assistance which included shoveling out and jumping cars, replacing car batteries, taking people to appointments, picking up prescriptions and moving firewood. Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor, established in 2020, is a volunteer[Read More…]
