MONTPELIER – Leaders from the newly formed Vermont Journalism Coalition (VJC) and the Vermont Community Foundation (VCF), as well as Senator Andrew Perchlik and Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas held a press conference February 4, sharing a new report on the state of Vermont’s news media landscape and[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Gazette fundraiser: unprecedented success
The Hardwick Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign began in November with an ambitious goal: $40,000 in reader donations. It seemed like a real stretch, because the 2024 campaign’s total was about $30,000. In the end, readers delivered beyond all expectation. At last count, reader donations totaled $45,451.89. Add in matching funds[Read More…]
Thank you to the more than 1,000 individuals, families, granting organizations and advertisers who have contributed to The Hardwick Gazette in its first two years as a nonprofit, community-supported online and limited print newspaper.
18 Main Restaurant, Abigail Q Spring, Abrah Griggs, Adam Gann, Ahme Fauyk, Aileen Gebbie, Alex Peltz, Alicia Benoit-Clark, Aliena Gerhard, Alison C. Hayford, All Around Rental, Allegra Holch, Allen Davis, Allison Stegner, Alyssa Krebs, Amanda Legare, Amy Atkins, Amy Crank, Amy Denton, Amy Rosenthal, Amy Tosch, Amy’s Artistic Floral, Anastasia[Read More…]
Looking back, looking ahead
Preparing this special holiday issue of The Gazette made us realize what an incredible year it’s been. Our communities might seem small and sleepy from afar, but there’s a lot going on around here. Thanks to your loyalty and support, The Gazette has been here to keep you informed. And now The Gazette is[Read More…]
Inside The Gazette’s Fund Drive
The Hardwick Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign is a unique opportunity to take a giant step toward financial sustainability. If successful, this would be a game-changer. Here’s how this drive came about, and why it’s such a unique moment for your local newspaper. The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a[Read More…]
Board meeting for budget planning, Sat., Dec. 20
GREENSBORO – The monthly meeting of the New England Public Journalism (NEKPJ) Board of Directors is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. in The Hardwick Gazette office at the Greensboro Town Hall, 82 East Craftsbury Road, Greensboro, The agenda will include a report of the NewsMatch end-of-year fund[Read More…]
You’ve brought us back from the brink
Today, as I write this on Giving Tuesday, I spent the morning listening to Vermont Public’s fund drive as they interrupted the daily news and information. While we place ads in the paper, we can’t come to you hourly until you make a donation. We do, however, have your attention[Read More…]
Gazette receives Vermont Civic Journalism Award
MONTPELIER – The Hardwick Gazette is among sixteen Vermont news organizations honored with the Local Civic Journalism Awards, a new program designed to steer state and philanthropic dollars to news outlets that inform Vermonters and foster civic engagement. The recipients represent a broad cross-section of local and regional news organizations,[Read More…]
Let’s Make History Together
The Gazette has begun its annual year-end fundraiser. With your help it promises to be the biggest and best we’ve ever had. The Institute for Nonprofit News and major foundations, are giving us a huge boost; offering The Gazette more than $20,000 in matching funds and challenge grants. Local donors have already contributed another $10,000[Read More…]
UVM Summer Interns Live and Learn in the NEK
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Lush vegetation, towering maples and pines, rolling hillsides, rivers, lakes and streams mark this corner of the Green Mountain State. Along with the Northeast Kingdom’s (NEK) abundant beauty come some very real challenges, including dangerous seasonal flooding that has increased with the effects of climate change. But[Read More…]
Gazette Becomes Nonprofit
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette’s seven month wait for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to approve its nonprofit status ended last week when publisher, Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism (NEKPJ) learned its application for tax exempt status had been accepted. All donations to The Hardwick Gazette and NEKPJ dating back to[Read More…]
