by Gazette Staff HARDWICK — The Hardwick Gazette is beginning 2024 as a community-owned nonprofit publication. On December 29, Ray and Kim Small donated The Gazette to Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Inc. (NEKPJ), an organization created to manage and rebuild the finances and reach of the paper. This is just[Read More…]
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Students Master Bicycle Mechanics, Gain STEM Skills
Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – When you step into one of Hazen Union’s classes, you might think you’ve just wandered off the bike trail and into a local mechanic’s workshop. And you’d be right on track. “Can you hand me the torque wrench?” queried a student in teacher Maxfield[Read More…]
Year in Review: It’s Been an Eventful Year in Hardwick
January In January, the Jeudevine Memorial Library held a retirement party for Lisa Sammet, who served as the library’s director for 22 years. Around 100 people attended the party, which was hosted by the Jeudevine’s board of trustees. A bookshelf quilt was given to Lisa by the board. The Hardwick[Read More…]
Year in Review: 2023 on Record-Breaking Trajectory for Precipitation
by Tyler Molleur HARDWICK – One word could be used to describe 2023’s meteorological summary: soggy. This comes after a year of memorable weather events that left our area covered, either in inches of snow or feet of floodwaters. The National Weather Service has observation stations in Plainfield and Morrisville[Read More…]
Gazette to Change to Nonprofit Status Starting in 2024
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette will change its ownership structure and will operate as a nonprofit organization as of January 1, 2024. As part of the transition, the paper’s current owners, Kim and Ray Small, will transfer all newspaper assets from the current holding company, Hardwick Journalism[Read More…]
Handing Over the Gazette
by Ray Small, Editor As we prepare to hand the Gazette over to its next owner, Kim and I want to say “thank you” to all the readers, subscribers, and advertisers who supported our efforts to keep the paper up and running for the last seven years. We want to[Read More…]
What’s Next for the Gazette?
by Elizabeth H. Dow You may have read in the December 20 issue of the Hardwick Gazette that a new non-profit organization, Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Inc. (NEKPJ), will take ownership of the Hardwick Gazette on January 1, 2024. I sit on the board of directors of that organization, and[Read More…]
Hazen Union Teacher Earns National Board Certification
by Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Megan Mercier, mathematics teacher at Hazen Union School, recently earned National Board Certification in Early Adolescence Mathematics. Recognized as the gold standard in teacher certification, the National Board believes higher standards for teachers means better learning for students. National Board Certification provides numerous[Read More…]
Gazette’s Transition to Nonprofit on Pace for Completion by Year’s End
by Ray Small, Editor HARDWICK – At its meeting on Sunday, December 17, the board of Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Inc., voted to accept the assets of the Hardwick Gazette and operate the newspaper as of January 1, 2024. The transition plan calls for Hardwick Journalism Inc., the current owner[Read More…]
Local Knitters Drop Off Their Warm Donations for Holiday Distribution
HARDWICK – For the third year, the Hardwick Area Food Pantry is helping people stay warm this winter by collecting new hats, gloves, socks and scarves to donate to families who might need some extra help. Recently, two members of the Green Mountain Knitting Guild dropped off hand-knit items to[Read More…]
Board Hears from Residents About Community Safety Concerns
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its December 7 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board heard from several residents about community safety concerns and actions, got an update on the wastewater plant, and learned about personnel changes at the police department. Hardwick resident Jan Mueller wanted to talk about the[Read More…]
