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A few MVU budget misrepresentations
HARDWICK – It is time to weigh in on the MVU district revote, April 7. It doesn’t surprise me that the board, without much consideration, moved to present the same budget that was defeated on Town Meeting Day. This shows a lack of respect for the voters. Voters support education,[Read More…]
Act 181, housing, education financing dominate
MONTPELIER – The annual education tax bill, H.949, has been advanced by the House on a party-line vote with all Republicans opposed. If you recall, the December 1 Tax Letter projected that property taxes would increase by about 12% statewide. H.949 forces a statewide average 7% increase, which is unacceptable,[Read More…]
The stakes are high
MONTPELIER – The property tax issue erupted yet again this week. Back in December, the Tax Department reported that property taxes would need to increase by roughly 12 percent to cover rising school spending. That number got everyone’s attention, And rightly so. Shortly thereafter, Governor Phil Scott proposed bringing down property taxes[Read More…]
Excellent books from the world of basketball
HARDWICK – Wow! Congratulations to both the Hazen Union boys’ and girls’ basketball teams on their Vermont State Championships. For the past thirty years Hazen has been recognized as a powerhouse in boys basketball, and now the girls have won two titles in the last three years. The success of[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
25 Years ago in The Hardwick Gazette Wednesday, April 4, 2001 Evergreen Manor Gets Federal Money HARDWICK – The Lamoille Housing Partnership will purchase and rehabilitate the 32-lot Evergreen Manor Mobile Home Park on Mackville Road at the southern end of town. Downtown services are within walking distance, but there[Read More…]
Cellar holes and old foundations
BURLINGTON – As I kneel digging in the dirt of the gently collapsing stone foundation, birds singing, knees aching and dirt permanently embedded under my fingernails, I try to imagine life here in Vershire, in the 1880s. I’ve been excavating the bottle caches and midden heaps of this foundation for[Read More…]
Sheet mulching for lawn-to-garden conversion
SOUTH BURLINGTON – many home gardeners are looking for ways to repurpose some turfgrass into perennial beds. The easiest and most efficient way to accomplish this is to use the sheet mulching method. Sheet mulching does not use any chemicals, employs sustainable materials, naturally reduces weeds and maintains moisture, all[Read More…]
Jourdan selected as new food service director
HARDWICK – David Jourdan has been hired by Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) as its director of food service, effective July 1. He succeeds the current director, Valerie Hussey, who is retiring in June, after more than 25 years of service in various food service roles within the supervisory union[Read More…]
Local schools, students, earn recognition in state tournament
BARRE – On Saturday, March 21, the Destination Imagination state tournament took place at Barre City Elementary and Middle School. Local teams presented their solutions to challenges with a technical, arts or engineering focus, which they had worked on for several months. Local teams who received recognition in the competition[Read More…]
