EAST MONTPELIER – On warm summer days it all comes back to me, much like a dream. When I was young in my early twenties, I was often embarrassed to say that I was from New York. Almost no one not from New York really knew what it was like,[Read More…]
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The legislative branch is you
GREENSBORO – Right now, our country is in chaos. Many struggle every day with anxiety or fear around the unknown. We’re paying more for groceries, more for fuel, more for medical necessities, more for our taxes and we don’t know when the end will come. Feelings like these affect our[Read More…]
Speaking from the heart about anger requires courage
GREENSBORO – Who doesn’t feel anger? It is one of the emotions that we get to explore as humans. I have been feeling a lot of anger and rage lately. Some of this is triggered by what is happening in the larger world, and some arises from my personal life. Sometimes[Read More…]
Futurity
Numeral round to numeral round-&-round our sundial ants tug time.Tiny harnesses of light. At night at various variances the stars& moon hitch up the FourSnails of the Apocalypse, but you– for you, little jockey, I slide up & bucklethe two purple stirrups you’ll perchto break the gate & hurl out fluttering silks (o my[Read More…]
Peter Gould finds purpose through performance
BURLINGTON – At the dinner table on his first night in Mexico, then-17-year-old Peter Gould watched as members of his host family spoke with arched eyebrows, toothy grins and wide eyes. Their bodies moved with them, hands flew through the air, each finger articulating a syllable. Conversation became a dance. [Read More…]
Heller’s World
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, June 10, 1926
HOOD COMPANY ERECTING MILK AND CREAM BUILDING Building to Be A Model One. Site is Nearly Opposite St. J. and L. C. R. R. Station The H. P. Hood Company of Boston one of the biggest concerns of its kind in New England, has purchased of the Emma. G. Daniell[Read More…]
Incorporate edible plants into landscaping
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Those who have always grown a traditional garden with rows of tomatoes or sprawling cucumbers might consider taking edible gardening one step further by incorporating food crops into your landscape plan. Growing plants that produce food as part of your yard’s design can add an unexpected[Read More…]
Glow-worms, Blinkers, Ghosts: hidden diversity of fireflies
LOWELL, Mass. – In the deepening twilight, the pines edging my backyard merge into a wall of shadow. I hold my breath, staring hard into the darkness. Will they come? No matter how many times I repeat this ritual, I’m never sure. But then the magic happens. A little greenish[Read More…]
Hazen Union students sweep art contest
HARDWICK – Three Hazen Union student artists earned top honors in the annual Vermont Covered Bridge Society Student Art Contest. Ella Renaud won First Place ($100) for Bowers Covered Bridge, West Windsor; Danica Patridge – won Second Place ($75) for Middle Covered Bridge, Woodstock; and Karli Patridge won Third Place[Read More…]
Five graduates earn Vermont Seal of Biliteracy
HARDWICK – Five members of the Hazen Union Class of 2026 have earned the Vermont Seal of Biliteracy, a recognition awarded to students who demonstrate proficiency in English and at least one additional language by the time they graduate from high school. The recipients are Elizabeth Considine, Seville Murphy and[Read More…]
Hazen Union Hosts NEK Queer Youth Summit
HARDWICK – The NEK Queer Youth Summit, May 16, brought together students from Hazen Union, North Country Union and Glover Community School for an overnight gathering focused on queer connection and belonging in rural Northeast Kingdom communities. Hosted at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, the gathering featured[Read More…]
