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🌱 Hardwick firefighters seek help keeping a nearly century-old truck rolling
Hardwick, Vermont Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Hardwick! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hardwick firefighters seek help keeping a nearly century-old truck rolling
- Craftsbury barricade ends with arrest after hours-long police response
- Johnson’s café relaunch puts recovery and work experience on the menu
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 45 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 40, low: 33.
- Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Historic Concord fire truck update (hardwickgazette.org) — Hardwick firefighters are working to get the old Concord fire truck ready for its 100th birthday at next year's Memorial Day parade. A rebuilt clutch and transmission work cost $4,454, the restoration's largest expense so far. Next comes repairing a worn output shaft and yoke, and the department welcomes recommendations for a shop. 
• Police Respond In Force To Man Who Barricaded Himself Inside Craftsbury Home (caledonianrecord.com) — A Craftsbury man was taken into custody without injury Monday after police say he barricaded himself at home for several hours following a reported burglary. Hardwick police helped with the response, which closed Wild Branch Road. Robert Witham Jr., 46, was jailed on $5,000 bail and faces multiple charges.
• Jenna's Café in Johnson Relaunches Under Recovery Nonprofit (sevendaysvt.com) — Jenna’s Café in Johnson has reopened under direct management by Jenna’s Promise, giving women in substance-use recovery a place to gain work experience. The nonprofit previously partnered with Two Sons Bakehouse to operate the café, whose refreshed menu includes baked goods, weekly comfort-food dinners and vegan meat options made by Hardwick’s Mighty Mudita.
📸 Around Hardwick
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Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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Cooking Club
Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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Children's Day of Peace Story Time
Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Community Forest Committee Meeting →
Wolcott Town Office, 28 Railroad Street, Wolcott
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Big & Small
Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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NENSA Coaches Conference →
Craftsbury VT
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The Eames Brothers at Wolcott Town Hall →
Wolcott Town Hall, 4176 VT-15, Wolcott
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Jeudevine Players
Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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Cooking Club
Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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Selectboard Meeting →
Wolcott Town Office, 28 Railroad Street, Wolcott
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Children's Day of Peace Story Time
Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
10:30 am
Thursday November 12
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Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hannaford posted a job opening for PT Sanitation Maintenance in Morrisville. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Store Manager in Training in Worcester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hardwick here.
🗞 Nearby News
Morrisville
- Obituaries 11.11.2026 (bartonchronicle.com)
Danville
- The Mac and Cheese That Survived Mom's Tomato Experiment (tncontentexchange.com)
Lyndonville
- Veterans, Civilians, Reflect, Express Gratitude, As Veterans Day Nears (caledonianrecord.com)
- Gregory Gonyea Jr. Presented With NAC Man Of Year Award (caledonianrecord.com)
Ok Hardwick! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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