The Hardwick Gazette, Feb. 25, 2026

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AREA TOWNS – Town meeting day is traditionally held on the first Tuesday of March, but some towns have made other arrangements in an attempt to hold the meeting at…

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EAST HARDWICK – The observation station logged several no-precipitation days this forecast period, which included most of Saturday into Monday. Much of northern New England dodged a powerful Nor’easter that…

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“LISTEN YOU BIG BULLY, I’M GOING TO THE TOWN HALL MEETING AND YOU CAN’T STOP ME!”

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Look below the front page below to see this week’s top stories, Tyler Molleur’s Weather, opinions, William Lange’s weekly column and a cartoon or two.

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HARDWICK – February 21 saw select board candidates meet for an open forum. Only standing room remained at the start of the proceedings, moderated by community organizer Audrey Grant, with…

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CABOT – Article 12 of the Cabot Town Meeting Day Warning is an Australian ballot vote asking if voters will approve a grant of up to $10,000 “for the removal…

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Welch visits Craftsbury Outdoor Center ST. JOHNSBURY  – On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Northeast Kingdom health care providers and community leaders at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital…

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CALAIS – Following the February 10 vote in which Calais and Worcester voters overwhelmingly voted not to close their schools, rejecting school board recommendations to consolidate five schools into three,…

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HARDWICK – Informational meetings Thursday, Feb. 19, provided an overview of the timeline, necessary steps and prospective costs to the taxpayer for those interested in the proposed Buffalo Mountain Town…

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HARDWICK – A power outage early Tuesday morning, February 16 left most of the Hardwick Electric Department (HED) service territory without service for two or more hours. “The outage was…

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Sen. Welch meets with local health care leaders CRAFTSBURY – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a “Common Grounds with Senator Welch” listening session at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. He joined Vermonters in Craftsbury to discuss the cultural and economic importance…

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MONTPELIER – The Vermont State Historic Preservation Office recently announced Curtains Without Borders (curtainswithoutborders.org)  was honored with a Preservation Excellence award for its dedicated preservation of Vermont’s historic painted theater…

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MONTPELIER –  As the sun began to set over Montpelier on a recent evening, the verses of “We Shall Overcome” echoed across the statehouse lawn. The song was paired with…

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CALEDONIA COUNTY – The Vermont State Police arrested a former Caledonia County victim’s advocate on charges he used his position to sexually exploit a crime victim and then tried to…

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At the age of twenty-four, I have many choices to make in the coming years about where and when I want to lay down roots. Similarly to one of the…

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EAST MONTPELIER – I’m writing this before this year’s State of the Union speech. As an old hand at backstage preparations, I can well imagine the excitement currently infusing whatever…

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Girl Scouts Grace J. Kelley, CaptainRuby Grisworld, 1st. Lieut.Mildred Stone, 2nd, Lieut. The twenty-eight girls who answered to their names at Roll Call last Monday night, at Scout Headquarters, were…

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EDITOR
Paul Fixx

ADVERTISING
Sandy Atkins, Raymonda Parchment, Dawn Gustafson, Paul Fixx

CIRCULATION
Dawn Gustafson

PRODUCTION
Sandy Atkins, Dawn Gustafson, Dave Mitchell, Raymonda Parchment

REPORTER
Raymonda Parchment

SPORTS WRITERS
Ken Brown
Eric Hanson

WEATHER REPORTER
Tyler Molleur

PHOTOGRAPHER
Vanessa Fournier

CARTOONIST
Julie Atwood

CONTRIBUTORS
Trish Alley, Sandy Atkins, Brendan Buckley, Hal Gray, Abrah Griggs, Eleanor Guare, Henry Homeyer, Pat Hussey, Willem Lange, Cheryl Luther Michaels, Tyler Molleur, Kay Spaulding, Liz Steel, John Walters

INTERNS
Cloey Camley, Hazen Union School
Claire Charlow, UVM Community News Service
Will Helms, Hazen Union School
Eisha Qureshi, UVM Community News Service