HARDWICK – During the late night hours of June 19, an individual broke into an occupied residence in the Hardwick village, and while inside stole various negotiable items and cash from the elderly resident who was asleep at the time. The Hardwick Police Department is seeking the public help in[Read More…]
Public Safety
DUI, cruelty to a child
LYNDONVILLE – On May 8, the Lyndonville Police Department received a complaint from a concerned citizen that a woman was impaired and about to drive away with a child. A Lyndonville Police Department patrol officer located the vehicle in question and stopped it on Broad Street. The operator, Brittany Patten[Read More…]
Wind takes out trees, wires
WALDEN – On June 18, at 2:48 p.m., the Walden Fire Department was dispatched to Cahoon Farm Road for trees and wires down in the roadway. The big storm has passed through and cleared. There was still a wind advisory in effect until 8 p.m.
Wolcott Bridge detour continues, one lane traffic pending
WOLCOTT – The School Street Bridge over the Lamoille River remains fully closed to all traffic. The closure is in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is anticipated to continue until September 25. A signed detour guides motorists around the bridge closure to access School Street via Flat[Read More…]
HED emergency outage highlights needed upgrades
HARDWICK – A power outage last Monday, June 15, during the dinner hour, followed by another about 9 p.m., during prime television watching time, inconvenienced and raised concerns among Hardwick Electric Department (HED) customers. HED General Manager Scott Johnstone explained the first outage, an emergency outage, was planned on short[Read More…]
Two tornados confirmed in southern Vt. last Thursday
AREA COUNTIES – A tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), Thursday, June 18, at 9:58 a.m., for Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans and Washington Counties in this area was in effect through 3 p.m. that day. None of the towns covered by The Gazette were specifically listed in[Read More…]
Neighbor to Neighbor assists 9 neighbors
HARDWICK – Between March 27 and June 16, Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor received nine requests for assistance, including rides to the food shelf, rides to and from the courthouse in St. Johnsbury, prescription pickups in Morrisville and help securing a new phone with funds from St. John the Baptist Episcopal[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Department Media Log
HARDWICK – June 14: Noise Disturbance, Main St. June 15: Assist – Public, Highland Ave.; Suspicious Event, Vt. Route 15 W.; Assist – Other, Wolcott St.; Fingerprints, High St.; Suspicious Event, Union St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Vt. Route 14;[Read More…]
Hardwick Property Transfers
June to August, 2025 David and Danielle Bailey to Harold Casavant, 1433 Vt. Rte. 16, .5 acres, $90,000. June 3, 2025. Janet Howard, Laurie Heath, A. Holmes to Jeffrey Nichols-Gordon, .62 acres, 70 Marshall St., $215,000, June 4, 2025. David and Susanna Steenkamp to Susanna Steenkamp, 10.4 acres, 1051 Nichols[Read More…]
Wednesday rain brings flash floods
VERMONT – Vermont’s flash flood season opened with washed-out roads and a heat advisory right behind it. With heat index values forecast to approach 100 and more thunderstorms possible through the past weekend, state officials say they’re watching both threats at once after storms washed out roads in Hardwick and[Read More…]
Truck crashes into building following health-related crisis
HARDWICK – On June 15, at 7:28 A.M., Hardwick Police, Hardwick Fire and Hardwick Rescue responded to 364 South Main Street in Hardwick for the report of a vehicle into the building with possible entrapment. Upon arrival entrapment was ruled out after it was determined the individual who was possibly[Read More…]
DUI, suspended license
HARDWICK – On June 6, Hardwick Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2012 Subaru Outback for a motor vehicle violation. The operator, Malcom Manning of Wolcott was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Manning was also found to be criminally operating with a suspended license. Manning[Read More…]
