To the editor: I am writing in response to your article of December 2, entitled “Conservation Commission pilot project raises concerns”. While we welcome public engagement in our work, and the interest of the Hardwick Gazette, your article contains a number of inaccuracies which I would like to address as[Read More…]
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Inside The Gazette’s Fund Drive
The Hardwick Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign is a unique opportunity to take a giant step toward financial sustainability. If successful, this would be a game-changer. Here’s how this drive came about, and why it’s such a unique moment for your local newspaper. The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a[Read More…]
For the record
Last week’s story, “Conservation Commission pilot project raises concerns,” should have indicated Ivakhiv-Gray’s letter had been sent in early November. Last week’s story, “School redistricting forum identifies importance of health care, small school experience,” should have identified the event as happening November 21. Last week’s story, “HED manager replaced with[Read More…]
Holiday travel certainly necessary, no fun
EAST MONTPELIER – In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, the schoolmarmish features of the newsies were on full display. Like old-fashioned country preachers predicting the apocalypse, they warned of unprecedented numbers of holiday travelers. It is, after all, the weekend of our greatest domestic migration, clogging the highways and[Read More…]
Fundraiser for our times: Gazette offers hand-crafted comfort chickens
HARDWICK – It seems like everyone is fundraising these days. Politicians, parties, charitable causes . . . they all have their hands out. But one fundraiser is making an offer that stands out from the crowd. Starting on Giving Tuesday, the next 10 people to give $500 or more to The[Read More…]
Vermonters can’t afford a 12% tax increase
HINESBURG – Vermonters are staring down a staggering 12% property tax hike in 2026. That’s simply unacceptable. It’s a looming crisis that will squeeze working families, small businesses, and residents on fixed incomes, threatening the stability and affordability of our communities. Lawmakers now face a clear and unavoidable choice. They[Read More…]
Heller’s World
This is where authoritarianism leads
WASHINGTON – Authoritarianism is not just the loss of democracy, freedom of expression or civil liberties. It can also mean horrific wars and massive loss of life. When we defend democracy, we are fighting not only for our personal freedoms but to prevent autocratic leaders from dragging us into bloody[Read More…]
A small store with a big heart
GREENSBORO BEND – More than a general store, more than a convenience store, Smith’s Grocery has long served as a community cornerstone for people in and around Greensboro Bend. Some local residents begin their day by stopping at Smiths for a cup of coffee or to fill up their tanks. Some[Read More…]
Meeting Memo Dec. 10 to 17
Wednesday, December 10Craftsbury 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, December 11Mountain View Union Elementary School Board, second Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m., alternating among the three campuses.Tuesday December 16Cabot Select Board, third Tuesday of month,[Read More…]
