by Emma Cotton and Chloe Jad, VTDigger BARNET – Zach Mangione, owner of Cross Farm in Barnet, watched this week’s storm warily as it approached Vermont but thought he would be able to manage an expected 2 to 4 inches of rain. A friend, who was pumping water from his own[Read More…]
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Grateful for Community, State Police HARDWICK – Aubrey St. Louis recently commented on the Vermont State Police having closed the investigation into her husband, Gunnar Watson’s fatal shooting in Wheelock October 16, 2023. St. Louis, who owns The Rehair Shop at 28 Mill Street in Hardwick, said she is grateful[Read More…]
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Flood Update: Road Closures, Washouts, Bridge Failures and Emergency Information, Compiled July 11
HARDWICK AREA — Thursday, July 11 brought recovery and repair efforts throughout the region as rivers and streams began to subside throughout the morning and early afternoon. Many area waterways remained above their banks, expanding into floodplains, forests and lawns. Many roads became passable, if only with one lane open[Read More…]
Voters to Consider Budgets, Pollinator Protection and Candidates
GREENSBORO – In a year with lots of stress due to the summer’s flooding, Select Board Chair Peter Romans reported, “To repair town roads, the town borrowed one million dollars and subsequently spent most of it. The town’s proposed budget of $1,956,009 comes in with an increase of 6.93% after[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Report – Single-Vehicle Crash
Hardwick Police responded to the intersection of Vt. Rte. 15 W and Kate Brook Road for a single-vehicle crash with no injuries. Upon investigation, it was learned that Adam Haley, of Hardwick, fell asleep while driving a 2023 Subaru Outback causing him to veer into the guardrails. There was damage[Read More…]
Goddard College Inks Deal to Sell Campus
PLAINFIELD – Goddard College has finalized a deal to sell its campus, a decision that is frustrating two community groups that had tried to purchase the property. The Plainfield-based liberal arts college, known for its nontraditional approach to education, announced that it would close down for good in April after[Read More…]
The Heartbreak
PLAINFIELD — “The Heartbreak was never a hotel. It is just a local nickname for a building going back to 1912 when the building was turned into a tenement house that once housed many of the local mill workers. Oftentimes these workers were down on their luck, which lent the[Read More…]
Hardwick Farmers Market Moves to Hazen Today
In a Friday morning email, the Center for and Agricultural Economy wrote, ”It’s a heartbreaking day in Vermont, please be gentle with yourself and others today. If you travel, please [be) safe out there and take extra precautions. With high water levels in many parts of the state this morning, please[Read More…]
