HARDWICK— On Friday, May 23, at Atkins Field from 3 to 10 p.m., Springfest will kick off with a Hardwick Farmers Market with food vendors, followed by an evening concert and dance party at the Atkins Pavilion. The grand marshal reception will be held at the Hardwick Town House. On Saturday, May[Read More…]
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Local Artists Cover the Walls of the Hardwick Inn
HARDWICK – The Third Floor Gallery at the Hardwick Inn is sponsoring a building-wide show on all three floors, celebrating the work of many local artists. Third graders under the direction of Beth LeCours have made masks out of painted cardboard that jump off the walls. Established artist and drawing[Read More…]
Hazen Union 8th Grade Boys
Forced Pre-K Move Ignites Debate, Resignation
HARDWICK – A recent decision concerning the reconfiguration of the Pre-K program has ignited a community-wide debate, following the February 11 Mountain View Union (MVU) elementary school district board meeting. The proposal to have all early education services moved to the Lakeview Union School (LVU) building was met with pushback[Read More…]
Grants, Grants more Grants
HARDWICK— The February 6 select board agenda was again comprised of various grant opportunities and updates, in addition to municipal matters. The meeting began with Fire Chief Perley Allen letting the board know the fire department has found a used 2000 Seagrave Apollo 105 tower truck that another department is[Read More…]
Head Start and Early Head Start
95th Birthday
Leahy Compiles Flood Report, Outlines Plans
HARDWICK — In a report compiled by Zoning and Floodplain Administrator Kristen Leahy, residents have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the flood mitigation efforts taking place in the area. The report first outlines town-wide initiatives before identifying the five main areas of flood impact, with section specific initiatives[Read More…]
MVU Configuration, Facilities, School-Based Health Care Get Attention
HARDWICK AREA – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Superintendent David Baker shared a facility update, comments on the new school-based health center, and plans to discuss the Mountain View Union Elementary School District configuration in his February update. The Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVU) board has been discussing[Read More…]
United Church Calls Avril Cochran as Pastor
HARDWICK – Members of the United Church of Hardwick called Craftsbury’s Avril Cochran to serve as their settled pastor on Sunday, Jan. 26, after she led that day’s worship. She visited with members of the congregation during an open house the day before. Cochran has filled in at the church,[Read More…]
Winter Market
Molleur Selected for Music Festival
HARDWICK – Hazen Union junior Quinn Molleur has earned a spot in the 2025 New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA) Concert Festival, to be held March 13 to 15 in Middletown, Conn. The journey began with Molleur’s December audition, where they performed “Nina”, an Italian piece by Pergolesi. “‘Nina’ is[Read More…]


