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Year in Review: It’s Been an Eventful Year in Hardwick
January In January, the Jeudevine Memorial Library held a retirement party for Lisa Sammet, who served as the library’s director for 22 years. Around 100 people attended the party, which was hosted by the Jeudevine’s board of trustees. A bookshelf quilt was given to Lisa by the board. The Hardwick[Read More…]
Year in Review: 2023 on Record-Breaking Trajectory for Precipitation
by Tyler Molleur HARDWICK – One word could be used to describe 2023’s meteorological summary: soggy. This comes after a year of memorable weather events that left our area covered, either in inches of snow or feet of floodwaters. The National Weather Service has observation stations in Plainfield and Morrisville[Read More…]
Gazette to Change to Nonprofit Status Starting in 2024
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette will change its ownership structure and will operate as a nonprofit organization as of January 1, 2024. As part of the transition, the paper’s current owners, Kim and Ray Small, will transfer all newspaper assets from the current holding company, Hardwick Journalism[Read More…]
Handing Over the Gazette
by Ray Small, Editor As we prepare to hand the Gazette over to its next owner, Kim and I want to say “thank you” to all the readers, subscribers, and advertisers who supported our efforts to keep the paper up and running for the last seven years. We want to[Read More…]
What’s Next for the Gazette?
by Elizabeth H. Dow You may have read in the December 20 issue of the Hardwick Gazette that a new non-profit organization, Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Inc. (NEKPJ), will take ownership of the Hardwick Gazette on January 1, 2024. I sit on the board of directors of that organization, and[Read More…]
Hazen Union Teacher Earns National Board Certification
by Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Megan Mercier, mathematics teacher at Hazen Union School, recently earned National Board Certification in Early Adolescence Mathematics. Recognized as the gold standard in teacher certification, the National Board believes higher standards for teachers means better learning for students. National Board Certification provides numerous[Read More…]


