The Hardwick Gazette, Jan. 21, 2026

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An early morning aurora borealis was spotted Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the base of Cook Hill Road in Greensboro.photo by Tyler Molleur EAST HARDWICK – After starting out the last…

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HARDWICK – When I was eleven, I found a VHS tape in the upstairs bedroom of my grandmother’s home. The tape, titled “2001: A Space Odyssey,” was Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 epic…

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EAST MONTPELIER – Political historian Heather Cox Richardson, author of the daily newsletter “Letters from an American,” opined the other day that the news of the past week has seemed…

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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 – Ross Gouin, trailmaster with the Hardwick Sno-Flake Ridgerunners received an unexpected call from Hardwick Town Manager David Upson late Friday afternoon when Upson called to tell him a…

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GREENSBORO – The January 14 regular select board meeting began with a revised agenda and debate regarding the minutes of the December 16 budget meeting, with the upcoming election of…

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HARDWICK – A mostly routine select board meeting was held January 8, with preparations for Town Meeting Day that included approval of an item to be warned for creation of…

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PLAINFIELD – Maps of four scenarios that could bring floodwaters to Plainfield homes and businesses were reviewed at a meeting of the Plainfield Hazard Mitigation Committee last Thursday, Jan. 15.…

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VERMONT – The preliminary results of a 2025 state survey show that last year’s drought cost Vermont farms more than $15.9 million. Impacts of 2025 drought seen locally Most farmers…

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Drought cost Vermont farmers $15.9M  AREA COUNTIES – The 2025 Agriculture Drought Impact Survey Dashboard displaying results of a survey that opened in late October, shows results in area counties,…

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Sen. Scott Beck, R-Caledonia, left, and Sen. Seth Bongartz, D-Bennington, right, listen as Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Brattleboro, speaks as House and Senate members of the education reform bill conference committee…

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MONTPELIER – The former executive director of the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation has been charged with embezzling more than $70,000 from the organization.  Melissa Bountyphoto courtesy Central Vermont Economic…

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VERMONT — Vermont Health Commissioner Rick Hildebrant, MD, provided the following statement on the January 5 update by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the federal Childhood Immunization Schedule which can be found…

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To the editor: There is no better time than now. Be part of Greensboro’s solutions. Greensboro residents have a week left to raise their batons and help lead the community…

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To the editor: Our U.S. Constitution gives people in our country the right to peaceably assemble. It promises free speech rights. It assigns to Congress the powers of declaring war…

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RANDOLPH – Kelsie Rivard added another record-breaking performance to her impressive resume last week as her Hazen Union girls basketball team rolled past Randolph to improve to 8-1 on the…

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MARSHFIELD – The Twinfield-Cabot boys basketball team delivered knockout blows to Richford and BFA-Fairfax last week on their home court, keeping them atop of the rugged Division IV standings at…

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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