by Francesca Kitch HARDWICK – The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is a 93-mile stretch of asphalt and gravel trail that extends from St. Johnsbury to Swanton. Two months ago, the section of trail that runs through Hardwick was completed and, as the town looks forward to its official opening this[Read More…]
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Flooding Causes Major Damage in Hardwick Area
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – A powerful storm that dropped over eight inches of rain in some areas of Vermont caused heavy flooding that damaged roads and buildings in Hardwick and surrounding towns. The Lamoille River reached levels that surpassed those immediately after Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Hazen Union[Read More…]
Towns Isolated As Raging Water Sets Unprecedented Records
by Tyler Molleur, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Travel back in time… 2011, 1995, 1973. The hills of north-central Vermont have seen their share of floods and flash floods, but the sheer expanse and intensity of this week’s flash flooding pulled elements of all three of these events back into focus.[Read More…]
Hot and Heavy Midseason Championships Builds
BARRE – An incredibly hot night high atop Quarry Hill in Barre, set up for one of the most hotly contested Midseason Championships on record. All four divisions battled it out to join the wins list along with the double purse in store to boot with the intensity as soaring[Read More…]
Senior Spotlight: Craftsbury Academy’s Alan Moody is Taking it to the Next Level
by Ken Brown CRAFTSBURY – Recent Craftsbury Academy (CA) graduate Alan Moody is bringing his talents to the west coast this fall and will test his skills at the next level after starring for the Chargers in their cross country and track and field programs the past four years. Moody[Read More…]
Locals Place High in Mile Run
by Jim Flint MONTPELIER – The iconic July 3 Montpelier Mile race kicked off the Capital City’s annual Independence Day Celebration. The pre-parade run was sponsored by Onion River Outdoors, with support from Central Vermont Runners and volunteers. As crowds of spectators lined State Street and Main Street, the diverse[Read More…]
Richards Wins Second State-Am Title
by Ken Brown BARRE – Former U-32 High School and University of Rhode Island (URI) standout Bryson Richards captured his second Vermont Amateur last week at his home course The Country Club of Barre. The smooth lefty, who is the son of former Craftsbury Academy great Pete Richards, fired a[Read More…]
