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The Viet Nam War: A Reflection Opens At Historical Society This Saturday

By ROY BUTLER Northfield Historical Society
The Northfield Historical Society's 2009 exhibit The Vietnam War: A Reflection will opens on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 6 -9 p.m. with refreshments at the Paine House on South Main Street. More...

A Momma Bear and Her Puff Ball Cubs, Stories From The Wild!

The Northfield News

"Ok, so we are climbing the Auto road [up Mount Washington], and my ST is getting hot. "To my glee I spot a bear off to the side of the road clearly in need of its picture taken. 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. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING AUGUST AROUND THE AREA Northfield Through August 28 - Artists Reflect on the Historical Collection of the Sullivan Museum, Sullivan Museum, Norwich University off South Main Street. More...

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Entertainment

Local Playwright Among Presentations At Valley '10 Minute Play' Festival

The Northfield News

The Vermont Playwrights Circle is having its second annual Ten-Fest, a festival of 10 minute plays at the Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield from August 20 through 23. Included among the plays is one written by Northfield author, Lars Neilsen. More...

New Book

The Northfield News

ERRAND BOY is the newest novel by Vermont writer Don Bredes. From Three Rivers Press, the book will be coming out in October and will be available at all bookstores. More...

Chandler Welcomes Artists From Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival

Members of the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival arrive in Randolph on August 10 for their 17th annual residency at Chandler Music Hall. They will be giving concerts through August in Randolph and in Montpelier. More...

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House & Home

Ask the Home Team

My daughter recently gave me the best gift a Grandpa could have. It's a picture frame that displays a slide show of digital photos of all the grandkids. More...

Home Again

Symbiosis
By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations. More...

What's Cooking

Who's There? A Cooking Discussion
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

The New York Times Magazine depicts a kitchen covered with cobwebs on its cover. The title of the article is "No One Cooks Here Anymore". More...

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Boys and Girls Remain Active This Summer

A group of regulars and their advisors got together for a photo-op last week at the club headquarters in the Gray Building after taking part in a number of activities including football, volleyball, using the new Nordictrack, More...

Story Time At The Brown Public Library

Adin Combs, left, Maggie Duprey, Thatcher Hebert and Liam Combs have fun with bubbles at the Brown Public Library's Tuesday evening Story Time. More...

News

Boys & Girls Club Needs Labor Day Weekend Volunteers

The Northfield News

The Northfield Labor Day Weekend Celebration is right around the corner. On Saturday, September 5, Northfield Savings Bank will be holding its 32nd Annual Footrace! More...

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

The staff of the Northfield Pharmacy will dispose of medicine that you no longer need or want. Please do not dump old, outdated, unused medicine down the drain--it's not good for the environment. More...

Northfield Native Part Of Farm Family Named 2009 Vermont Dairy Farm Of The Year

The Northfield News

Amy Mynter Richardson, originally from Northfield along with her husband Scott and their family are the winners of the 2009 Vermont Dairy Farmers of the Year award. More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

Police Report Compiled by Chief Jeffrey L. Shaw

July 29 9:35 a.m. - Animal Problem - Police while on patrol located two St. Bernards running loose in the intersection of West Hill Road and Halstrom Road. More...

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Features

NEWS FROM THE HILL

By LISA BRUCKEN Norwich Universtiy

Although classes will not start until August 31st, mid-August is the time for numerous student groups to return to the Hill and begin the new year at Norwich. Starting August 11th students will find their places again on campus. More...

Silly Social Scenes

'Satire is what closes on Saturday night.' George S. Kaufman
By Miss Dysflexia Pamplemousse, Substituting for (and Greatly Surpassing) A Whole Bunch of People

RIOT ON THE RADIO - Your Miss Pamplemousse wishes to apologize to her Constant Readers (and listeners, in this case) for the riot which disrupted her very first radio broadcast last week. More...

Ex Libris Brown Public Library

Learn Japanese Caligraphy & Origami with Maiko Shimizu at the Library this Thursday
By SUE MacMARTIN Brown Public Library

Feedback from parents indicates our summer program was a great success. Parents told us that their children enjoyed the five weekly sessions and did more reading at home. More...

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Sports

Bill Doyle Greets Henry Dunn

Washington County Senator and Mountaineer Founding Board member Bill Doyle with Vermont Mountaineers Henry Dunn immediatley after the Mountaineers clinched the Western Division of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News August 13, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor Wm. More...

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