Hardwick Gazette

What Hardwick Gazette does

The Hardwick Gazette is a nonprofit local news publication that has served Vermont's Northeast Kingdom continuously since 1889, making it one of the oldest continuously operating community newspapers in the state. It covers 10 towns — Hardwick, Cabot, Calais, Craftsbury, Greensboro, Marshfield, Plainfield, Stannard, Walden, Wolcott, and Woodbury — with content spanning News, Sports, Entertainment, Events & Info, and Op-Ed sections. Content is distributed free to readers via a WordPress-based website (hardwickgazette.org, developed by PaywallProject.com), a weekly email edition, and print/PDF back issues.

The publication transitioned to nonprofit status in 2024 and now operates under the governance of the Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism (NEKPJ) Board. Its core product is editorial coverage produced by a small in-house team — Editor Paul Fixx, reporters, sports writers, a weather reporter, a photographer, a cartoonist, and advertising/production staff — supported by contributors and interns. The business model is dual-stream: reader donations and grants (collected via a prominent Donate button routing to givebutter.com/HardwickGazette) supplemented by local business advertising. There is no paywall and no reader subscription fee; content is free.

The organization maintains a digital archive of 866 pages and physical back issues dating back over a century, functioning as both a current news source and a community historical record. Marketing is entirely organic — relying on the website, weekly email newsletter, social media, and community partnerships — with no paid acquisition channels. Customer concentration is diffuse across many small local advertisers and an unspecified base of individual donors, making revenue dependent on sustained community goodwill rather than any single commercial relationship.

Name

Hardwick Gazette

Legal name

The Hardwick Gazette

Website

https://hardwickgazette.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hardwick Gazette is a nonprofit community newspaper founded in 1889 that serves 10 towns in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, providing free local news, sports, and event coverage via its website and weekly email edition, funded by reader donations and local advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper / Community Journalism

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF), Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Local news publishing
• Community journalism
• Weekly newspaper
• Nonprofit news
• Hyperlocal reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hardwick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit organization, The Hardwick Gazette relies primarily on donations from readers and grants. The website features a prominent 'Donate' button linking to givebutter.com/HardwickGazette.
2. Advertising: Local businesses and organizations advertise in the newspaper. Contact information for advertising is provided at newsroom email and dedicated advertising email.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Hardwick Gazette is a nonprofit local newspaper publishing daily local news, sports, entertainment, events, and opinion content for Hardwick, Vermont and nine surrounding towns in the Northeast Kingdom. It distributes content for free via its website, a weekly email edition, and print/PDF back issues, and is supported by reader donations, grants, and local advertising. The publication has operated continuously since 1889 and is governed by the Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Board.

Product overview

The Hardwick Gazette is a single, unified local newspaper product offering free access to nonprofit community journalism. The publication serves multiple towns in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom including Hardwick, Cabot, Calais, Craftsbury, Greensboro, Marshfield, Plainfield, Stannard, Walden, Wolcott, and Woodbury. The newspaper provides content across several main sections: News, Sports, Entertainment, Events & Info, and Op-Ed, with additional features including a weekly edition subscription service and archive access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Hardwick Gazette (newspaper and website) A local newspaper and website serving Hardwick, Vermont and surrounding communities in the Northeast Kingdom, providing news, sports, entertainment, events, and opinion content. Now operating as a nonprofit organization offering free access to independent local journalism since 1889.
• Weekly Edition (email subscription) A weekly email edition of The Hardwick Gazette delivered to subscribers, providing a curated digest of local news and content from the past week. Free to subscribe via the Gazette's website.
• Back Issues and PDF Archives Archive of past issues of The Hardwick Gazette available as PDFs and through the searchable website archive containing 866 pages of content dating back to 2017. Provides access to historical local news coverage for readers and researchers.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism (NEKPJ) BoardcoreOthersThe Hardwick Gazette operates under the governance of the Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Board, which provides oversight and public journalism principles. Board meeting information is published on the website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hardwickgazette

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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