HARDWICK – As Vermont governor Phil Scott signed the first U.S. legislation banning the toxic herbicide paraquat into law last week, Emily Lanxner, a founding member of the Vermont Poison and Pesticide Action Network (PAPAN) said work on this bill was a struggle similar to previous legislation protecting humans and[Read More…]
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WCUUSD process of reconfiguration questioned
GREENSBORO – As the Woodbury Select Board heard from Ana Pelz at its May 27 meeting about holding a meeting to discuss options for the Woodbury Elementary School as Mountainview Union Elementary School Board members are assembling a task force to look at possible school consolidation and closings, David Kelley[Read More…]
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Vermont enacts the country’s first ban on herbicide
VERMONT – Vermont became the first state in the country, Tuesday, to ban the sale and use of paraquat, a herbicide that has shown strong association with the onset of Parkinson’s disease. “Governor (Phil) Scott signed this bill into law because he understands the harmful impacts paraquat has on the[Read More…]
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Caja Madera opens smoked barbecue joint
HARDWICK – Chef Bryan Palilonis opened his Hardwick BBQ for the first time on Wednesday, May 20, next door to the Caja Taqueria at 154 Vt. Rte. 15 in Hardwick, and quickly sold out. The barbecue joint was closed Thursday, with the Caja Madera Facebook site reporting, “We SOLD OUT[Read More…]
Daily Express cuts back to print three days each week
NEWPORT – In a story May 17 titled, “Big Changes Coming at The Newport Daily Express,” the daily newspaper explained they planned to cut back beginning May 25 and “begin publishing our print editions on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each week.” The expanded Tuesday, Thursday and Friday editions “will deliver[Read More…]
Wolcott School District: the future starts now?
To the editor: By a margin of seven votes, on May 20, the Wolcott School District got a budget passed for 2027. So now, what comes next? Starting July 1, there is new leadership at OSSU and at Wolcott Elementary. Meanwhile, state senators and delegates are trying to figure out[Read More…]
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The Hardwick Gazette’s 2025 Impact Report
The Hardwick Gazette had an impressive year by almost any standard; by the end of 2025 we had doubled the 16 pages that were standard when Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism (NEKPJ) became its publisher in January 2024. We now average 30 to 32 pages with an occasional outlier running to[Read More…]
You’ve heard me complain many times
EAST MONTPELIER – We’ve all seen this at one time or another. Russet dry maple leaves raked into a pile for collection, lying quietly, till suddenly a zephyr seemingly from nowhere stirs them into a live, rustling mass. Then a stronger puff takes a whack at them, and the top[Read More…]
