The Hardwick Gazette, Jan. 14, 2026

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HARDWICK – In the early morning of August 24, 2022, FBI agents raided my house. Unbeknownst to me, for the previous three weeks I had been renting one of my…

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HARDWICK – Visit with The Hardwick Gazette staff at Front Seat Coffee every Friday, from 10 to 11 a.m., beginning January 16. The editor and reporter will be on hand…

A limited number of printed Hardwick Gazette copies are now for sale at the Buffalo Mountain Market in Hardwick and Willey’s Store in Greensboro at $5 a copy. Please tell your friends who would rather read us in print.

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 – The Hardwick Electric Department (HED) has eliminated its general manager and begun to explore a possible merger with Morrisville Water & Light (MW&L) suggests the wording of a…

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EAST HARDWICK – Not having a thaw during the winter last year felt like an anomaly. It turns out that was true. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen…

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VERMONT – More than 7,000 Vermonters came out between Thursday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 11, as part of ICE Out for Good rallies across Vermont. Within 24 hours of…

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MONTPELIER – In his annual address to Vermont legislators recently, Gov. Phil Scott urged members of the House and Senate to move forward with the next stages of the sweeping…

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MONTPELIER – Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas recognized Greensboro native Emma Rowell as a finalist for the 2026 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award at the Vermont Statehouse on…

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WOODBURY – The select board capped off the year with a number of updates, at its December 22, regular meeting, beginning with Dan Koenemann of the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation…

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“COMPLY OR DIE!”

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To the editor: I’m really feeling like the Mountainview Elementary Union School Board is throwing money away. They have already paid $15,000 for an analysis of the Woodbury Elementary School…

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HARDWICK – Only blocks apart, two local schools are even closer this year as they collaborate on science education. High school students enrolled in Hazen Union’s Science Enrichment class are…

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To the editor:Last Thursday, in a discussion of this year’s proposed $4.7 million town budget that lasted over an hour, the select board spent 30 minutes debating whether to eliminate…

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To the editor: Elinor Osborn’s article on behalf of Craftsbury Conservation Commission is an excellent description of the challenges we face in tackling invasive Knotweed and the importance of doing…

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CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Conservation Commission (CCC) began a Japanese Knotweed (JK) demonstration project in 2017 to show landowners ways to eradicate or at least control the non-native invasive plant.…

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To the editor: I have sympathy for anyone with cancer and realize many people are looking for a reason as to what caused it, but Roundup (glyphosate) is certainly not…

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To the editor: We applaud Mr. Riley’s excellent opinion piece on ecological forestry [“Embracing ecological forestry, a new approach to forest management,” VTDigger, November 11, 2025]. We share his love…

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EAST MONTPELIER – Normally, when I thread the stop-and-go traffic of Lynn, break out at last into seven breakneck miles of I-95, and then merge into the rocket-propelled caravan of…

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HARDWICK – At the beginning of a new year it is not unusual to reflect on what around us has changed in the past twelve months. How much taller are…

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HARDWICK – Our family is looking forward to a better 2026. I appreciate all the support that I have gotten during a very trying summer. These are great communities, and…

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HARDWICK – As the new year begins, our communities’ volunteer school boards are hard at work revising budgets for the coming 2026-2027 school year. We appreciate their tireless efforts towards…

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HARDWICK – A presentation and discussion of the Buffalo Mountain Town Forest proposal will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Parker Ladd Room at…

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MONTPELIER – Vermonters are justifiably concerned with due process infractions that have persisted for many months, some in Vermont, with many more outside our borders. Continued action by Immigration and…

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MONTPELIER – I hope you all enjoyed some restful holidays and are off to a rejuvenating new year, filled with renewed energy for making positive change. It’s a joy and an…

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Michael Billingsleysocial media photo To the editor: I’ve served as the Plainfield Emergency Management Director for quite a few years, including a break, working with six select boards starting back…

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O, how our minds need to grasp: what is held in thoughtis what waits in store. Thinking, watching from a perfect sanctuary.Nothing understood. Here, now, yet again, a chance to…

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HARDWICK – This year’s early snow cover has allowed the Hardwick Trails Committee to get an early start grooming the extensive trails network. Trails are now open to all community…

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CRAFTSBURY – A July 2025 WCAX story shared that “Researchers have uncovered so-called forever chemicals at regional ski racing areas.” While that story said, “. . . it’s a sign…

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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