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Trailhead project plan moves forward
EAST HARDWICK – A plan to create a trailhead on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) has taken another step forward with the East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization’s (EHNO) Invitation to Bid on improvements in the area that will become a new trailhead in East Hardwick. Plans are to install the[Read More…]
Eldred powers Vikings to big week
LYNDON CENTER – Danville’s Sebastian Eldred continued to swing a hot bat for his Lyndon Institute baseball team last week, leading them to wins over Spaulding and North Country. Eldred belted a pair of doubles and drove in a run to lead the Vikings to a 10-2 home win over[Read More…]
Town forest funded, voter engagement explored
HARDWICK – Voters gathered for three hours at a special town meeting in the Town House last Tuesday to debate and vote on two articles. For the second time town voters approved providing $25,000 toward the estimated $700,000 cost of acquiring roughly 329 acres of land to become a town[Read More…]
Towns develop creative solutions to address voting accessibility
HARDWICK – Following a special town meeting last Tuesday, the Hardwick Select Board is charged with creating a process to “maximize engagement and democracy and to maintain an amendment process at town meetings.” Coming after extended debate where many made the case for secret Australian balloting, while others made similarly[Read More…]
We find a way to get it done
To the editor: Vermont is small. Small towns, small mountains, small businesses, small schools. It’s why we love it here. On Thursday night the gym at Woodbury Elementary School was packed with community folks there for the spring concert. It was especially joyous as the school budget finally passed the[Read More…]
Lots to do at SpringFest
To the editor: Saturday’s community-wide SpringFest effort was an incredible success that was made so by an amazing team of contributors. An unofficial ‘Hardwick SpringFest Committee’ has been so important to making the weekend the best it could be, with The American Legion Post #7 family, Hardwick Kiwanis Club, Hardwick[Read More…]
Allen leads Chargers at Lyndon meet
LYNDON CENTER – The Craftsbury (CA) Academy, Hazen Union and Danville track and field teams were back in action at Lyndon Institute for their fourth meet of the season. Sophomore Linsey Allen carried the momentum of a runner-up finish at CVU by capturing her first title of the season in[Read More…]
On Memorial Day we recognize graves of veterans in final resting places across the Northeast Kingdom
[Editor’s note: Craftsbury’s Memorial Day observances began with a service, Friday, May 22, at 9 a.m., that began with music in the Craftsbury Academy gym. Greensboro Select Board member and former state senator, Mike Metcalf, shared thoughts about his own and his son’s military service, with a local connection. A[Read More…]
Another Step Forward
The Hardwick Gazette’s spring fundraiser was a success, and marked another step toward financial sustainability. The goal of the campaign was to encourage readers to become monthly donors, the most reliable and consistent source of funds. In all, 24 more readers became monthly sustainers, two made sustaining annual gifts and[Read More…]
I watch her watching
EAST MONTPELIER – The apocalyptic traffic predicted for the last day of the Memorial Day weekend hadn’t become evident before Kiki and I covered the three hours and change from the North Shore back to Montpelier. As usual, I emptied everything temporary out of the car, put the leftovers from[Read More…]
Cooler weather for forecast period; showers again by late weekend
EAST HARDWICK – We continue to outpace the rainfall norms for this month after a week featuring showers and several hours of heavy downpours Wednesday into Thursday. Most rainfall amounts for this storm ranged from an inch and a half to two inches, with Woodbury reporting 2.19 inches and Cabot[Read More…]
