HARDWICK – Hardwick Community Television (HCTV) and The Hardwick Gazette in a joint project, interviewed 27 primary candidates running for Vermont House and Senate in the 11 towns covered by the Gazette. Videos of those interviews are posted online at hctv.us, by selecting “2024 Election.” Information is grouped by each[Read More…]
News Notes
Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy Protection
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection pointing to high inflation and interest rates as reasons for reduced revenue from home and seasonal product purchases, retail categories the chain depends on for important parts of its revenue. At the same time, the company announced plans[Read More…]
Caledonia County Senate Candidate Forum held at Athenaeum
ST. JOHNSBURY – The League of Women Voters of Vermont (LWVVT) hosted an in-person candidates forum for the two candidates running for the Senate in Caledonia County on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Candidates for the single-member Caledonia district Senate seat are five-term state representative Scott Beck[Read More…]
Town Hall Mold
GREENSBORO – Greensboro’s Town Clerk Kim Greaves and other town staff have received confirmation that their concerns about black mold in the town hall are well founded. Wesley Carpenter, owner of Clean and Restore Restoration was called by Select Board Member Bobbie Nisbet on Wednesday, Aug. 28, following concerns raised[Read More…]
News Notes: Pedestrian Bridge Faces Increased Costs
HARDWICK – Plans to install the new pedestrian bridge across the Lamoille River between Main Street and Daniels Road have come up against the hard realities of increased costs and flood mitigation. Bids for the new bridge and retaining wall came in higher than funding the town had for the[Read More…]
Sen. Welch Visit, Hardwick, July 17
Willey’s Affected by Global Tech Outage
GREENSBORO – The Rock Solid cash register system used at Willey’s store wasn’t solid enough to weather last week’s global tech outage. Late Friday morning, July 19, Rob Hurst says the store’s cash registers and payment systems stopped working unexpectedly. The store’s staff quickly switched to handling business manually, accepting[Read More…]
Greensboro Nursing Home Community Fun Day, July 20
GREENSBORO – The Community Day event at the Greensboro Nursing Home (GNH) on Saturday, July 20, drew a steady stream of visitors who were able to order their own lunch of tacos and other Mexican dishes from the MexirRican Food Truck. Young and old had opportunities to play cornhole, mini-golf[Read More…]
