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October 1, 2009 / Front Page

Larry Drown Tears Down Building Rather Than Comply With Act 250

By S. RIZZOTTO The Northfield News

Larry Drown the owner of the property and building at 11 Wall Street has removed the building from the property. Mr. Drown told the News that the reason he was dismantling the building was due to Act 250 concerns. Mr. More...

Driver In Last Year's Kyrie Edson Crash Pleads Innocent To Felony Criminal Negligence Charge

The Northfield News

Many will recall the head on two car automobile crash that occurred on Route 12 on the line between Berlin and Northfield in July, 2008 where Kyrie Edson, 22, and her then one-month-old baby were passengers in one of the vehicles. 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...

Roxbury Church Features Hot Rococo In Concert

By SUE NEVINS The Northfield News

What do you get when you take a trombone player from New Jersey and put her with a pianist from Northfield in the old church in Roxbury? More...

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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...

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Entertainment

Ladder One Restaurant Takes Over The Old Barre Firehouse

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

The old firehouse on 8 South Main in Barre has been the place of heroes since 1904 housing generations of people who risked their lives at any given moment. More...

Local Kids Become Ghost Hunters For Fun & Excitement

The Northfield News

Fifteen teens from the Boys & Girls Club in Northfield became ghost hunters for one night last week. Teens toured haunted spots at Norwich University, Emily's Bridge in Stowe and Black Agnes in the Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier. More...

Locals To Star In SNAFU Production

The Northfield News

Director Meg Donahue Davis has announced the cast of SNAFU, a comedy set during World War II. SNAFU will be performed at 7 p.m. on October 29 and 30 at the Mary Granai Corrigan Auditorium at Northfield High School. More...

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Letters

Health Care

TO THE EDITOR: THENORTHFIELD NEWS THE NORTHFIELD discussion of health care issues on Monday September 21 at Norwich University was provocative, with a panel of four experts and 45 active community participants. More...

Missing Officials

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IWAS A PROUD attendant at the 9/11 memorial service in Northfield, VT. I feel that the persons responsible for organizing and participating in the event did an honorable job. More...

Support Our Troops

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS DID YOU KNOW every month there are 6 to 12 boxes of things like candy, foot powder, body wash, razors and all kinds of treats that are sent to our troops that are deployed all over the world. More...

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Sports

Blue Devil Boys Are 3 - 2 While Girls Are 4 - 1 In Fast Paced School Soccer Season

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

Last week was a busy one for both Williamstown High soccer teams. Starting a week ago this Monday the Boy's squeezed in three games while the Girl's got in two. The boy's fell to Winooski 5-0 on the road on Monday. More...

Marauders Record Falls To 4-2-1 After Tie With Thetford & Loss To Randolph

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

To say the last week was one of frustration for the Northfield High Boy's soccer team would be an understatement. Last Tuesday the Marauders and the Thetford Panthers hooked up in a match that would end up in a 0-0 double overtime tie. More...

Norwich Bombs Mt. Ida 28 - 6 In Football

Norwich Sports Information

Freshman RB Danny Triplett ran for 116 yards and a touchdown, and sophomore RB Andrew Fulford rushed for 114 yards and a score to help lead the Norwich University football team to a 28-6 victory over Mount Ida College in an Eastern Collegiate Footb More...

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Local Veterans Discuss Viet Nam War Experiences At Historical Society

By MARY COMISKEY The Northfield News

The Northfield Historical Society presented a panel discussion in conjunction with the current exhibit, The Viet Nam War: A Reflection. More...

New Water Main Goes Under The Dog!

The west phase of the Northfield water main project has gotten underway with the installation of a new water main under the Dog River on Wall Street. More...

News

Maintain Your Brain Topic At Senior Center To Help Keep Alzheimers At Bay

By MARY COMISKEY The Northfield News

"Maintain Your Brain" was the topic of a recent workshop held at the Senior Center through the auspices of the Vermont Council on Aging. More...

Pelkey-Harvey Engagement Announced

Lester and Jeanette Pelkey, of Essex Center, Vt, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Marie Pelkey, to Garret Richard Harvey, son of Richard and Jeri (Baroffio) Harvey, of Jericho, Vt and grandson of Jack and Thelma Baroffio of No More...

Roxbury School Board Notes

By SUE NEVINS The Northfield News

The Roxbury School board met on Monday, September 14. New principal Denise Maurice noted that all things had been running well in the first few days. More...

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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

Police Report Compiled By Chief Jeffrey L. Shaw September 16 4:04 p.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - Police responded to Crescent Ave for a report of a male persons lying in the roadway. More...

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Editorials

Columbus the Terrorist?

Editorial

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

IUNDERSTAND that some school textbooks are now teaching our kids that Christopher Columbus was a terrorist. Columbus Day is coming up and will be celebrated once again on Monday, October 12. More...

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Features

Senior Living

The Aging in Aging in Place

By SCOTT FUNK

I am entering my 7th year as an Aging in Place advocate. More...

Common Talk

By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

For the past two weeks we've been talking about reader's favorite part of summer. We appreciate all who contributed. Here's more: Descendants of Ruth Patch Capron, 82 people in all, held a reunion at Limehurst over in Williamstown in July. More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Bright Star

By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

After a six-year absence from feature-length filmmaking, Oscar-winning writer and director Jane Campion ("The Piano"), returns with an impressive and beautifully crafted love letter about one of the world's most famous poets, John Keats, known for More...

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House & Home

Home Again

A Call to Action

By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

HOW WILL we be judged? More...

What's Cooking

Breakfast Muffins Where did that summer go? Now we want some comfort foods!

By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

IT OCCURS to me that breakfast on weekends is the time when we serve some extra special things. So here are some ideas Bran Muffins Mix the foll owing together, in a large bowl and let stand a few minutes: More...