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Four Seasons Care Home Helps CERV By Collecting Food For The Needy

The Northfield News
The Four Seasons Care Home in Northfield has always been generous to the community at large and this past week, a group of volunteers got together to collect food which was given to local needy families who are participaging in the CERV program. More...

Local Drug Free Partnership Awarded $94,370 Grant

The Northfield News

R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, awarded $60 million in Drug-Free Communities Continuation Grants to 565 drug-free community coalitions this fall. More...

402 Pints Of Blood Given At Red Cross Drive

The Blood Drop made his annal appearance at Norwich last week for their annual Red Cross blood drive at Plumley Armory last Friday with 402 pints of blood being drawn from local volunteers and cadets at the school. SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 4 More...

Obituaries

George R. Turner, 88, Sports Hall Of Fame Member

George R. Turner of Northfield, Vermont, beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher, died peacefully at home on October 8, 2009. More...

Morton Baker, 77, Korean War Vet

Morton C. Baker, 77, died Friday, October 9, 2009 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He was born in Northfield on November 1, 1931, the son of Clarence & Bertha (Cole) Baker. He attended Northfield 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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Police Report

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

September 30 8:25 a.m. - Animal Problem Police responded to Dole Hill Road for a report of two loose pit bull dogs. Police collected the animals and transported them to The dog pound. More...

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Editorials

Editorial

The news of my death is extremely exaggerated" Mark Twain
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

THERE HAS been a lot of talk lately about taking the U.S. More...

Letters to the Editor

It's a Free Country — Opinions Differ — All Count

Afghanistan War TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS WE MUST never again squander the blood of patriots with a halfhearted attempt at war. More...

FYI - President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

By DON WILLIAMS Syndicated Columnist

PRESIDENT Obama's selection for the Nobel Prize caught many by surprise, but can he live up to it? Think back. More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

Hints Thoughts & Tears
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

Hint: Something like "can't teach and old dog new tricks" comes to mind….but this "old dog" found a hint in 'Cook's Illustrated' that works. More...

Photo

The Order of Demolay, Jurisdiction of Vermont, held a 'Ritual and Fun" day Saturday Oct. 10 at Northfield's Masonic Lodge. More...

Home Again

That's What Friends Are For
By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

Among other things, friends help celebrate the good things in life. Friends come to your wedding, your house for dinner, for a long walk, or a good movie. More...

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Scoreboard

Williamstown 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...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News October 15, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor Dr. G. W. Davis will start Thursday morning for a voyage to Europe. He goes on "City of Montreal" of the Inman line. More...

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Northfield From The Air

The fall season is here and Bill Croney from the News captured the village from the air last week just as the leaves have started to go into their high season of color. More...

Weight Loss Earns Bucks!

Employees of Four Seasons Care Home were given a 90 day weight loss challengeby their boss, owner, Thomas Gaoriault, Jr. He challenged them to lose weight and get in shape. The biggest weight loser would earn $250. More...

News

Annual 'Drop 'N Swap' Set For Norwich At The Plumley Armory

The Northfield News

Again this year, Norwich is sponsoring their annual Clothing Drop 'N Swap. More...

Drug Free Partnership To Hold Halloween Fun Event For All

The Making A Difference Resource Center and the Drug Free Partnership will be hosting Halloween Art Fun on Thursday, October 22 from 2 to 7 p.m. and then again on Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Chandler Holding Costume Sale

The Northfield News

Over the years the Chandler collection of costumes has outgrown not only its space but also its needs. With the centennial renovation and construction of the building underway, some serious decisions had to be made. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING OCTOBER AROUND THE AREA Northfield Through October 26 - The Image Making Project, art created by residents at Mayo Nursing Home on display at Brown Public Library. More...

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Entertainment

Valley Players Production Of Working' Continues In Waitsfield Through Sunday, October 18

The Northfield News

The Valley Players production of the musical "Working" at the Valley Players Theater continues on Rt. 100 in Waitsfield, Friday- Sunday, through Oct. 18. All shows will be at 7:30 except the final performance, Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 pm. More...

'Cranky Yankees: All Together Now' Comes Again This Year To Pond Village Church In Brookfield

The Northfield News

On Sunday October 18th the Brookfield Historical Society will host at its annual meeting a presentation by Jim Cooke on "Cranky Yankees: All Together, Now!" This widely acclaimed one-man show is based mainly on New England characters. More...

'Rock Solid' Show Continues At Barre's Studio Place Arts Through November 7

The Northfield News

The annual stone show, Rock Solid, at Studio Place Arts (SPA) in Barre, needs to be viewed as a chapter in a lengthy story about a community whose history is tightly linked to the arts. More...

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Features

Kids Korner

The Penguin
By S. RIZZOTTO The Northfield News

Penguins are generally divided into 6 groups that contain 15-18 species (depending on which "expert" you listen to). More...

Hello From Hollywood!

See These, Not this
By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

To no surprise, audiences made "Couples Retreat" the number one movie at the box office last week. More...

Common Talk

October in Northfield
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

Angela Mclean presented an overview of The Villages to the Ladies Reading Circle last week. The Villages is an age-segregated village for seniors located in Central Florida. More...

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Sports

Blue Devil Boys Take Both Cabot 3 - 2 and Twinfield 2 - 1

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The Williamstown Boy's soccer team took to the road for two matches last week and came away with a pair of hard earned wins. More...

Blue Devil Girls Top Twinfield Then Fall To Cabot, 6 - 2 On Season

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The Blue Devil Girl's soccer team split a pair of games on the road last week. Last Tuesday the Lady Devils topped Twinfield 2-0 and on Friday they dropped a 3- 1 decision at Cabot. With the split the Girl's record moved to 6-2 for the season. More...

Cadets Third Win Of Season, Norwich Takes Gallaudet 14 - 7

Norwich Sports Information

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