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The Gazette’s Community Journalism Initiative: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
by Ray Small The Gazette has been running articles by volunteer journalists for several years. Community journalists write about events and news in their towns and do phenomenal work. A big thank you to all the community journalists who have contributed to the Gazette in the past! Your work has[Read More…]
VLCT Supports Making Remote Public Meetings Option Permanent
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its most recent Annual Meeting in October of last year, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) approved its “2023-24 VLCT Municipal Legislative Policy.” The policy covers a wide range of issues, including Transportation, Public Safety, and Housing. It also covers changes that[Read More…]
Hardwick to Conduct Natural Resources Inventory
by Norma Wiesen, Community Journalist HARDWICK – The Hardwick Conservation Commission (HCC) has embarked on a town-wide project to learn more about the natural world in the community. The commission has contracted with Matt Peters, consulting ecologist and botanist of East Calais, to conduct Hardwick’s first Natural Resources Inventory (NRI).[Read More…]
Lady Cats Dominate for Eighth Straight
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – AWARE served 15 people from January 1 through January 8. AWARE is a nonprofit organization, established in 1984, dedicated to resolving the causes and effects of domestic violence and sexual assault in the greater Hardwick area.The 24-hour hotline is 802-472-6463.
JOSEPH (JOE) PAUL BROSSEAU
HARDWICK – Joseph (Joe) Paul Brosseau, 57, of Hardwick, left this world on Jan 1, 2023 without saying goodbye. That was his MO. He was born on December 3, 1965, to Robert and Myrna Brosseau. Our brother was a simple guy, that’s how he liked it. So we are not[Read More…]
PAUL E. AINSWORTH JR.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Paul E. Ainsworth Jr., 92, of AuSable Forks, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Meadowbrook Healthcare in Plattsburgh. He was born in Woodbury, Vt., October 29, 1930, the son of Paul Sr. and Arlene (Ross) Ainsworth. Paul was the first of five children. His[Read More…]
FRANCIS EDWARD (PETE) ATKINS
CABOT – All-around good guy, sportsman, hunter, Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins fan, Francis Edward (Pete) Atkins joined his favorite bird dogs Jackson, Lucy and Gus in hunting heaven on January 6, 2023, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. He was born on July 6, 1940, in Brattleboro,[Read More…]
MARK RAYMOND PATOINE
SWANTON – Mark Raymond Patoine passed away on December 26, 2022, due to medical complications. He was born on July 29, 1969, in Hardwick. He attended schools in Hardwick and was a graduate of Hazen Union. After graduation, Mark entered the work force. He held a variety of jobs throughout[Read More…]
Looking Back on Gardening Projects and Thinking About the Future
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – It’s gray and chilly outside, but I have a fire in the new wood stove that warms the house and pleases me as I look through its glass window. I’ve been in the same house since 1970, so I’ve had plenty of time[Read More…]
Creating a Garden in a Terrarium
by Deborah J. Benoit, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Terrariums are miniature gardens in lidded, clear-glass containers. Their closed environment requires little care and only occasional maintenance. The container can be a jar, a glass globe or an unused aquarium. Whatever size container you choose,[Read More…]
