The Hardwick Gazette, Oct. 8, 2025

Click below the front page for this week’s top news stories, Tyler’s take on the week’s weather, and a few selected items from our opinion, entertainment and sports pages.

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HARDWICK – This Wednesday, Oct. 8, the first property in Hardwick to be demolished as part of the FEMA buyout program due to damage from the July 2023 flood, will…

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EAST HARDWICK – A surge of warm weather brought us out of the seasonable conditions we have experienced as of late, with both Sunday and Monday high temperatures remarkable for…

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HARDWICK – On the occasion of National Newspaper Week, October 5 to 11 this year, it seems appropriate to share this perspective from a fellow editor, modified with a local…

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HARDWICK – Hazen Union School art teacher James Lockhart has been named the Vermont Art Teacher of the Year by the Vermont Art Educators Association (VAEA), recognizing his 28 years…

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HARDWICK – Seven of the nine construction workers detained by U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) at a convenience store and along Vt. Route 15 in Hardwick, on Friday, Sept.…

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Replacement of the pedestrian bridge has been delayed because a final pre-construction meeting is on hold due to the furlough of USDA employees while the federal government is shut down.…

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GREENSBORO – A letter to the Circus Smirkus community shared concerns about the future of the organization and a need for immediate funding, September 16. “We are facing a short-term…

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“WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU LIKE, LITTLE GIRL?”

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Hardwick Elementary 6th graders Kevin Hayden (left) and Colton Daigneault carve pumpkins for the Hardwick Trails pumpkin walk held October 5, which featured almost 400 pumpkins carved by the kindergarten…

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In tracking down information to write the story of ICE rounding up nine foreigners in Hardwick on September 26, and this week trying to track them through their Vermont imprisonment,…

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Wednesday, October 8Craftsbury Town School Board, second Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m., Commons Room, Craftsbury Academy.Greensboro Select Board, second Wednesday of month, 6:30 p.m.Thursday, October 9Mountain View Union Elementary School…

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HARDWICK – Recently, we saw a perfect example of what a determined, small community can achieve. Wolcott, one of the smaller towns in our supervisory union, was recently highlighted on…

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NORTHFIELD – Senior Vermont All-State selection Isabelle Gouin scored four more goals last week to break the all-time school scoring record as her Hazen Union girls soccer team ripped off…

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DANVILLE – The Caledonia United boys soccer team improved to 10-0 last week with a trio of shutout victories, including a signature win of the season over Division III powerhouse…

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BARRE – A beautiful, summer-like day greeted the fans and teams of Thunder Road Speedbowl to set the scene for a history-making Vermont Milk Bowl. Three segments of racing awaited…

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Wednesday, Oct. 8DEATH CAFE, 6 p.m., Albany Public Library, 830 Main St., Albany. Refreshments provided. Information: (802) 755-6107, albanypubliclibraryvt.org.INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION by the NEK Asylum Seekers Assistance Network, 7 p.m., St.…

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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