HARDWICK – The report of a Jackson Dam Feasibility Study will be presented by Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District and SLR International at a special meeting of the Hardwick Select Board, who will be joined by the Hardwick Electric Department Board of Commissioners, March 26 at 5 p.m., in the Hardwick Memorial Building, 3rd Floor, 20[Read More…]
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No Kings, March 28
HARDWICK – Indivisible Hardwick is holding the third No Kings event, Saturday, March 28. Participants will gather on Creamery Road at 11 a.m. for speakers and music before a march down Church Street, looping back to the depot for more festivities. This is a family friendly event, all are welcome. To[Read More…]
Peace protest, March 31
HARDWICK – A student-run protest for peace will take place in front of the Hardwick Inn, Tuesday, March 31, beginning at 11:45 a.m. This is an entirely student-run effort started by students at Craftsbury Academy. Students from Hazen Union have been invited to join.
Brainstorming session, March 29
HARDWICK – Join the Civic Standard on Sunday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to noon, to brainstorm ideas for the next Civic Theater project.
Verse Village 2026 begins April 1
HARDWICK – Once again the town will be participating in VerseVillage this April, with fifty poems posted in the windows of Hardwick businesses. An open mic event at Front Seat Coffee, April 1 at 6 p.m., will kick off Poetry Month. Twenty-four towns are represented, with the majority of poets[Read More…]
April Fools trivia night, April 1
HARDWICK – Come by the American Legion on April 1 at 5:30 p.m., for a special edition community supper and trivia extravaganza, in support of Hazen Scholar’s Bowl Team. Hosted by the Civic Standard.
Poetry walk, April 11
HARDWICK – On April 11 any and all can meet in front of Hardwick Elementary School to then walk with Janet Slayton and others for a live reading and living history. Participants will view and read the VerseVillage poems as well as hear about how Hardwick used to be.
Stevens Barclay
HARDWICK – Stevens Barclay, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, at his home in Hardwick with loving family by his side. He was the husband of Susan (Prescott) Barclay, whom he married on September 11, 1964, and shared with her 61 devoted years. He was born on November[Read More…]
Hazen Drama Club advances to state festival
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union Drama Club has earned a major honor, advancing to the State Drama Festival, following its performance of “Three Tables“ at a regional high school drama festival at Mill River Union High School in North Clarendon, March 14. Hazen was selected as one of only two[Read More…]
Theater camp, sign up now
HARDWICK – Pots are still available for the Civic Theater Project day camp, running from July 27 to August 8. Participants will practice acting technique, circus skills with Circus Smirkus, and rehearse and perform an original show. Sign up now at thecivicstandard.org
Hardwick’s extraordinary championship duet
HARDWICK – For the first time in Hazen Union’s history, both the girls and boys basketball teams brought state championships back home to Hardwick in the same season. March Madness is alive and well. After the Lady Cats halted the dynastic run of Windsor in the Division III Finals for[Read More…]
Local Seniors shine at VBCA All-Star Weekend
WINDSOR – The Vermont Basketball Coaches Association (VBCA) showcased its annual celebration of high school basketball at Windsor High School over the weekend, with several local seniors getting the opportunity to lace them up one more time for the Northern All-Stars. The top seniors in the state took the court[Read More…]


