HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association expects another strong turnout from alumni throughout the weekend of June 18 to 20, said association president Mike Clark. Over the last two years, the reunion has attracted upwards of 150 participants, he said. Most of the planning process for the annual[Read More…]
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Alumni association announces Hazen Union award winners
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association awards money to three Hazen seniors each year, and this year they are giving out $1,000 to each recipient. The awards are determined by recommendations from the Hazen faculty. Hazen Union senior Sadie Gann has been selected to receive both the 2026[Read More…]
Libercent honored by alumni association at reunion
HARDWICK – Every year the Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association honors former alumni and staff who have made great contributions to the school. Past recipients include Dan Hudson, Jack Strong and Rick Norcross. This year, the Association will be honoring possibly the most accomplished athlete to graduate from Hazen Union,[Read More…]
Music man Ed Morgan, June 5
ST. JOHNSBURY – Friday, June 5, at 10 a.m., the Children’s Library at the Athenaeum Hall will hold a sing-a-long with the Ed Morgan who has performed for adults and children for over 10 years with his blend of original and traditional children’s songs and singing and dancing for children[Read More…]
Blind and visual impairment information table, June 24
ST. JOHNSBURY – Wednesday, June 24, from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m., the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired will have an information table at the St. Johnsbury Anthenaeum. The table seeks to raise awareness of free, statewide services to any Vermonter with impaired vision. The information tables are[Read More…]
Hydrangeas are easy to grow, popular garden additions
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Hydrangeas are such a familiar fixture in home gardens, it’s easy to assume there’s not much know about them. While it’s true they’re easy to grow, there are a few things to know when adding a hydrangea to a yard. Hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs. Some have[Read More…]
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…]
Second Sunday potluck sessions, May through October
EAST HARDWICK – The Caledonia Grange no. 9 holds monthly information, potluck sessions on second Sundays from May through October. Local guests share information and a potluck (bring something to share if possible) on various small farm topics. All events start at 4 p.m., at the Grange in East Hardwick unless[Read More…]
Wild oats is a bashful bellwort for spring
NEW ENGLAND – On a recent walk through a woodland strewn with underfoot color, my rapt gaze floated, like a bumblebee queen on her first foray after winter, from trout lilies to trilliums to spring beauties, all blooming across the forest floor and exulting in the sun shining through the[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…]
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…]
Author talk, June 10
ST. JOHNSBURY – Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m., author Jasper Craven will discuss and sign his new novel, “God Forgives, Brothers Don’t,” at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Craven is a Northeast Kingdom native who got his start in journalism at the Caledonian Record. He today covers the military and[Read More…]
