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Solar For All program paused
VERMONT – State Senator Andrew Perchlik, Energy Program Manager with the Vermont Public Service Department (PSD) shared news last month that all work and activities related to Vermont’s Solar For All (SFA) program were paused on August 7 and will remain paused until further notice.” The Vermont SFA program was[Read More…]
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Vermont dairy 4-Hers bring home ribbons
BURLINGTON – Vermont 4-H youth showcased their talents and dedication at the 2025 Eastern States Exposition, better known as The Big E, held in West Springfield, Mass. Representing the Green Mountain State, these young leaders participated in a variety of competitions and exhibitions alongside peers. The Big E’s 4-H program[Read More…]
Receiver plans to dole out $183,322 to Burke Mountain EB-5 investors
BURKE – More than 120 people who invested in the redevelopment of Burke Mountain, then were defrauded in a high-profile scandal that rocked Vermont, are set to receive some of their money back. The foreign investors will get about one-third of their investment from the recent sale of the resort and a[Read More…]
Unemployment rate declines to 2.5% in August, 1Q area wages fall
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Labor released data on the Vermont economy September 19, for the time period covering August 2025. According to household data, the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for August was 2.5 percent. This reflects a decrease of one-tenth of one percentage point from the prior month’s[Read More…]
Alumni Assn. coin drop receives donations from motorists
To the editor: HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association hosted a coin drop in front of the Hardwick fire station, Saturday, Sept. 20, and received many donations from motorists. The Association took to the Wolcott St. location at around 9 a.m. and collected donations throughout the morning, finally[Read More…]
Let’s welcome new neighbors, build homes
This year over 17,000 workers will retire from Vermont’s labor force and approximately 5,300 students will graduate from Vermont high schools. Many of those high school graduates will leave Vermont for college and stay for opportunities outside of Vermont; in fact Vermont measures dead last in the country for retention[Read More…]
We believe in the freedom to read
HARDWICK – It is fundamental to our mission as booksellers that every person has access to the books they want to read. This month, Banned Books Week, October 5 to 11, is a national reminder that this is a freedom that needs to be protected. You might come into our[Read More…]
How do news outlets decide what to cover?
KEENE, N.H. – Should we chase down this tip? Is this meeting worth covering? How can we shed new light on this issue? Editors and reporters face those kinds of questions every day. So how do they decide what to cover, and how to cover it? “A question I often[Read More…]
How The Gazette decides what to cover
HARDWICK – For the most part, how we decide what to cover at The Hardwick Gazette is similar to the New Hampshire outlets in Paul Cuno-Booth’s story. As a small hyper-local, and mostly digital, news organization, we are never able to cover everything we’d like to, but each week we[Read More…]
But suddenly, with overnight company in the offing
EAST MONTPELIER – It’s been a pretty peaceful and pleasant autumn here. The drought has been bedeviling farmers and orchardists, but it’s been perfect weather for my little convertible. The legislature and governor, though occasionally having differences of opinion, have at least not been calling each other names. The news[Read More…]
