WOLCOTT – March 20: Abandoned Vehicle, N. Wolcott Road; Directed Patrol, Town Hill Road; Directed Patrol, Vt. Route 15 West. March 22: 911 Hangup, Jacks Road.; Directed Patrol, N. Wolcott Road; Directed Patrol, Town Hill Road; Directed Patrol, Vt. Route 15. March 23: Directed Patrol, N. Wolcott Road; Directed Patrol,[Read More…]
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Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor
HARDWICK – During the time between February 20 and March 26, Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor had ten requests for assistance which included rides to the food shelf, a doctor appointment in Barre, a court appointment and general labor assistance. Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor, established in 2020, is a volunteer group[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Ten people used AWARE services between March 15 and March 22. The AWARE 24-hour hotline is (802) 472-6463. A non-profit established in 1984, AWARE serves Hardwick and the greater Hardwick area in preventing and healing the trauma of domestic and sexual violence. AWARE provides help during immediate crises,[Read More…]
Abrah Griggs’s In My Nature
Sugaring season
Conservation commission addresses herbicide concerns
GREENSBORO – Of the many ongoing projects led by the Greensboro Conservation Commission (GCC), the invasive plant management program has garnered attention. At GCC meetings and in conversations around town, some residents are concerned that removal methods using herbicide will pose a risk to their health, as well as potential[Read More…]
Cooking club, March 18
Journalism Award recognizes Strand as College Rising Star
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – University of Vermont’s Alex Strand earned several first-place awards in the Better Newspaper competition at the New England Newspaper Association (NENPA) annual meeting last month. Strand worked as an intern with The Hardwick Gazette last summer. The weekly News & Citizen, statewide Seven Days and online VTDigger[Read More…]
WGDR approved for antenna upgrade
PLAINFIELD – WGDR received approval from the FCC in early March to move its antenna to a Plainfield tower on a ridgeline 1,000 feet higher than the 30-year old antenna now located on the former Goddard College Campus. “The FCC just did something right!” said Central Vermont Community Radio Executive[Read More…]
Grants awarded to local farm, forest and food businesses
MONTPELIER – Earthbound Forest Services of Cabot and Stannard Farm Vermont Pure Maple Syrup of Craftsbury, have received grants through the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WKEB). Earthbound Forest Services, a logging business, received $28,000 for a forwarding wagon to expand low-impact timber extraction. Stannard Farm Vermont Pure Maple Syrup received a $7,321[Read More…]
REV UP VT aims to empower disability vote
MONTPELIER – Dawn Fancher wanted to vote on the Plainfield town budget at this year’s Town Meeting Day on March 3. But due to a disability, they couldn’t attend in person, and the ballot they received didn’t include that question. “Our town does floor vote for the town budgets, so[Read More…]
Education tax funding fails
To the editor: Due to Vermont’s byzantine Education Funding Formula, there is some confusion surrounding Greensboro’s Homestead Education Property Tax. The plain facts are as follows: In 2024 Greensboro’s Homestead Education Property Tax Rate increased by 9.7%. In 2025 it increased by 8.7%. This year, the smoke hasn’t yet cleared[Read More…]
