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Mike Rake's Congregation Gives Building To Church That Has Been Meeting In Library

The Northfield News
For some time, the New Life Community Church has been meeting in the Community Room at the Brown Public Library every Sunday morning for services. More...

Snowmobilers Raffle Winner Announced!

Sam Knapp, left, of the Northfield Snowmobilers, presents a check to Rose Wheeler of Northfield, for $4,000. She won the 2009 Northfield Snowmobliers Annual Fundraiser Raffle. She had a choice of a snowmobile or the cash. More...

Obituaries

Richard C. Hervieux, Sr., 77, Korean War Veteran

Richard "Dick" C. Hervieux Sr., 77, died peacefully at his home on South Main Street on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 1, 1932, the son of Wilfred & Natalie (Boule) Hervieux. More...

Ethel Evelyn Provost, 83, Taught Nursing

Ethel Evelyn Provost, 83, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at the Vermont Respite House in Williston. She was born in Northfield Falls on October 29, 1926, the daughter of William & Anna (Plunkett) Provost. More...

Berla Brown Cashman, 92, Working Mother

Berla Brown Cashman, 92, of Northfield passed away on Thursday , November 5, 2009 at Mayo Healthcare, Northfield surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 5, 1917 in St. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING NOVEMBER 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 were killed More...

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Police Report

Police Are Seeking Home Burgler Who Took $5,000 In Property

The Northfield News

WILLIAMSTOWN - The Vermont State Police are investigating a Williamstown home burglary where two drawers of jewelry were taken. The value of the property taken was about $5,000 according to police. More...

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Editorials

NORTHFIELD POLICE REPORT

Compiled by Chief Jeffrey L. Shaw

October 28 8:06 a.m. - Phone Problem /Harassment - An officer was advised of a phone problem. The caller was receiving anonymous calls and believed she knew who was making the calls. More...

Those Damned Yankees Win Again!

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

Sometime during the summer of 1947, my father and I went to Boston to see a double header at Fenway Park. He was a big time Red Sox fan. In those days it wasn't easy to drive to Boston. Most people took the train. We drove. More...

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Letters

Vermont Values and Sustainable Budgets

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IN JUNE, the Vermont Legislature passed, over the Governor's veto, a balanced budget. More...

Our Heros

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS WHEN THEN-Governor Ronald Reagan introduced returning POW John McCain at a speaking engagement in 1974, the future president asked, "Where do we find such men?" He was speaking of many veterans, when he answered More...

Town Plan

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS AS A LOCAL representative, I receive the regular minutes of the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission. More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

Turkey Anguish Defined as Extreme Anxiety or Emotional Torment over "That Day" How can we cut down on that?
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

The possibilities One: you are having the gathering at your house, and lots of people are expected, you are preparing the whole meal. Are there just adults expected, or will children enter the equation? Do these children have a cold? More...

Home Again

Home Again The Town That Died Young
By CHRISTINE BARNES The Northfield News

DEEP IN THE FOREST, it was a dark and gloomy night. Great black bats swooped and wove evil patterns in front of the full Halloween moon, in an inky sky, streaked with smoky grey clouds. Or something like that. More...

All About

Rutabagas and Turnips
By DIANNE LAMB University of Vermont

Fall brings a fresh crop of rutabagas and turnips to the market. Actually these two vegetables grow well in the Northeast. Rutabagas are often called yellow turnips, but these vegetables are more like cousins than siblings! More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News November 12, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor The following letter shows how a wife may find her husband after an absence of twenty years by applying for a pension. Mrs. More...

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High School Cross Country Team Takes Home Accolades

The Northfield News

Whitney Machnik, NHS X-Country Coach Northfield High School's cross country team said that the team had a wonderful 2009 season and took home a number of ribbons with eight returning runners and seven new additions to the team. More...

Northfield Boy Named National Merit Scholar

By SUE NEVINS The Northfield News

Northfield High School senior Nathaniel Macijeski has been named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. Mr. More...

Kids Build a Trebuchet

Teens from the Boys & Girls Club successfully launched their trebuchet. The trebuchet (a form of catapult) was designed, created and built by Ben Marble, with assistance from Herbie Carleton, Mary Hathaway, Dylan Currier, Eric Moore and Mike Kew. More...

News

Thomas Morgan Is Pumpkin Carving Winner at the Legion

Winner of the first annual American Legion Post #63 Pumpkin Carving Contest, 9 year old Thomas Morgan of Northfield. Thomas accepted his cash prize from Steve Shearer, contest judge. More...

Andrea Beaton To Appear At Chandler With Her Fiddle

The Northfield News

Andrea Beaton, one of Cape Breton's most promising young fiddlers, comes to Chandler on Friday November 13 at 8 p.m. for an intimate house concert in the Gallery with Hilda Chiasson- Cormier and Remi Arsenault. More...

Elementary School Kids Learn About Drugs During 'Red Ribbon Week'

The Northfield News

Northfield Elementary School wrapped up its Red Ribbon Week by presenting various video clips made by students and School Counselor Heather Scandale. Mrs. 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. Atherton, 485-7577 10:30 a.m. More...

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Entertainment

No Strings Marionette Company Brings "Wasabi: A Dragon's Tale" to Chandler

The Northfield News

Chandler invites families and children of all ages to usher in the holiday the season and enter the wonders of traditional puppet theatre with the No Strings Marionette Company's performance of "Wasabi: A Dragon's Tale" at Chandler Music Hall in Ra More...

Hello From Hollywood!

2 TV Stars Go Back To Their Roots (Part 2 of 2)
By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

He was 5 years old when he made his stage debut at the renowned Guthrie Theatre in his hometown of Minneapolis. Since then, T.R. Knight, most recognizable for his former role as Dr. More...

What's On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 15-21 Nov. 15: Sunday at 8 p.m., "Nature: Fellowship of the Whales" follows a young humpback whale in her first year of life, as she learns from her mother. More...

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Features

Common Talk

You did not hear it here
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

Happy wedding anniversary to Connie and Barry Mynter who recently celebrated their fiftieth. Congratulations! • That item is partly the reason there was no column in last week's News (apologies and thanks to anyone who looked for it). More...

Representative View

Fall Legislative Update

By ANNE DONAHUE Representative, R, Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown The Mental Health Oversight Committee was formed five years ago to maintain a consistent legislative link during the "off session" to the task of replacing the functions of the More...

Silly Social Scenes

"Who gave satirists licence to think?" King George, III

RECENT VISITORS TO OUR GLORIOUS MUNICIPALITY - Mister and Missus Oliver Wendell Oggsnotz of Western South Wolcott and their lovely daughter Inharmonia passed through town recently en route to deliver their high-spirited offspring to Frau Krinkheim More...

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Sports

Norwich Wins Sap Bucket

President Schneider, fourth from right, accepts the Sap Bucket trophy following the Norwich game against Castleton State where the Cadets beat Castleton 48-27. More...

The Wire

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

THE LEAVES have mostly all gone and so apparently has the sunshine. Gone also is the high school soccer season. More...

Norwich Clobbers Castleton 48 - 27

Norwich Sports Information

Sophomore RB Andrew Fulford racked up 154 yards and three touchdowns on the ground to lead the Norwich Cadets past the Castleton State Spartans, 48-27, in an Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) contest in front of 3,400 fans Saturday afte More...

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