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Norwich Will Hold 190th Commencement Next Weekend

The Northfield News

At Norwich University's 190th Commencement a series of events will take place on May 8 through 10 where the school's abiding ethic of service to fellows and to country will be everywhere in sight, from the choice of a keynote speaker to the symbols More...

Norse Maiden Visits Sugar Shack

The Anomaly Sugar Shack at Callahan Lamb Farm had a sweet season this spring. Anomaly produced 12 gallons of maple syrup, ranging in color from birdseye maple gold to espresso brown. 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, APRIL 29 Northfield 5:45 - Masonic Bingo, Masonic Temple, now every Wednesday. Montpelier 1 p.m. More...

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Entertainment

Young Classical Musicians To Perform At Chandler Music Hall

The Northfield News

RANDOLPH - In 2007 Chandler Center for the Arts hosted the nationally broadcast program From the Top, a National Public Radio weekly show that features the talent of outstanding young classical musicians from all over the nation. More...

Japanese Dance Troupe Comes To Chandler May 16

The Northfield News

New York City meets Vermont as 10 acclaimed, international dancers take the stage at Chandler Music Hall on May 16 and 17. More...

Teen Jazz Company to Perform At Barre Opera House

Members of the 2008-09 Teen Jazz company will perform along with other students at the CD&FS annual show May 15-17 at the Barre Opera House. More...

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Features

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

EXCITING FOOTBALL NEWS, CONTINUED - Having been crowned by DRAforWB Warden Farkleberry with a laurel wreath, Head Football Coach Bronko Nagurski Naugahyde modestly related his adventures in the deep, dark and dangerous swamps of southwest north ce More...

Common Talk

On Vacation

Jane Bryant is on vacation this week and will be returning with all the news next week. Have a great vacation. News Staff More...

Ask the Home Team

This past winter I had an awful ice dam problem. A friend of mine says to set up a fan blowing out of an attic vent when the cold weather returns, to bring heat up from the house and to keep the attic too warm for ice dams to form. More...

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Sports

NU Softball Team Clobbered By Simmons

Norwich Athletics

Courteney Collier went 2-for-5 with a double and four runs batted in, and Ashley Wheeler was 3-for-5 with three RBIs to help lead eighth-seeded Simmons past fifth-seeded Norwich, 13-7, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament game More...

Women's Lacrosse The Bright Spot At NU As Lasell Gets Slammed

Norwich Athletics

Ally Daniels scored five goals and dished out six assists, and Kacey Abbriano added five goals to help lead the Norwich University women's lacrosse team to a 22-11 victory over Lasell College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tourname More...

Cadets Take Johnson, Fall To Springfield In Lacrosse, 3-8 On Season

Norwich Athletics

Ryan Thibodeau scored three goals and had one assist, and Jake Beebe tallied two goals and three assists as Springfield College rolled past Norwich University, 24-3, in a Pilgrim League men's lacrosse game Wednesday afternoon at Howard Field. More...

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Rotary Presents Annual Grants To Local Groups

The Northfield News

Every year, the Northfield Rotary Club gives away nearly $20,000 in grants to local organizations and scholarships for local students. More...

Earth Day Celebrated With Student Artists

MONTPELIER - At a State House ceremony, Jim Douglas, the Governor honored Vermont's Tree City USA communities, congratulated student artists in the Arbor Day poster contest and helped plant the annual Arbor Day tree on the State House lawn. More...

News

Legion Scholarships Available For High School Graduates

The Northfield News

The American Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary of Sorrell-Maynard has scholarships available to local students graduating from high school this year. The American Legion has three scholarships of $1,000 available. More...

Correction

There should be a correction in the Northfield News regarding the picture of the Moose from last week. More...

Sign Up Now For Circus Smirkus Summer Camp

The Northfield News

Circus Smirkus Summer Camp - where children learn the fine art of such skills as juggling, unicycling, wire-walking, tumbling, trapeze and, of course, "pie-ing" each other - is filling fast, camp co-director Megan Rose stated last week, adding th More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

Compiled by Jeffrey L. Shaw, Chief of Police

April 15 5:34 p.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - A local business that redeems bottles and cans called concerning a group of individuals who were bring in out of state bottles and cans that do not have a Vermont stamp for redemption. More...

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Editorials

Representative View

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

Angry. How many ways can the word be spelled? All the evidence has pointed to the likelihood that the economy would be getting worse before it got better. This has not been a new discussion. More...

We Want To Hear From You

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

IN THE PAST, the editorial columns in this paper have related to items of local interest. This time, I feel that an issue of national importance is of such import that it warrants discussion here. More...

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Letters

Green Up Day

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS FINALLY, AFTER a long winter, the peepers are piping, the wood frogs are clacking, and the yellow-bellied sapsucker is leaving its signature splats on my Subaru's windshield - all signs heralding the imminent arr More...

Vermont Yankee

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS AS I DRIVE through Berlin and notice the message written on the railroad bridge, which suggests we "Close VT. Yankee," I think to myself: What kind of person would climb up there to do such an illegal act? More...

Liberal Weasel

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS FOR THE PAST eight years, Senator Leahy has opposed the Bush administration on everything. If Bush said it, Leahy was against it. Leahy has played this to the extreme. More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

Herbs Plus

By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

Chamomile: 'one table-spoon full to be taken at bedtime' Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit's mother knew what Peter needed! It is a gentle remedy, purported to help us relax and sleep better. And that may be just the beginning. More...

Keeping In Touch

Worm Gruntin' In Sopchoppy (No Kiddin')

By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

First of all, I'm not making this up. More...

New Incentives Are Available To Make Homes More Efficient

The Northfield News

BURLINGTON - New incentives and financing options available from Efficiency Vermont and Green Mountain Power can help moderate-income Vermonters and Green Mountain Power customers improve the energy efficiency of their homes and replace inefficien More...

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