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…]
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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…]
Sledding at Lakeview
GMTCC’s Haley Michaud is a Vermont Presidential Scholar
by Deb Lambert, Community Journalist HYDE PARK – Haley Michaud is no stranger to competition. She started showing calves in Vermont 4-H Dairy Shows when she was eight years old, gaining the confidence, coordination, self-discipline, teamwork and, of course, skills in animal handling, first with the calves, then heifers and[Read More…]
Thirty Skiers Attend First Nordic Ski Lessons of the Season
by Helen Beattie, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Thirty enthusiastic Hardwick area participants of all ages, individuals and families, streamed into the log cabin behind Hazen Union on Saturday morning and were outfitted in mostly new Nordic ski equipment. They were receiving their first ski lesson of the year, and for[Read More…]
Select Board Sets FY24 Budget
by Gazette Staff WOLCOTT – At its January 18 regular meeting, the Wolcott Select Board discussed topics including the Schoolhouse Revitalization project, next year’s town budget, and live-streaming town meeting. Salvador Morales, planner with Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC), updated the board on recent activities on behalf of the Schoolhouse[Read More…]
Board Discusses Rail Trail Maintenance, EV Chargers
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its January 19 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board discussed town issues ranging from the status of the Downtown Designation application to the upkeep of the Rail Trail and progress installing electric vehicle (EV) chargers in town. Town Manager David Upson reported that the[Read More…]
Slippery Conditions
Lisa Sammet Retires
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…]
