MORRISVILLE – A former Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department deputy is facing disciplinary proceedings over allegations that he created “trading cards” of people who had been arrested, using booking photos and other law enforcement images while employed by the agency. The Vermont Criminal Justice Council earlier this month posted a notice on[Read More…]
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Single vehicle crash
CRAFTSBURY – On May 31, the Vermont State Police responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Wildbranch Road in the town of Craftsbury. Upon arrival, the operator was identified as Tyler Friend of Wolcott. Friend displayed indicators of impairment and was processed for DUI at Copley Hospital[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Department Media Log
HARDWICK – May 24: Threats/Harassment, S. Main St.; Suspicious Event, Vt. Route 15 E; Traffic Stop, Vt. Route 15; Traffic Stop, N. Main St. May 25: TRO/FRO service, Vt. Route 15 W.; Traffic Detail, N. Main St.; Citizen Dispute, S. Main St.; Motor Vehicle Complaint, Mill St.; Trespassing, Vt. Route[Read More…]
Beverly B. “Bev” Shepard
HARDWICK – Visiting hours for Beverly Barcomb “Bev” Shepard, who died February 13, 2026, in Florida will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 25, at Northern Vermont Funeral Home, 60 Elm Street, Hardwick. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Friday, June 26,[Read More…]
Cal United carries momentum into post-season
DANVILLE – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team capped off its regular season with a pair of wins over Paine Mountain and Craftsbury Academy (CA) last week, improving to 4-8. Alaina Robbins twirled a one-hit gem last Tuesday, striking out 12 to power Cal United to a season series sweep[Read More…]
Denny Partridge
EAST HARDWICK – Denny Partridge of East Hardwick, died suddenly on May 2, en route to visit dear friends in Paris. She was 79. She was a woman who never stopped seeking and creating: from leading feminist theater conferences in Nicaragua to sewing doll clothes for her daughter, from building[Read More…]
Patricia Gates
HARDWICK – A celebration of Patricia Gates’ life (formerly of Hardwick) who passed away in Florida on September 7, 2025, will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 14, in Fairview Cemetery in Hardwick, where she will be laid to rest among family and loved ones. Pat’s full obituary may[Read More…]
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Bagley
EAST CRAFTSBURY – A graveside service for Jacquelyn “Jackie” Bagley, who passed away on December 10, 2025, will be held on Saturday, June 20, at 10 a.m., in the East Craftsbury Cemetery, Whetstone Brook Road, East Craftsbury. Jackie’s full obituary may be viewed at dgfunerals.com.
Ducharme promoted to road crew foreman, board opposes Act 181 road rule
WALDEN – May was a busy month for the Walden Select Board with meetings on the fourth, the eighteenth and a special meeting on the twentieth. Following its executive session at the May 20 meeting, the board offered the Walden Road Foreman position to Bill Ducharme, who accepted the position.[Read More…]
Local Folk Orchestra receives standing ovation
GREENSBORO – The Local Folk Orchestra returned to the Highland Center for the Arts for their spring concert last Saturday evening with a delightfully varied program of classical, folk, ethnic and original compositions, playing to a completely packed house, which indicates how much their popularity has grown since being founded[Read More…]
Twinfield Union School Destination Imagination team returns from finals
AREA TOWNS – Three Vermont “Destination Imagination” teams recently returned from the international Destination Imagination Global Finals in Kansas City, Missouri. Teams from Twinfield Union School, West Rutland School and Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, who met after school in their communities, all presented creative performances demonstrating original solutions to the[Read More…]
2026 Area Graduation Schedules
Fri., June 5, Craftsbury 8th Grade Celebration, 6 p.m. Mon., June 8, Hardwick Elementary 6th Grade Graduation, 5:30 p.m. Wed., June 10, Woodbury 6th Grade Graduation, 5:30 p.m. Wed., June 10, Wolcott 6th Grade Graduation, 6 p.m. Thurs., June 11, Hazen Union 8th Grade Promotion, 5 p.m. Thurs., June 11,[Read More…]
