WOODBURY – The Saturday town meeting began with Stephen Murphy’s election as Woodbury Town Moderator, February 28, then moved on to correct errors in the 2025 Town Report. The names of Cemetery Commission Secretary Stephanie Appleton and Member Amy Eldred were added and the amount requested by the Vermont Rural[Read More…]
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Trend toward substantial warming by weekend
EAST HARDWICK – More daylight is evident on both ends of the day as the time between sunrise and sunset extends beyond 11 hours this week. Some events that come with that include a higher sun angle, some competition between airmasses, and the prospects of our clocks moving ahead so[Read More…]
Local residents receive recognitions for humanitarianism
HARDWICK – Master of Ceremonies Sherry Lussier opened the 2025 Hardwick Humanitarian Awards Program February 23 by recognizing current and past Kiwanian’s in the room, then sharing the exceptional quality of the evening’s award recipients, “as they are every year,” she said. She was assisted in presenting the awards by[Read More…]
Sterling students experience four-day winter expedition
CRAFTSBURY – Imagine being dropped off in the midst of the Green River Reservoir state park for four days and three nights, at a time of deep snowpack. For some Sterling College students, that scenario was the reality they woke up to this past weekend. Most said it was fun, cold[Read More…]
2026 Town Meeting results to appear March 11
Hardwick Gazette reports on town and school district meetings Tuesday, March 3, will appear in the March 11 edition. Those looking for results of floor and Australian ballot votes may contact town clerks. Town clerk contact information can be found on The Gazette’s meeting memo in the opinion pages.
Hardwick Town Meeting votes to acquire Buffalo Mountain Town Forest property, no on 1% option tax
HARDWICK — Well over 200 people showed up to vote on town meeting day in Hardwick. The town budget passed on a paper ballot with 167 voting yes and 72 voting no that took over 90 minutes for the voting and counting. The 1% local option tax failed and the[Read More…]
Heller’s World
South Main Street retaining wall project construction
HARDWICK – Construction began Friday, Feb. 27, at the South Main Street retaining wall and pedestrian bridge site. Work is expected to continue into early summer with traffic impacted on Mill Street, South Main Street and Wolcott Street (Vt. Routes 14 & 15). Traffic will be reduced to one lane[Read More…]
School Street closed
WOLCOTT – School Street from Vt. Route 15 to the Wolcott Town Office will be closed from March 2 until September 26. Detour using Flat Iron Road.
Car crash, suspended license
HARDWICK – On February 27, at 10:25 a.m., the Hardwick Police Department responded to Mill Street at Glenside Avenue for the report of a motor vehicle crash with no reported injuries. Investigation revealed that Robert Ducharme of Cabot had tried exiting the Jiffy Mart lot onto Mill Street when his Subaru[Read More…]
Vandalism, more information sought
Vandalism, more information sought HARDWICK – On March 2, sometime between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., a bottle was thrown at the back window of a parked Toyota Rav4 on Brush Street, causing the window to break. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hardwick Police[Read More…]
Fatal motor accident
WOLCOTT – The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that occurred on March 1. At approximately 11:05 p.m., deputies were notified of an individual who had been brought to Copley Hospital by a friend after sustaining significant abdominal trauma reportedly caused by being run over[Read More…]
