HARDWICK – The Cajun band, Pointe Noir, will perform May 22, at Atkins Field, for listening and dancing beginning at 7 p.m. The band finds its rhythm deeply rooted in Southwest Louisiana. Cannon Labrie (accordion) is a long-time Cajun and Zydeco player who also plays with Yankee Chank and Planet[Read More…]
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Wildcats scratch out another win in challenging week
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union boys baseball team battled a jam-packed Capital League schedule last week, highlighted by a comeback win against Oxbow on the road to improve to 3-7. The Wildcats had a tough start to the week, falling to undefeated Thetford Academy, 17-2, at home on Monday. Hazen[Read More…]
The Conifer Clash 2026
Track and field roundup
HINESBURG – Both the Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union high school track and field teams were back in action last week for their third meets of the season. The Chargers’ meet at CVU on Tuesday was pushed to Friday due to inclement weather. Head coach Kyle Anderson’s young and[Read More…]
Special town meeting considers Australian balloting, reconsiders town forest
HARDWICK – The future of Hardwick Town Meeting Day floor votes in March 2027 and beyond will depend on a special town meeting vote set for next Tuesday evening by the select board in response to a petition submitted by 170 community members, well over the 5% (117) voters required.[Read More…]
School budgets headed to third vote with more staff reductions
AREA TOWNS – The Wolcott and Mountain View School districts are each respectively headed to a third round of budget voting. The public information meeting about the Wolcott FY27 budget took place Tuesday, May 12, at Wolcott Elementary School, both in person and virtual. A public information meeting on the[Read More…]
Motor vehicle crash
On May 5, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Hardwick Police located Casandra Rich, who was arrested on a warrant, in a garage at 122 Spring St. in Hardwick. Although Rich was hiding in the garage, she was taken into custody without incident. Rich was transported to HPD for processing and later[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Seventeen people used AWARE services between May 3 and May 10. 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 for[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
HARDWICK – May 3: Welfare Check, Lamoille Ave.; Traffic Stop, S. Main St.; Traffic Stop, S. Main St.;Traffic Stop, S. Main St.; Traffic Stop, S. Main St.; Medical, W. Woodbury Road; Assist – Agency, Vt. Route 15 W. May 4: Welfare Check, Atkins Field; Directed Patrol, S. Main St.; Theft,[Read More…]
Village Laundramat updates
It’s time to take the train
HARDWICK – Every so often, amid the ever flowing stream of garbage coming up from Washington, D.C., something gets lost and forgotten. This time, it is the functioning government we expect our taxes to be paying for. Did anyone else forget we were in the midst of a historically long[Read More…]
Town meeting is more than voting
HARDWICK – This year’s Hardwick Town Meeting was one of the best in years with an impressive turnout of 250 people. The only other time I see that many people come together in town is for a Hazen basketball game or the school’s graduation. This town has had its share[Read More…]
