Hardwick
Parkhurst reminisces about Village Restaurant career
HARDWICK – Sharon Parkhurst, 60, has been a waitress at the Village restaurant, a Hardwick institution, since she was 16 years old.The local fixture talks about her 34 years at the diner, discussing the people she’s met, the relationships she’s formed and the changes she has witnessed. Q: Do you[Read More…]
100 years ago, The Hardwick Gazette, October 15, 1925
Unusual Storm Does Heavy Damage A big snow and windstorm of extraordinary proportions and velocity for this time of year swept over this section last Saturday, snow beginning to fall late Friday night and continuing throughout the day Saturday, accompanied by a high wind which caused untold damage in many[Read More…]
French-Canadian dinner, Oct. 26
HARDWICK – Sunday, Oct. 26, Mary Queen of All Saints Parish will host a French-Canadian benefit dinner, at St. Norberts Church. Serving from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., with meat pies, green and yellow pea soup, baked beans, coleslaw, pickled beets, sugar pies, fruit pies and more on the menu.[Read More…]
Act 73, school redistricting community conversation, Oct. 29
HARDWICK – Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Hazen and Mountain View school board members will hold an information and sharing session about Act 73, redistricting and the future of Hardwick’s schools. Representatives Mike Southworth and Scott Beck are invited. The event will be held in the[Read More…]
“The Wedding Tale” opens Oct. 25
HARDWICK — The Civic Standard, in partnership with the American Legion Post No. 7, will present “The Wedding Tale,” an immersive soap opera by, for and about Hardwick will open October 25 at 5:30 p.m., The show features a local cast of 30 amateur and professional actors and will run[Read More…]
Enosburg stops Lady Cat streak
ENOSBURG – The Hazen Union girls soccer team ran into a determined Enosburg team on their Senior Night last week, allowing a goal for the first time in five matches to fall to 9-3 on the season. Vienna Wilde scored the only goal of the match to lead Enosburg to[Read More…]
Montpelier teams blank Wildcats
MONTPELIER – Head coach Harry Besett’s young Hazen Union soccer team showed grit in a pair of losses to Division II Montpelier and U-32 last week, falling to 6-5-1 on the season. Django Matchstick set up Will Curtis for the only goal of the contest as Montpelier withstood a game[Read More…]
Locals shine at Leaf Peepers
WATERBURY – Mack Gardner-Morse of Calais led the way earlier this month at the Leaf Peepers half marathon and 5K as several local runners posted finishes. Gardner-Morse not only won his 60-69 male age group by over three seconds, but also posted an impressive 16th overall finish in the 5K[Read More…]
Demolition of 24 Sawmill Lane set for Wednesday as FEMA buyout
HARDWICK – This Wednesday, Oct. 8, the first property in Hardwick to be demolished as part of the FEMA buyout program due to damage from the July 2023 flood, will be taken down. Demolition of the property at 24 Sawmill Lane, across from Poulin Lumber, is being managed by ReArch[Read More…]
Lockhart Named Vermont Art Teacher of the Year
HARDWICK – Hazen Union School art teacher James Lockhart has been named the Vermont Art Teacher of the Year by the Vermont Art Educators Association (VAEA), recognizing his 28 years of dedication to art education at Hazen Union and his lasting impact on students’ creativity and confidence. Lockhart was surprised[Read More…]
Seven detained foreigners being deported
HARDWICK – Seven of the nine construction workers detained by U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) at a convenience store and along Vt. Route 15 in Hardwick, on Friday, Sept. 26, have been transported to Louisiana, according to WCAX and confirmed by a spokesperson for Migrant Justice. The Migrant Justice[Read More…]


