by Elizabeth H. Dow, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Matt Jerome and Kim Hartling Welles won the grand prizes in the Hardwick Historical Society’s (HHS) game of Halftime Trivia on Senior Night, February 16, at Hazen Union. Each prize consisted of a $25 gift certificate from either the Galaxy Bookshop or[Read More…]
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Pancake Supper, Feb. 13, Greensboro’s Fellowship Hall
Rising Costs Make For Hard Choices
HARDWICK — Voters are being asked to approve a budget of $4,018,083 at this year’s town meeting. Select Board Chair, Eric Remick writes in the town report that that 7.5% increase came about “after several months of adjustments and refinements” when “the first draft of the budget showed an alarming[Read More…]
Anne Winchester Responds
CALAIS – Select Board Chair Anne Winchester, running unopposed for the remaining year of a 3-year term, answered the Gazette’s questions: Why are you running for select board? Winchester: Last year every member of the select board was brand new. We quickly realized that running a small rural town today[Read More…]
Wolcott Hydro Could be Online Again by June
HARDWICK – At the Hardwick Select Board’s regular meeting on February 15, Town Manager David Upson shared that the flood buyout of the property at 209 School St. in East Hardwick will be finalized. Others should follow soon. The grant covers all costs associated with the acquisition, demolition, and cleanup[Read More…]
Select Board Candidates Respond
HARDWICK – On town meeting day, voters will appoint select board members by Australian Ballot. Elizabeth Dow is not running again, leaving three seats open. Current member Shari Cornish is running unopposed for another three-year term. Select board chair, Eric Remick and newcomer, Timothy Ricciardello are running unopposed for two[Read More…]
Neighbors Share Flood Disaster Successes, Suggestions
HARDWICK — A free supper, billed as “celebrating community connections” was hosted by the Hardwick Area Neighbor to Neighbor group on Sunday, Feb. 18, at the American Legion. The gathering was for the central area of town that includes downtown, Hopkins Hill, Bridgman Hill, Mackville, and Route 14 South areas.[Read More…]
Budget Prioritizes Staff and Road Maintenance
CALAIS – Voters are being asked to approve a budget of $1,693,548 at town meeting on March 5. That budget includes the purchase of a new road grader. Select board comments about the budget note that it is “a larger increase than usual. We know this is hard; we’ve[Read More…]
Hardwick Elementary Four Winds
Walden Pancake Breakfast
Local 14-Year-Old Songwriter Takes the Stage
Venetian Soda Lounge thrummed with people and guitars. Piper Hall of East Hardwick, a rising star profiled in this story, has performed locally at the Greensboro and Hardwick Farmer’s Markets. Chatter filled the small Pine Street speakeasy on a late January night, as contestants and their supporters moved among the[Read More…]
