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Select Board Approves Warning for Town Meeting

by Gazette Staff HARDWICK — At the January 24 special meeting of the Hardwick Select Board, the main order of business was to review and approve the warning for town meeting. In addition to standard articles requesting voters’ approval of next year’s budget ($3,736,029) and authorizing the select board to[Read More…]

Hardwick Approved for Vermont Downtown Designation Program

by Cheryl Luther Michaels, Community Journalist HARDWICK – The Hardwick Downtown Partnership Inc. has announced that on January 23, Hardwick’s downtown business area was awarded the Designated Downtown title under Vermont’s Downtown Development Act. The Downtown Designation Program supports local revitalization efforts by providing technical assistance and state funding to[Read More…]

Coaching Collaborative Meets Feb. 8

MORRISVILLE – All Lamoille Valley coaches and league and municipal leaders are welcome to join us for the next meeting of Healthy Lamoille Valley’s Lamoille Area Coaching Collaborative, February 8, from noon to 1 p.m., on Zoom, to check in and share ideas.Topics being discussed will include: meeting the facilities[Read More…]

Free Radon Test Kits Available Through NCHC

NORTHEAST KINGDOM – January is Radon Awareness Month. Northern Counties Health Care is distributing free radon test kits to residents of the NEK at primary care practices: Concord Health Center, Danville Health Center, Hardwick Area Health Center, Island Pond Health and Dental Center, and St. Johnsbury Community Health Center. Contact[Read More…]

Conference Features Talks by Hemp Experts

BURLINGTON – The fifth annual Vermont Industrial Hemp Conference promises a packed agenda with nationally recognized hemp experts and entrepreneurs speaking on a range of topics from production and regulatory updates to the future of the hemp foods industry. The conference is planned for February 23, from 8:45 a.m. to[Read More…]

Then I had a Brilliant Idea

by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – A few weeks ago my traveling companion, Bea, and I decided on a long holiday weekend together here in Vermont. There was little question in our minds that Thor, the god of weather, would interfere as usual. Still, the thought of a peaceful two[Read More…]

Teen Auditions Set for Summer Production

MONTPELIER – Aspiring actors, singers and dancers, age 13 to 19 may audition for the teen ensemble and teen leading roles in Los Nation Theater’s July 2023 production of “The Prom,” directed by Eric Love.In addition to full rehearsal process with the professional company, teens accepted into the summer intensive[Read More…]

2024 Budget Increases 2.1%

WALDEN – The select board discussed the research that was done into a cab and chassis replacement purchase at their meeting on January 16. The first dealer feed-back indicated a wait time of 1-1/2 to 2 years. The town clerk reported that the town report was lacking a select board[Read More…]

AWARE Report

HARDWICK – AWARE served 25 people from January 15 through January 22. 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.

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