by Ken Brown HARDWICK – This week we shine the spotlight on a pair of seniors in Lyle Rooney and James Montgomery, who were instrumental in rebuilding the Hazen Union baseball program the last four seasons. Rooney and Montgomery were part of a talented 2019 eighth grade class that watched[Read More…]
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Gouge Earns Selection in Mountain League Honors
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – Peoples Academy (PA) and Blue Mountain (BM) led the way for top honors in baseball Mountain League selections over the weekend, with Twinfield-Cabot’s Meles Gouge earning a Second Team selection for Danville. The Wolves captured their third straight state championship in baseball on Saturday and[Read More…]
Wolves Make it a Three-Peat
by Ken Brown SOUTH BURLINGTON – Moving up a division didn’t matter to super senior Ben Alekson and the Peoples Academy (PA) baseball team last week, as they edged Milton 7-6 in the Division II state title game for the program’s third straight championship. Milton clawed back from a 6-2[Read More…]
Rivard and Rooney Lead Capital League Honors
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – Hazen Union seniors Tyler Rivard and Lyle Rooney capped off their stellar high school careers on the baseball diamond last week with the highest of honors in the star-studded Capital League. Rivard and Rooney led First Team selections in the Capital, with Rivard earning Player[Read More…]
Chargers Wrap up Season on the Diamond
by Ken Brown CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) junior varsity baseball team wrapped up their first full season in nearly four years, dropping a pair of games to high powered Enosburg and U-32, while showing a lot of growth and promise for the future of the program in the[Read More…]
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Cool Contest in Capital City
MONTPELIER – Morning showers served only to whet the enthusiasm of 91 runners at the 44th Annual Capital City Stampede. Ranging in age from 17 to 83, the galloping racers splashed through puddles in the early going and basked in sunlight at the end. Temperatures in the high 50s to[Read More…]
Hodgdon Returns in Triple Crown Round No. 1
BARRE – Although practice was plagued by raindrops that also pushed back the start time of Friday’s festivities, drivers and officials pushed and completed the Vermont Career Technical Centers and Vermont Agency of Education Night with flying colors at Thunder Road. The annual Friday Night Special was filled with plenty[Read More…]
Sanders Holds Youth Town Hall at Hazen Union School
HARDWICK – Senator Bernie Sanders I-Vt., held a Youth Town Hall at Hazen Union School on Wednesday, May 24. Close to 300 students, faculty and staff attended the event. Students were encouraged by Senator Sanders to ask questions about issues that mattered the most to them and to share their[Read More…]
Perennials in the Garden
by Deborah J. Benoit, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – You’ve probably heard plants described as annual, biennial or perennial. You may have even heard some called a “tender perennial.” When planning a garden, knowing the difference can help you decide which type of plants you[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
May 22: Trespassing, S. Main St.; Bike Patrol, High St.; Traffic Stop, Center Road/Montgomery Road; Medical, School St. May 23: Directed Patrol, S. Main St.; Public Speaking, S. Main St.; Juvenile Problem, Hazen Union Drive; Assist – Public, Center Road; Bike Patrol, High St.; Suspicious Event, Riverside Terrace; Animal Problem,[Read More…]
I Found the Job not at all Unpleasant
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – It’s an old New England tradition, when you’ve been invited to visit someone, to adjure them not to fuss. I’ve just spent the weekend at a class reunion at my old school, and I can tell you: They fussed! It’s hard to imagine how[Read More…]
