November 13, 2008 / Front Page

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Norwich Men are Champs

Members of the Norwich Men's Soccer team celebrate by displaying the GNAC Championship banner after their 2-1 win over St. Joseph's (Maine), last weekend. With the GNAC Championship comes an NCAA bid. Story on Page 10. More...

HUNTING REPORT

Name Archery Season 2008 Bear Season 2008 Fall Turkey Season 2008 Youth Season 2008 More...

Cow Power Means New Electricity for the Future

The Northfield News

RUTLAND - The U.S. Forest Service, seeking to reduce its environmental impact, has enrolled its Rutland headquarters in CVPS Cow Power™, the nation's first manure-based farm-toconsumer energy program. More...

Worship

WORSHIP DIRECTORY

BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE 10 Harrison St., Montpelier Contact: 229-9429 7 p.m. Friday, 9:45 a.m. Saturday Shabbat Services THE FISHERMEN MINISTRY 571 Route 12 North, Northfield Falls Contact: Steven H. Atherton, 485-7577 10:30 a.m. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Order your Thanksgiving pies and other baked goods from the Boys and Girls Club Pre- Order Bake Sale, last day for orders November 20, delivery November 25, Call 485-5494 to order [Those who want to bake, More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

October 29 12:45 a.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - A Northfield resident called to report that her daughter was receiving text messages from another resident of Northfield who had been told to leave her alone. More...

Corey Dukette Is Cleared

The Northfield News

In October of 2007, we reported that Corey Dukette, 31, of Northfield was arrested after the police stopped his car following an alleged failure to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Wall and Water streets. Mr. More...

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Features

Common Talk

Trash
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

WHEN IT BROKE in the press, Ken Squier, president of the Vermont Radio Group, said he was "fraught with anxiety" to learn that picking up roadside trash is against the law. He addressed the issue on his radio show, Music to go to the Dump By. More...

NEWS FROM THE HILL

By LISA BRUCKEN Norwich University

International Education Week, sponsored by the US Department of State and U.S. Department of Education, is November 17-2. Norwich is celebrating the week this year with a Latin American theme. More...

Roxbury Library

By SUSAN D'AMICO Roxbury Free Library

SOME OF the free programs coming up at the Roxbury Free Library: KNITTING AT THE LIBRARY, Saturday, November 15, 1-5pm Bring needles, yarn, patterns and get help with your knitting projects. More...

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House & Home

Keeping in Touch: Crossing the Border

By CHRISTINE BARNES

"We're south of the Mason- Dixon line and we need to get your passport stamped," said my Virginia-born husband, Gordon, who still thinks he has to have a Green Card to live in Vermont. More...

What's Cooking

Sticks and Scones
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

Briscoe House Scones From the Elizabethan B&B corrected for Rita Clifford: 3 cups sifted flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup margarine or butter: More...

Lost Nation Theater Plans Live Radio Play in December

The Northfield News

In early December, Lost Nation Theater will present "It's A Wonderful Life" in the form of a radio show on stage. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News November 14, 1883 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. More...

VOICES FROM THE PAST

Compiled by SALLY PEDLEY Northfield Historical Society

The following is from "While I Remember," dictated by William D. Hassett to Julia McIntire, in The Crier, Vol. 2 no. 3, Julia McIntire, editor. • "My mother was highly skilled in the household arts. More...

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Grad, Donahue Return To Vermont Legislature

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

The local election season has ended with both incumbent state representatives holding onto their seats. Maxine Grad from Moretown who represents Northfield, Roxbury and Moretown in the legislature will be launching her fifth term. More...

Roxbury Selectboard Talks Winter Readiness

By LARRY GARLAND The Northfield News

The selectboard adopted modifications to Roxbury's winter road maintenance procedures that include getting an earlier start with plowing. Snow plowing will begin at 4 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. More...

News Gives to Legion Legacy Fund

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

As an unfortunate consequence of Operation Iraqi Freedom and America's war on terror, many children of our active-duty military personnel are now members of single-parent families. More...

1939 Message in a Bottle Found

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

On a rainy day in July, Sheldon Murray was nailing the siding onto the shed on his property. It was a large shed, to be used as a milk house. Before he completed the work, he and his wife decided to write a special note. More...

News

Veterans Place To Open Next May, Has Raised $1.4 Million

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

BARRE - Veterans Place, the organization that has purchased the former Mayo-DeLary House on Vine Street, held its second annual Veterans Day dinner last Saturday at the Hedding United Methodist Church. More...

Ambulance Volunteers To Sell Trees

The Northfield News

The Northfield Ambulance Volunteers have announced that they will be holding their 9th annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale. More...

Avett Brothers Will Perform at Chandler

The Northfield News

The Avett Brothers, poster children of a brand new and rapidly growing genre of American music, bring their distinctive sound to Randolph's Chandler Music Hall on Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. More...

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Editorials

We Want to Hear from You

Teachers Going to School
By BOBBIE DEPORTER

This week, in lieu of our normal, We'd Like to Hear From You, we would like your comments on a column which came to the News office and which we thought should be read by all who have an interest in the education of More...

Another View

CVPS Addresses Power Concerns
By BOB YOUNG Central Vermont Public Service

WITH THE election season now past, the legislature preparing to reconvene in Montpelier and a growing interest in energy issues, I'd like to address fears that many Vermonters appear to have about the state's electricity supply. More...

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Letters

Thanks to Workers

TO THE EDITOR, THE NORTHFIELD NEWS: WITH THE presidential election barely behind us it is time to recognize the extraordinary work of our town clerks and their election assistants. More...

Congratulations!

TO THE EDITOR, THE NORTHFIELD NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS to Anne Donahue and Maxine Grad on their win in Northfield, Moretown and Roxbury. I want to thank all of the people who voted for me and supported me. More...

To Maxine & Tony

TO THE EDITOR, THE NORTHFIELD NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS to my district-mate, Maxine Grad, and to Anthony Vach, who helped keep our democracy healthy by giving voters an alternative through being a challenger in this year's election for the two seats r More...

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Sports

NU Soccer Teams are League Champions

Men beat St. Joseph's, 2-1
Norwich Athletics

Kyle Przekaza and Ryan Boyton tallied goals, and Charles Maxwell stopped two of the three shots he faced to lead the Norwich University men's soccer team to a 2-1 win over St. More...

Women take Emmanuel, 2-1

Norwich Athletics

Leanne Waterman scored off a cross from Nikki Szczepanski midway through the first overtime to lift the Norwich University women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Emmanuel in the GNAC Tournament championship game Saturday afternoon at Howard Fiel More...

NU Men's Hockey Picked To Be No. 1

Norwich Athletics

CAPE COD, Mass. - The Norwich University men's ice hockey team, winners of the previous 10 ECAC East regular season titles, has been picked by the coaches to win the league again this season. More...

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