HARDWICK – In 1947 there were 11,206 mostly small-scale, family-owned dairy farms operating in Vermont. The high cost of bulk tanks, competition from sprawling mega-farms in places like Iowa and California, collapsing milk prices, more stringent environmental regulations and more recently, warmer temperatures, have all taken their toll on family-owned[Read More…]
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Iconic Swinging Bridge to be Replaced by Year-End
Generations of Hardwick’s children have entertained and sometimes scared each other on Hardwick’s swinging bridge, where it spans the Lamoille River from Main Street to the Daniels Building. Due to a problem with deteriorating support cables and their anchors, the town reported it temporarily closed in August 2020. That temporary[Read More…]
Parker Selected as Principal at Lakeview, Woodbury
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) has announced that the Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVUESD) Board has selected Beth Parker as the next principal of Lakeview and Woodbury Elementary Schools, beginning July 1. Honing skills in the Washington Central Unified Union School District, Parker has experience as[Read More…]
Police Officers Hired, HED Close to Appointing Interim GM
HARDWICK – The select board heard about the hiring of new police officers, another FEMA buyout, the status of road grading, a planning commission update of by-laws that’s beginning and the Yellow Barn project at their April 18 meeting. They approved the town’s 2024 Emergency Management Plan, appointed a new[Read More…]
FEMA, Hiring Delinquent Tax Collector, Town Benefits Occupy Board
CRAFTSBURY – A FEMA update from Bruce Urie, Alison Blaney’s update on cleaned up delinquent taxes and hiring a delinquent tax collector began the April 16 select board meeting. Phil Lovely has asked to add the name “Morgan Mile” to Town Highway 19 will require some study by Urie. Kris[Read More…]
Road Crew Member Search Underway, Solar Array Planned
WALDEN – The subject of an emergency select board meeting on tax day, April 15 was deciding on a plan to hire a short-term, minimum three-month road crew member. The successful candidate will need to have an up-to-date CDL and experience driving trucks and construction equipment. An ad will run[Read More…]
Popular Hazen Ski and Ride Program Changes
HARDWICK — The Ski and Ride program at Hazen Union School has been around at least since 1981, and maybe as early as 1979, according to Tod Delericheliere who recalls that it started while he was a student. Though he’s not a skier, he counts it as one of the[Read More…]
Green Up Day Tires
Hazen Students Visit Vermont Landmarks, Experience History, Enact Mock Trial at Supreme Court
HARDWICK – Nine Hazen Union students and two teachers traveled to the Hope Cemetery in Barre and the Vermont State House in Montpelier on May Day, Wednesday, May 1. Next, students took the bus to the Vermont Supreme Court to learn about the justice system. There they engaged in a[Read More…]
