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…]
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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…]
Community Dinner Strengthens Hardwick After Flood
HARDWICK – by Elizabeth Dow, Community Journalist HARDWICK – In an attempt to inform and strengthen the Hardwick community after the disastrous flood of July 10, Town Manager David Upson, The Civic Standard, and the American Legion provided a combination select board meeting and community dinner at the American Legion[Read More…]
Antiques & Uniques Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
by Francesca Kitch CRAFTSBURY – Since 1973, on a Saturday in July, vendors from all over Vermont gather on Craftsbury Common to sell their crafts. Ranging from woven baskets and flowers to vintage jewelry and ceramic pieces, this event offers both the “antique” and the “unique”. The “Antiques & Uniques”[Read More…]
Roads Dominate Select Board Agenda
by Gazette Staff GREENSBORO – At its June 14 regular meeting, the Greensboro Select Board’s agenda focused mostly on roads, paving, roads, plowing, and roads. Library trustee Beth Meacham reported that the north section of library driveway needs to be repaired. The board and road foreman believe repaving would be[Read More…]
Dave Morse’s Life and Legacy Shared in New Book
by Jim Flint HARDWICK ̶ During his over-three decades as a Vermont sportswriter, Dave Morse was a consummate story teller. Thousands of Vermonters read his articles in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, Rutland Herald, and Hardwick Gazette. Tucked away in scrapbooks and shoe boxes, news clippings authored by Morse chronicle the[Read More…]
Sen. Welch Hosts Listening Session in The Bend
by Francesca Kitch GREENSBORO — On Monday, approximately 100 people from the near and far corners of Vermont traveled to see Senator Peter Welch visit the Northeast Kingdom at the Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend. The purpose of his visit was to host a listening session to understand how[Read More…]
Senator Peter Welch at Hill Farmstead Brewery
Invited speakers at the June 26 gathering at the Hill Farmstead Brewery were (left to right) Shaun Hill from the brewery, Senator Peter Welch, Jon Ramsay (speaking) from Vermont Land Trust and Center for an Agricultural Economy, Rep. Katherine Sims and Andy Kehler from Jasper Hill Farm.
Stewart and Shatney Sell Easement in Greensboro Bend
by Clive Gray, Community Journalist GREENSBORO BEND – At the end of May, Janet Stewart and Ray Shatney sold a conservation easement on 154 acres on Route 16 in Greensboro Bend to the Vermont Land Trust (VLT). This was land on which Stewart and Shatney had developed a farm featuring[Read More…]
Vermont Maple Recognizes Goodrich at Annual Maple Meeting
RICHFORD – The Board of Directors of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association (VMSMA) presented the annual Maple Awards and announced Glenn and Ruth Goodrich of Cabot as winners in their first annual Maple Contest at their annual meeting held on Saturday, June 24, at Vermont Technical College. The Sumner[Read More…]
Gazette Welcomes Intern Francesca Kitch
HARDWICK – The Gazette is pleased to welcome our summer intern, Francesca Kitch, who will be reporting for the paper through the middle of August. Francesca is from Belmont, Mass. She is a rising sophomore at Williams College and is currently on the pre-med track, while also studying statistics and[Read More…]
Select Board Discusses Fiber Optic Merger Proposal
by Francesca Kitch CRAFTSBURY – At its June 20 regular meeting, Rudy Chase came to take questions from the select board about a proposal regarding broadband. The proposal includes the Town of Craftsbury donating its fiber optic network assets to the Communications Union Districts (CUD) to enhance internet service. This[Read More…]
