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NAHA Bantam Hockey Players Win State Championship, Head to Mass. For Regional Finals

By SANDRA DROWN Northfield Amateur Hockey Assc.

The Northfield Bantams, a team of teenagers aged 13 and 14, playing hockey with the Northfield Amateur Hockey Association [NAHA], went to the state tournament and became state champions. More...

Local Woman Loses Life In Horrific Auto Collision on Route 63

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

Lisa Haggett, 49, of Northfield lost her life in a head on collision with Kathleen Vanderbloom of Williamstown on Route 63 last Wednesday. Both the Barre Town fire department arrived almost immediately and broke open a window to get Ms. More...

On-Line Poll Results

The Northfield News

Poll results are in from the News' latest on-line poll. The question was asked: Do you favor or oppose a town-village merger? 39 or 51% of those responding favored the merger while 26 or 34% oppose it. 12 had no opinion. More...

Obituaries

Lisa A. Haggett, 49, Auto Accident Victim

The Northfield News

Lisa A. Haggett, 49, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin. She was born August 19, 1959, the daughter of Russell & Fern (Berube) Wallen. More...

Leo J. Hebert, 82, Stone Cutter

The Northfield News

Leo J. Hebert, 82, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield. He was born in East Hampton, Massachusetts on March 4, 1926, the son of Arthur & Rosemond (Courtemenche) Hebert. More...

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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. More...

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Entertainment

Max and Ruby, a Muscial for Children At Chandler

The Northfield News

RANDOLPH - "Max & Ruby", a new musical based on the series of books by Rosemary Wells and the popular television program on Nick Jr. and Noggin, will be performed at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph on Thursday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m. More...

Blue Cross Blue Shield Gives 53 Computers To United Way

The Northfield News

BERLIN - Green Mountain United Way recently received a donation of 53 desktop PCs from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont. More...

Artist Frank Wood's KIMONO On View At Spotlight Gallery

The Northfield News

MONTPELIER - The Vermont Arts Council's Spotlight Gallery is currently hosting "KIMONO", a series of new works by Montpelier artist Frank Woods. The show can be seen through March 31. More...

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Letters

Thank You

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS MY FAMILY and I would like to thank everyone who attended and made donations for my benefit dinner held on January 24, 2009. Words cannot begin to express the way we feel. More...

Rest Areas

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IWANT TO EXPRESS my displeasure with the decision to close more rest areas along our highways. Vermont largely depends on tourism in every area of business. More...

Walking to School

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS AS THE DEBATE concerning the "Veteran's Place" continues (nothing is a "done deal" in our legal system; for better or worse) it's becoming wholly apparent that the only response from Veterans Place proponents to More...

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Sports

8th Ranked U Mass Stuns Top Seed Norwich, Wins ECAC Quarterfinal 1-0

Norwich Athletics

Wayne Sands scored the gamewinning goal nearly 16 minutes into the first sudden victory overtime period to lift eighthseeded UMass-Boston to a dramatic 1-0 victory over top-seeded Norwich in an ECAC East Tournament quarterfinal game Saturday evenin More...

Norwich Women Smash Simmons In Quarter Final GNAC Tourney, 74-48

Norwich Athletics

Laurel McWilliams scored a team-high 13 points, and Tara Stevenson netted 11 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to help lead the Norwich University women's basketball team past Simmons, 74- 48, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (G More...

Sophie LeClerc Scores 2 Goals As Norwich Slips By MIT 4-3

Norwich Athletics

Sophie Leclerc scored a pair of goals to lead the Norwich University women's ice hockey team past MIT, 4-3, in an ECAC East Tournament quarterfinal contest Saturday afternoon at Kreitzberg Arena. More...

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Police Station Dedicated

By LARRY GARLAND The Northfield News

An estimated 200 people attended the formal opening of Northfield's new police station on Saturday, February 28, 2009. More...

Lost World War II Letters Home Found When Tearing Down House

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

When Dan and Laura Sudhoff of Northfield purchased the old Webster land in Roxbury, little did they know they would discover a treasure of family letters dating back to the early 1940s. More...

News

Scholarship Available

Applications for the Sylvia M. Hayes Scholarship are available in the Guidance Office at the Northfield Jr/Sr High School. More...

Roxbury Village School Students Welcome Writer David Budhill

The Northfield News

ROXBURY - Author David Budbill came to the Roxbury school last week. Librarian, Susan D'Amico, said that because Roxbury is a small, out-of-the-way community we rarely have the chance to welcome published authors into their school. More...

Nuptials Announced for Pombar/Farnham

The Northfield News

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lincoln of Brookfield and Steven Pombar of Northfield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Crystal Rose Pombar to Jeremy Robert Farnham. Mr. Farnham is the son of Robert and Charlene Farnham of Washington, Vermont. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Northfield 7 p.m. - Memed My Hawk by Yashar Kemal, part of Vermont Humanities Council Middle Eastern Voices, Brown Public Library, Free, 485- 4621 for information. Brookfield 6 - 8 p.m. More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

Police Report compiled by Chief Jeffrey L. Shaw

February 18 11:19 a.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - Police responded to Jackman Hall Norwich University for a possible assault that occurred the week before. More...

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Editorials

Northfield Town Meeting

Results of Proposition Voting

The following were the voting results in the open town meeting held on Tuesday, March 3: ARTICLE 6: SHALL THE VOTERS AUTHORIZE THE SELECTBOARD TO ASSESS THE COMBINED TOWN AND VILLAGE HIGHWAY TAX AGAINST THE ENTIRE TOWN GRAND LIST AND CREATE A NEW More...

Representative View

Creating Jobs & Stimulating Vermont's Economy

By MAXINE GRAD Representative, D, Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown

WE CAN'T depend only on Washington and the federal stimulus package to get us through this recession. The Legislature hopes to create jobs in the short-term and build our infrastructure for long-term growth. More...

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Features

Did You Know?

Maple Syrup is rich in minerals such as calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus,and iron. It also contains vitamins B2, B5, B6, niacin, biotin, and folic acid. More...

Warning!

At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in Vermont. Perhaps this law should be reinstated? More...

Common Talk

Snow For Sale

By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

Gloria Maloney, from the Falls, called to report that they have lots of snow for sale at their place. Cheap, too. She said that the snow is so high, she can't see her neighbor's house. More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

A Gentle Ending Custard

By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

Growing up we had very simple desserts. There was apple sauce, or bananas with sliced orange sections, fruit in season which had been sliced then mixed with some sugar resulting in a lovely syrup. More...

Keeping In Touch

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)

By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

On its land and in its waters, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge protects fourteen threatened or endangered species. Among these, the Redcockaded Woodpecker's life story is one of the more complex and intriguing. More...

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