CABOT – Dear Governor Scott, Secretary Saunders and Vermont State Legislators: I am a retired educator, with 40 years’ experience in teaching and leadership roles. I don’t understand how you can continue this absurd push for school consolidation: creating huge districts, closing small schools, mandating class sizes, imposing spending[Read More…]
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For whom the bill tolls: property taxes are killing Greensboro
GREENSBORO – Town select boards pore over municipal budgets line by line for weeks. The town budget process is difficult and time-consuming, but it isn’t complicated. There are revenues and there are expenses. School budgets are different. Vermont’s Education Funding Formula has become so complex that most school board members[Read More…]
It was another sobering week
MONTPELIER – It was yet another sobering week at the State House. Below are several facts I learned this week. Each reflects a separate area of concern, yet together they illustrate the challenging times we face. Twenty-five percent of students in our schools are chronically absent. “Chronically absent” means missing[Read More…]
The first 72 hours matter most
HARDWICK – In emergency management, there is a phrase that comes up often: the first 72 hours. It refers to the period immediately after a major event, when outside help may be delayed, systems are disrupted, and communities must rely largely on what they already have. For Hardwick, it is[Read More…]
Combat high prices with a garden
CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – It seems to me that the prices of many things have gone up significantly in recent times. One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed instead of buying plants that someone else has started, watered and mothered for months. Many[Read More…]
Spring cover crops for vegetable gardens
SOUTH BURLINGTON – The ground may still be covered in snow, but now is an excellent time to start planning to improve the soil in vegetable gardens for the planting season ahead. Cover crops are effective tools in the gardener’s toolbox for soil improvement. While some are food crops, they are[Read More…]
Helms wins awards in art, writing competition
HARDWICK – The Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union has announced Hazen Union student Will Helms (grade 11) is among 167 young artists and writers from across Vermont who have been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for their exceptional artistic and literary talent. Helms earned a silver key for[Read More…]
Governor’s Institutes applications due March 31
VERMONT –Vermont high school students currently in grades 9-11 may apply for a career-focused summer learning experiences held on Vermont college campuses. Applications are due by March 31 for the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) Summer 2026 residential programs. GIV Institutes run for one to two weeks and allow students to explore[Read More…]
Spring “Whodunit” lineup
HARDWICK – Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m., the Friends of the Jeudevine will continue the mystery film festival screenings in the Parker Ladd Room. Popcorn, cookies and cider are included. The upcoming “whodunit” takes place in Mississippi and a wooden post is part of the plot. Friday, March 27,[Read More…]
Astronomy series begins March 11
GREENSBORO – Wednesdays, starting March 11, the Greensboro Free Library will host a family-friendly astronomy series with Bobby Farlice-Rubio, from 6 to 7 p.m. One session, date to be determined, will take place at the Peacham Observatory for an opportunity to observe the night sky more closely. Contact library staff to[Read More…]
Canceled this week March 13 – The Hardwick Gazette at Front Seat Coffee, Fridays, 10 a.m.
HARDWICK – Visit with The Hardwick Gazette staff at Front Seat Coffee every Friday, from 10 to 11 a.m. The staff will be on hand to hear news tips, story ideas, comments and answer questions about the local newspaper.
Robotics and chili dinner, March 13
The St. Johnsbury Academy Robotics Club will be at the Greensboro Free Library, Friday, March 13, for hands-on engineering from 4 to 5 p.m. Participants are welcome to join the library’s annual fundraiser Participants will rotate through interactive stations featuring LEGO building challenges, button robots and other creative problem solving activities.[Read More…]
