March 12, 2009 / Features

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IN MEMORIAM

Jasper the Cat, Denizen of Videos and More
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...

Common Talk

Saturday Reflections
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

Spring ran down Main Street today in a long, energetic stream. She lay around the Common in various sized puddles, reflecting the view above her head: utility lines, the American flag, the blinking caution light, the sky. More...

Library Notes

The Brown Public Library John Knox To Speak on March 17
By Sue MacMartin Brown Public Library

THE PUBLIC is cordially invited to a presentation by Northfield photographer John Knox on Tuesday March 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. 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...

Silly Social Scenes

'Satire is what closes on Saturday night.' George S. Kaufman
By Miss Lorelei Popover, Substituting for Wootton Bassett Poughkeepsie, Who Was Substituting for Mr. Bimbleburger

EDITOR'S NOTE - As Columnist Bimbleburger is yet not recovered sufficiently from the Late Unpleasantness to set his quill pen to parchment, and as Substitute Columnist Poughkeepsie has returned to his desk at the Northern East Granville Monthly Bu More...

Things To Do In March At Kellogg-Hubbard Library

The Northfield News

MONTPELIER - Dear Patrons, Friends and Supporters of Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Irish Dreams In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a sampling of some library holdings. More...