March 19, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Bubba Is Back At The Falls Cutting Meat

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News
There was a time in Northfield when there were a variety of private meat markets including Fernandez and Dennys. Most older residents remember Cheesie behind the meat counter at Fernandez giving advice on how to cook a roast. More...

On-Line Poll Results

The Northfield News

The results of the News poll asking whether you support Chief Shaw in his bid to overturn the ruling of the state are in. The number of people responding to this poll is the highest the News has yet seen. More...

Obituaries

Barbara A. Mitchell, 77, Fanny Allen Nurse

Barbara A. Mitchell, 77, died at her home on Shaw Circle, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. She was born in Morrisville on February 4, 1932, the daughter of Edward & Belle (Turner) Smith. She is a graduate of Peoples Academy in Morrisville. More...

Anne V. Anaralla, 83, Russian Choir Singer

Anne V. Aneralla, 83, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Berlin Health & Rehab Center in Berlin. She was born in New York City on June 15, 1925, the daughter of John & Anna (Hlinka) Vislocky . She is a graduate of New York City Schools. 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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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Northfield 5 - 7 p.m. - Corn Beef and Cabbage Dinner, United Church with music by the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra, $10. 7 p.m. More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

March 4 1:33 p.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - Police started an investigation concerning a subject who had been released by the court on Conditions of Release and was now in violation of at least one condition in Northfield. More...

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Editorials

Editorial

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

THE HEARING before the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council [VCJTC] to decide whether Chief Shaw will be able to hold onto his job as chief of police in Northfield is set for March 20. More...

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From The Con

The control room on a submarine
By CHARLES MORSE Member Northfield Selectboard

The selectboard met for their first meeting following town meeting welcoming Ken Goslant to the board. Ken Johnson was elected to the chairman's position and Greg Sanders was elected as vice chair. More...

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Letters

Sprinklers

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IN YOUR RECENT article regarding the fire at the Dogwood Glen Apts I was shocked to see there is no sprinkler system in those buildings. Is there not some building code that should make that a necessity? More...

Chief Shaw

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS THIS ISSUE with Northfield Police Chief Shaw has been gnawing at me since the start. Do you realize that better than 20 other communities over the last year have been granted waivers? More...

Town Plan

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS THE PLAN is vague and ambiguous. I view this as Obama money and the plan revolves around spending it. We will have to pay the money back. This means an increase in taxes. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News March 19, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor Charles Dole is to carry on the C. S. Dole farm the coming season. This is in connection with his own and the Dr. More...

VOICES FROM THE PAST

Compiled by SALLY PEDLEY Northfield Historical Society

AN ORAL HISTORY: MEMORIES OF A NORTHFIELD YOUTH Allan B. Plumley From a tape recorded in the mid 1980s, transcribed and submitted by his good friend, C. Arthur Goodrich. Allan R. More...

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Local Church Sends Medical Team To Honduras To Minister To Poor

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

Last week Dr. Craig Sullivan and Ralph Indorf, both members of the Grace Church, left Northfield at midnight for a trip to Honduras to give aid to the poor and needy. Additional members followed early this week. More...

POLICE NAB LOCALS FOR BURGLARIES

The Northfield News

A crime spree lasting over three months has been stopped as a result of quick work by Northfield police with the help of State Police from the Royalton Barracks. More...

MEET YOUR NEW TOWN OFFICERS

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

Larry Drown was on the ballot for lister and was unopposed. When Art Supplee found that Larry was unopposed and that Warren Hagy, who he had expected to run did not file his application, Art decided to become a write-in candidate. More...

News

Readers Enjoy Kemal Book Discussion at Local Brown Library

MARY COMISKEY The Northfield News

Curious readers assembled at the Brown Public Library on Wednesday night to discuss the book Memed, My Hawk, by Yashar Kemal and learn more about culture and history of the Middle East. More...

Gifford Marks Year Of Great Progress

The Northfield News

RANDOLPH - Gifford Medical Center celebrated a ninth consecutive year of financial success and announced the winners of health grants and scholarships at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Randolph hospital's corporators Friday evening at Chandler. More...

Girl Gives Hair to Locks of Love

Olivia Bussiere age 13 donated 10 inches of hair to "Locks of Love." Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any di More...

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Entertainment

Jesse Cook Will Perform at Chandler

The Northfield News

RANDOLPH - Canadian Nuevo flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook brings his Latin-fusion to Chandler Music Hall in Randolph on Saturday April 4 at 7:30 p.m. More...

NMHS To Produce Footloose, its Annual Spring Musical Starring Sean Fricke, Molly Clark and Jeff Parry

Emmalee Osborne Northfield Middle High School

The snow is melting, the air is warmer, and Northfield Middle and High School's halls are filled with music. More...

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Features

Common Talk

Still Verging on Spring
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

Flower seeds are in. Do you have a favorite? I bought two packs of Early Heavenly Blue Morning Glory seeds--one to hang on the refrigerator until it's time to plant and one to send a relative who just had her gall bladder extracted. More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Two Heros
By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

Two Hollywood heroes, one new and one less new, are thrilling audiences of all sizes this week, and they couldn't be more different and similar. 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

IMPORTANT ARCHEOLOGICAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Seventh-year archeology students from the Dog River Academy for Wayward Boys, led by Dr. More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

Cooking for Boys or The Empty Ice Box
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

How often those of us who are blessed with boys have heard these words: "When do we eat?" "Can I have a sandwich?" (1 hour after dinner) Or we say: "Don't drink out of the carton" "Don't eat out of the serving bowl"(as the stewed rhubarb cont More...

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Sports

The Wire

College Season Past
By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

Last week I gave my take on the past High School Sports season so this week I would review some of my experiences of the Norwich seasons just concluded. My experience at Norwich events this year was just photography. More...

Article

The Northfield News

WATERBURY - Opening day of Vermont's trout fishing season - - April 11 this year -- is big on tradition. More...

Norwich Women Start Softball Season in Cocoa Beach, Win One, Lose One

Norwich Athletics

COCOA BEACH, Fla. - Mackenzie Pratt struck out seven over seven innings of work to help lead the Norwich University softball team past Mount Ida, 4- 1, in the team's season opener Tuesday morning at the Cocoa Expo. More...

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