HARDWICK − A new set of poems is posted along the Green Trail including those of Victor Densmore of Hardwick. He has written two of them and wrote the first poem about the Trails for their dedication 22 years ago. Densmore is a lifelong Vermonter, coming to a small Hardwick[Read More…]
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Welch Visits, Listens, Aims to Cut FEMA Red Tape
HARDWICK – U.S. Senator Peter Welch stopped by Front Seat Coffee Monday, July 14, as he traveled across Vermont discussing flood recovery and his new bill aiming to fix the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Sen. Welch addressed a variety of concerns regarding FEMA and flood resiliency during his visit.[Read More…]
July 10 Passes Uneventfully, Flood Mitigation Work Continues
HARDWICK – Weather forecasts and a National Weather Service warning last week raised concern across the region in areas affected by flooding on July 10 in both 2023 and 2024. Hardwick had heightened awareness as the anniversary approached, with media and politicians bringing awareness to the anniversary. Town Manager David[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Report
Rollover Crash, Burglary On June 26, at 9:10 a.m., the Hardwick Police Department responded to Craftsbury Road north of Gates Salvage for the report of a rollover motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed there was only one vehicle involved. The juvenile operator of a Honda CR-V was traveling south when the[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
July 6: Suspicious Event, McAllister Road; Assist – Public, Mini Mart Drive; Traffic Stop, South Main St.; Traffic Stop, Vt. Rte. 14/Benway Drive; Traffic Stop, N. Main St./High St.; Traffic Stop, S. Main St.; Traffic Stop, S. Main St./Lower Cherry St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Mental Health Incident, Maple St.;[Read More…]
Children’s Farmers Market
Jeudevine Bike Rack Now Available
“Happy Trails”
The Old Sugarhouse
OSSU Superintendent not Alarmed by Fed Funding Cuts
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union School (OSSU) Superintendent David Baker expects programs at its member schools to continue without interruption despite the U.S. Department of Education’s abrupt halt to distribution of Federal funding to Vermont schools announced June 30. As reports come that the Vermont Agency of Education and[Read More…]
HED Presentation, Hearing on Rate Increase, July 23
HARDWICK – Hardwick Electric Department customers (HED) recently received notice from the Vermont Public Utility Commission of a hearing on the department’s proposed rate increase. The virtual public hearing by the Vermont Public Utility Commission is to “receive input concerning the tariff filing of the Town of Hardwick Electric Department[Read More…]
Welch Unveils Bill to Reform FEMA
KILLINGTON – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act, new legislation to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Disaster AID Act was inspired and shaped by the experiences of towns and cities across Vermont recovering from historic floods in 2023 and 2024. Senator Welch’s bill will[Read More…]
