September 17, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Jacqueline Lefevbre Wins Motorcycle

Jacqueline Lefevbre sits astride the Harley Davidson Sportster that she won last weekend. Jacqueline who works in the Village Electric office, won the Northfield Rotary motorcycle raffle which was held on Labor Day. More...

News Ad Director Resigns, Promotions Come From Within

Kathleen Morrow Bock who had been advertising director for the News has resigned from her position. More...

Obituaries

Norman J. Anderson, 96, Retired Marine General

Marine Corp Major General Norman J. Anderson, 96, died September 6 at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His widow, Irene Fernandez Anderson is a native of Northfield. 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...

Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING SEPTEMBER AROUND THE AREA Northfield Through November 11 - The Viet Nam War: A Reflection, Northfield Historical Society presents a retrospective of Northfield men and women who served in the Viet Nam War including four who we More...

Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

September 2 11:08 a.m. - Citizen Assist - An officer who is also a certified child passenger technician did a child seat installation/inspection for a Northfield resident. This service is free and is open to any of the general public. More...

Editorials

Editorial

The Modern Bucket Shops

The bank across the street just put in a new front window. They want to make sure that if the window gets broken, they will not have to pay the cost of replacing it, so they buy insurance. More...

Features

Common Talk

Yard-Barn-Garage Sale City

OVER THE Labor Day weekend, it was difficult to navigate many of the streets due to the congestion caused by cars loaded with men, women and children looking for a bargain or a treasure at yardb arn-garage sales. More...

Roxbury Free Library Notes

Navigating the Chaos Have you found yourself wondering . . . Is it me or is everything spinning out of control?

Please join local author, psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner Wendy Halley for an informal evening of lecture and discussion addressing the seemingly growing amount of chaos in our lives, the community and the world. More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Oscars 2009: Let the Buzz Begin

If you stayed up late on the east coast watching the 2008 Oscars earlier this year, you would have seen a tradition broken specifically to improve viewership, maintain relevance and enhance the ratings-starved telecast; the appearance of ads promot More...

Sports

Boys Are 2-0, Girls Are 2-1 In Soccer

Both the Williamstown Boy's soccer team and Girl's soccer teams records stand at 2-1 after last week's action. More...

Williamstown's Gingras Boots One

Junior defender Megan Gingras boots the ball out of the Norwich end in the first half of the Lady Cadets 3-2 loss to Johnson and Wales last Saturday at Howard Field. Megan played her high school soccer at Williamstown High School. More...

St. Lawrence Squeaks By Norwich 21 - 17

Michael Baraldi completed 12- of-19 passes for 123 yards and three touchdowns to lead St. Lawrence over Norwich, 21-17, in a non-league football game Saturday afternoon at Sabine Field. More...

History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

125 Years Ago The Northfield News September 17, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor The skating rink opens on Thursday night. More...

Voices From The Past

Bonnie (Bean) Lefebvre saved this article from The Northfield News, April 29, 1930. She found the paper in her Grandmother Bean's home which Bonnie now owns. More...

Big Winners Of Cash & Prizes From Labor Day Weekend Celebration Are Announced

The winners have been announced for the many prize drawings that were held during the Labor Day Weekend celebration in Northfield. More...

Williamstown Man Wins Freezer Full Of Meat

The Rotary raises funds to support its annual budget which goes to support a number of charitable endeavors in the community. Mrs. More...

Over 100 Remember 9-11 On The Common

At precisely 7 p.m. More...

News

B & G Club Members Learn Internet Safety

Over this past first week of school, teens and tweens visiting the Boys and Girls Club Northfield Teen Center have taken the new internet safety course Netsmartz. More...

Viet Nam War To Be Recalled By Nurses At Sullivan Museum

The Sullivan Museum and History Museum and the Nursing Department of Norwich will hold a presentation on nurses who served in Vietnam on October 1. The program will be presented twice that day at Noon and again at 7 p.m. More...

Nate Freeman Authors Fund Raiser To Benefit River Rock School

A novel fundraising concept has been quietly raising money over the summer months in downtown Montpelier with prizes from two furniture reupholstery companies. Nate Freeman of Northfield was instrumental in developing the program. More...

Entertainment

Myra Flynn Will Perform At Chandler

The stage at Chandler Music Hall was one of singer/songwriter Myra Flynn's first performance venues. She returns to that stage with guests Anais Mitchell and Colin McCaffrey in a CD-release celebration on Saturday September 26 at 7:30 p.m. More...

Claremont Trio To Appear In Northfield

The Claremont Trio will appear in concert at the Mary Granai Corrigan Auditorium at Northfield Middle-High School on Friday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. More...

Learn About Crop Walk At Progressive Dinner On October 2

The time for the annual Crop Walk is fast approaching. This year, Northfield's Fifth Annual Crop Walk will take place on October 11 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Plumley Armory at Norwich. More...

Letters

A Big Thank You

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS WHEN A COMMUNITY is able to come together for three days of celebration, renewing friendships, and having fun, it's important to thank those who made the event possible. More...

Hunger in Vermont

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS ALMOST THREE years ago, the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger gained extraordinary support from the Northfield Savings Bank in the form of a $450,000 grant to pursue the mission of lessening hunger in Wash More...

Steil Plagiarism

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IREAD WITH some interest Duane Steil's letter in the Aug. 27 edition of the News. First, I was curious as to why someone from Reno, Nevada, would be writing a letter for publication in the Northfield News. More...

House & Home

Home Again

Blue Monday at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

THE BEAUTY and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer, but when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another h More...

What's Cooking

Hold Onto Your Hats! Mexican Thoughts

Almost every time we have rice as a starch I add sautéed vegetables and/or cheese. It is great for a meatless dinner with a fried egg and cheese on top. And don't forget you can use Enchilada Sauce on top of the egg as well! More...

All About Beets

Makes 4 servings. 5 beets (about 1-1/4 pounds) 6 cups water 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 Tablespoon cornstarch 1 Tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Beets are a bonus vegetable! Not only is the root delicious, but the green red veined tops are delicious and nutritious too. At this time of year as beets are harvested, the greens may be tougher, but can still be eaten. More...

Scoreboard

High School Sports Schedules and Results

Williamstown Middle High School Boy's Varsity Soccer Schedule Williamstown Middle High School Girl's Varsity Soccer Schedule More...

Northfield High Soccer Results

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