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March 12, 2009 / Front Page

Contentious Town Meeting Goes On For Four and One Half Hours After Taking One Hour To Elect A Moderator

By MARY COMISKEY The Northfield News

Larry Drown set the tone at the Town Meeting last Tuesday by forcing a secret ballot on the vote for moderator. Then after his candidate lost, Mr. More...

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...

St. Marys Has New Interim Rector

After being without a priest since Rev. Lee Alison Crawford left for Rutland, St. Marys now has a new priest who will stay for at least the next year while the church members search for a permanent replacement. More...

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Entertainment

Cherryholmes Will Appear At Chandler Music Hall

The Northfield News

RANDOLPH - A bluegrass group featuring twin fiddles, Irish step-dancing, classic country yodeling, old-time clawhammer banjo will appear at the Chandler on March 27. The family bluegrass band Cherryholmes is a family operation. More...

Stained Glass Is Featured At Studio Place Arts Show

The Northfield News

Chris Jeffrey, a stained glass artist who works from a studio at Studio Place Arts (SPA) in Barre, has completed a 3-panel, original stained glass work that he is donating to the visual arts center. More...

New York Piano Trio Will Play At Unitarian Church in Montpelier

The Northfield News

MONTPELIER - Capital City Concerts has announced that the Walsh-Drucker-Cooper Trio will appear at the Unitarian Church on Sunday, April 5, 4 p.m. More...

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Features

IN MEMORIAM

Jasper the Cat, Denizen of Videos and More

The Northfield News

On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, Jasper, the well known and much loved Northfield cat owned by Charlie and Ellie of Videos and More, passed away of kidney failure with his family beside him. More...

NEWS FROM THE HILL

By LISA BRUCKEN Norwich University

On March 1, cannons fired from Norwich in honor of Rook recognition for the current class of first year members of the Corps. This ceremony is rich with history and meaning for the class being recognized. More...

Did You Know?

Only two municipalities in the state are taken from American Indian words: Jamaica (from the Natick for "beaver") and Winooski (Abnaki for "wild onion place"). Maple Syrup! More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

Flexibility

By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

The more I do research on this column, the more I learn. Not only to be careful with inclusion and amounts of ingredients, (and sometimes "Woops!",) but how recipes differ from one book, and one generation of cooking to another. More...

Keeping In Touch

Fight, Flight and Critical Mass

By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

The refuge is an outdoor lab. What plays out before my eyes and ears each day often affirms my understanding of the order and structure in the natural world. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

125 Years Ago The Northfield News March 12, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. More...

VOICES FROM THE PAST

Compiled by SALLY PEDLEY Northfield Historical Society

The following appears in Picture Northfield, Julia McIntire and Richard Cleveland, published in 1985 JEREMIAH DONAHUE, NORTHFIELD'S FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE, 1906-1926 "In his gold-buttoned frock coat and vest, uniform cap perched on his head More...

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Roxbury Turns Down School Budget, Veterans Exemption, Refuses to Pay For Study on Future of Grade School

By LARRY GARLAND The Northfield News

Roxbury voters were clearly interested in the bottom line of Town and School budgets and carefully reviewed every article with financial implications. More...

News Receives Centennial Business Award

The Vermont Centennial Business Award is presented to Northfield News editor, John Cruickshank by Deb Markowitz, Vermont Secretary of State. More...

News

Correction

BANTAMS In the last issue, we reported on Page 1 about the NAHA Bantams. The photo of the team was credited to being courtesy of NAHA. The photo was taken by Sandra Drown. More...

Scholarship Available

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

Norwich "Lunch and Learn" Spring Series Announced

The Northfield News

The Sullivan Museum and History Center at Norwich University is hosting a spring Lunch N'Learn program on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 12 noon. The program, Exploring Emotions: Examining Poetry and the Inuit Culture will feature John Bate. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Northfield 6:30 p.m. - Conservation Commission meeting, Community Room, Brown Public Library. Berlin 10 a.m. More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

Police Report compiled by Chief Jeffrey L. Shaw

February 25 3 p.m. - Citizen Assist - An officer was asked to respond to a residence on North Street to assist with a landlord and tenant dispute. The parties were advised of the civil court and proper channels to resolve the problem. More...

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Editorials

Hello From Hollywood!

"Watchmen"

By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

Even before it landed in theatres, "Watchmen" had quite the hype. More...

From The Con

The control room on a submarine

By CHARLES MORSE Member of the Selectboard

The Selectboard met the Monday night in a specially called meeting to address the lack of communication from the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council and the Town of Northfield. More...

Representative View

By ANNE DONAHUE Representative, R, Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown

There was a public hearing listed on the legislative web site last week on a critical issue for Vermonters: input on whether we need to be raising taxes this year, and if so, what kind. More...

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Letters

Chief Shaw

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS AS YOU MAY be aware, there was a Special Select Board meeting last Monday to discuss the crafting of a letter from the Northfield Select Board to the VCJTC. More...

The Police Station

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS AS A TAX PAYER I have several questions stemming from my hard earned dollars being spent in this community. I voted and supported the building of the new police station, and do not look back on this decision. More...

Sanders v. Shaw

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS SEEING CHIEF Shaw on the front page dedicating the new Police Station to Burt Sanders is like déjà vu..... More...

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Sports

The Wire

Reflecting on a Winter Sports Season

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The winter sports season has just about come to a close so I thought I would take a look in the rear view mirror and give my reactions to what I thought was a very enjoyable winter. More...

Norwich Women Get Shutout Victory In ECAC Championship, Go to NCAA

Norwich Athletics

RYE, N.Y. More...

Kashirsky, Three Other Cadets Given ECAC East Accolades in Mens Ice Hockey

Norwich Athletics

After winning its 11th straight ECAC East regular season championship, four Norwich University men's ice hockey players were honored by the conference with allleague accolades, it was announced on Thursday. More...

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