Hardwick
HED merger with Morrisville Water & Light being explored
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Electric Department (HED) has eliminated its general manager and begun to explore a possible merger with Morrisville Water & Light (MW&L) suggests the wording of a separation agreement with former General Manager Sarah Braese and a new Management Services Agreement with MW&L. There’s been no indication[Read More…]
ICE Out for Good rallies demand accountability
VERMONT – More than 7,000 Vermonters came out between Thursday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 11, as part of ICE Out for Good rallies across Vermont. Within 24 hours of the announcement, there were already 1,000 events anticipated nationwide. A rally in Hardwick began Sunday at noon, where speakers demanded[Read More…]
The day the FBI came to Grandma’s house
HARDWICK – In the early morning of August 24, 2022, FBI agents raided my house. Unbeknownst to me, for the previous three weeks I had been renting one of my Airbnb spaces to Brian Preller, a participant in the events of January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI[Read More…]
DUI, car crashes
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Police Department responded to Vt. Route 16 for a report of a single vehicle crash on December 28, at 4:11 p.m. The operator, Jesse Wisner of Greensboro, was traveling north in his 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee when he lost control of his motor vehicle. Wisner went[Read More…]
HFD responds to accident
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Seven people used AWARE services between January 4 and January 11. 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…]
Thoughts on equity in government
To the editor:Last Thursday, in a discussion of this year’s proposed $4.7 million town budget that lasted over an hour, the select board spent 30 minutes debating whether to eliminate a $1,500 allocation to the Equity Committee. The claim that our government “shouldn’t be legislating equity” was repeated several times,[Read More…]
Light accumulating snow to start; sun appears by Friday
EAST HARDWICK – Not having a thaw during the winter last year felt like an anomaly. It turns out that was true. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen several rounds of brief warm-ups causing precipitation to turn to rain. One episode of that came just before 2026, when[Read More…]
Change to definition of library, librarian
HARDWICK – At the beginning of a new year it is not unusual to reflect on what around us has changed in the past twelve months. How much taller are our children or grandchildren? How much has that apple tree grown? How many more miles are on the odometer? How[Read More…]
Alarm at student-facing roles on chopping block
HARDWICK – As the new year begins, our communities’ volunteer school boards are hard at work revising budgets for the coming 2026-2027 school year. We appreciate their tireless efforts towards this difficult task. As daily costs are rising, we recognize the real strain that property taxes place on households. We[Read More…]
Buffalo Mountain Town Forest presentation, discussion, Jan. 24
HARDWICK – A presentation and discussion of the Buffalo Mountain Town Forest proposal will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Parker Ladd Room at the Jeudevine Library. Refreshments will be served. Right now the Town of Hardwick has an exciting opportunity to convert 329[Read More…]
