by Ray Small, editor and publisher HARDWICK – I am pleased to introduce the members of the board of directors who will lead the Gazette once the paper’s transition to a nonprofit organization is completed. They bring the perfect combination of experience and passion to keep the Gazette a central[Read More…]
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Gazette in Home Stretch to Become a Nonprofit
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK — The Hardwick Gazette is entering the final stages of its transition from a commercial enterprise to a nonprofit organization. The new organization now has a board of directors (see related article), which has reviewed and finalized a draft of its bylaws. Work on several legal[Read More…]
Turkey Time
Cousins Compete for Vermont at National Contest
BURLINGTON – The National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest, November 4, fielded 17 teams with 56 participants from across the country, including a three-member team from Vermont. The annual contest was held at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. Competing on the state team were Gabriel and Morgan[Read More…]
EHNO Elects Officers for 2024
EAST HARDWICK – At the November 7 meeting of the East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization (EHNO) the board elected new officers for the coming year. Irene Nagle and Janice Leonard will co-chair. Leonard will also assume the treasurer’s responsibilities and Cheryl Michaels will assume the secretary’s responsibilities. David Gross will remain[Read More…]
Two Dead after Shooting in Hardwick
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK — A man who was shot in his home in Hardwick last Wednesday evening died of his injuries over the weekend. The suspect in the shooting killed himself when located by the police. According to police reports, Robert Marquis, 52, of 76 Elm Street in Hardwick[Read More…]
Champions, Special Award Winners Honored at Barre Banquet
BARRE – On Saturday, a capacity crowd of drivers, team members, sponsors and officials gathered at the Barre Elks Club to celebrate the 2023 season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Joined by the top stars of the American-Canadian Tour, the drivers in weekly competition at Thunder Road were honored for[Read More…]
Local Harriers Excel at Vermont Meet of Champions
by Jim Flint ST. ALBANS ̶ Top high school cross country runners from across Vermont gathered at the Hard’Ack Recreation Area on November 4 for the Meet of Champions. The field included a cohort of local student-athletes who qualified based on their finishes at the state championship meet, held the[Read More…]
Noonan Conquers NYC Marathon
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Tim Noonan, from Montpelier, took on Sunday’s 52nd annual New York City Marathon. Noonan, 67, covered the point-to-point 26.2-mile course in four hours, 14 minutes, and nine seconds. He placed 19,158th of 51,297 finishers. Noonan has run marathons for 47 years. He participated in the inaugural[Read More…]
Sowunmi Leaving Hazen Athletic Program
HARDWICK – After one year on the job, Oluwwdare (Olu) Sowunmi is exiting the Hazen Union athletic department and will become the new A.D. at Colchester High School. Sowunmi was hired as the full-time A.D. at Hazen last winter and helped stabilize an athletic department, student body, and community who[Read More…]
Early Success for CCSU Athletics under Rathburn
by Ken Brown DANVILLE – Overseeing athletic departments at three different schools is no easy task, but early success of the cooperative agreement between Danville-Twinfield-Cabot (CCSU) this past fall in girls’ varsity soccer has athletic director Randy Rathburn optimistic for the future of athletics in all three communities. In a[Read More…]
Gouge Leads Boys’ Mountain League Honors
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – Twinfield-Cabot’s Meles Gouge snagged top Mountain League honors for a third straight year, capping off his high school career as one of the best soccer players in the state of Vermont. Gouge earned a First Team selection last week for a third straight season after[Read More…]
