Larry Garland is still pursuing his life lifelong interest in conservation, now as a member of the Northfield Conservation Commission. A graduate of Cornell, Mr. Garland lives in Northfield Falls, and is a retiree of Vermont Fish and Wildlife. His interest began in his youth and runs in the family; his father was a soil conservationist. More...

James F. Matheson, 58, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington. He was born in Northfield on August 14, 1951, the son of Daniel & Freida (Ryan) Matheson. He attended Berlin schools. He was a United States Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War from 1971, until he was honorably discharged in 1973. More...

Montpelier Ongoing, Sculpture Exhibit featuring the works of Leila Bandar, Kat Clear, Chris Curtis, David Tanych and Denis Versweyveld, Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden. Barre Through April 17 – Studio More...

THE RED CARPEt has been rolled up as the “best of the best” for film in 2009 was announced at last Sunday’s Oscars telecast. Co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the show came in at about 3 ? More...

February 24 8:53 p.m. - Traffic Hazard - Police responded to a report of wires in the roadway. Police responded and were met by a work crew from Green Mountain Power who was in the process of investigating the problem. At no time was the downed wire a danger to the public as the line had been de-energized by the power company hours earlier. More...

On the front page in the March 4 edition of the News, we spelled Marcia Matheson’s name as ‘Mattison’ under the caption of the photo at the Northfield Historical Society dinner. We sincerely regret the error. More...

IT WAS A DELIGHT to see folks this past week at Town Meeting, and in particular to be able to put faces to email messages. Keep the messages coming; it is invaluable to have a sense of the issues and concerns that are of the greatest urgency to you. More...

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS RECENTLY, I had a fire in my wood stove chimney. I was home alone, as my husband was away on business. My neighbor, Chris Wade (an Orange county deputy sheriff) was at my house within two minutes of my frantic call to him — he told me to call 911 as he proceeded to use both his and my fire extinguishers. More...

WITH PIE MAKING, there are few constants and lots of variations, and I’m just talking about the crusts! More...

Dreams can come true! Just the Blue Devil’s boy’s basketball team or any of their legion of fans that were on hand at the Barre Auditorium last Saturday for the “Shootout at High Noon” against undefeated and top seeded Proctor. More...

125 Years Ago The Northfield News March 12, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...