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November 26, 2009 / Front Page

Frank Pecora Retiring As Assistant Principal At Northfield High School

By BILL CRONEY

Northfield Middle and High School's Assistant Principal Frank Pecora will be stepping down from that position in June, 2010. He will however not be retiring from his other duties at the school. More...

Norwich Navy Cadets Collect 2,000 Food Items For CERV

By BILL CRONEY

The 443 cadets of the Norwich Naval Battalion held the most successful food drive in their history at Norwich last month. More...

Obituaries

Joanne Hanson Hicken, 78, Dietician

COLFAX, NC - Mrs. Joanne Hanson Hicken, age 78 resident of River Landing at Sandy Ridge in Colfax died November 17, 2009 in Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. 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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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING NOVEMBER AROUND THE AREA Montpelier Through December 16 - Arthur Zorn, new work by the abstract impressionist at the Skinny Pancake, 89 Main Street. More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

November 11 8:10 a.m. - Family Fight/Domestic - An officer was met at the police station by a 16 year old girl. She advised that she did not want to live at home and wanted assistance. More...

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Editorials

Editorial

What's Wrong With Winning?

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

IT WAS RECENTLY announced that Montpelier High School doesn't have enough players interested in playing hockey so they are not going to have a hockey team this year. More...

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Features

Aging In Place

Weatherizing for Winter

By SCOTT FUNK W

WITH TEMPERATURES dropping below 40 and the roar of the furnace kicking on, we are all reminded of the little things we meant to do, but haven't gotten done. Well, it isn't too late. For some of us the improvements are not so little. More...

Silly Social Scenes

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

By Miss Aineeda Lobotomy, Temporary Guest Columnist

EXCITING SPORTING VICTORY - Your Miss Lobotomy is extremely pleased to have been present on the 14th Inst. More...

Kids Korner

A Day of Thanks

By S. RIZZOTTO The Northfield News

THANKSGIVING Day is the annual harvest festival of the West that witnesses millions expressing gratitude to the almighty and thanking him for a bounteous crop. More...

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Sports

Blue Devil's Fired Up For Coming Basketball Season

By BILL CRONEY

The Blue Devils Boy's Basketball team started practice last week and they are already fired up and ready to go. This year's edition of Williamstown Boy's basketball has a new leader, former Blue Devil Jack Carrier. More...

Northfield Has New Basketball Coaches For This Season

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

Northfield High's Boy's Basketball team got its tryouts and initial practices underway last week. The numbers are down with only 13 players out for both teams, but the enthusiasm levels are high and with new coaches at both the Varsity and J.V. More...

Norwich Swimming & Diving Teams Fall To St. Michaels Eventhough Women Win 13 of 16 Events

Anne-Marie Vayda won a pair of swimming events, but the Norwich University women's swimming and diving team lost to visting St. Michael's College, 182-67, Tuesday afternoon at Goodyear Pool. More...

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School Rifle Team Moves Into Its New Home

By BILL CRONEY

The Northfield Middle & High School Jr. Rifles finally have a home of their own. After 61 years of shooting at the High School, the Norwich rifle range, and at the Randolph Fish and Game Club and racking up an uncountable number of awards the Jr. More...

Socked In!

By L.K. Walker

ONCE A YEAR, for the past thirty years, the annual Sock Sale takes place in Northfield, Vermont. People come from all over New England to get merino wool, silk, cashmere and organic cotton socks. Tina, from Ithaca, NY was buying peds. More...

News

Ex Libris Brown Public Library

Use of Public Access Computers in the Library One of the main services the Brown Public Library offers the community is public access to computers and the Internet. More...

Kids Honor Veterans!

Photo courtesy Central Vermont Catholice School

Students, staff, families and friends of Central Vermont Catholic School came together on November 11th to honor veterans world-wide during a special assembly. Guest speaker Major R. L. More...

Coloring Contest Winners

Each of the winners should come into the News office in the Mayo Building, 7 S. Main Street in Northfield to collect their cash prize and get their picture taken for the next issue. More...

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Entertainment

Dicken's A Christmas Carol To Be Read At The Chandler

Willem Lange brings his wellloved reading of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" to Chandler on Sunday December 13 at 3 p.m. More...

VSO To Give Christmas Concerts In Barre, Warren

BURLINGTON - Santa Claus AND the VSO are comin' to town. More...

What's On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOV. 29-DEC. 5 Nov. 29: Sunday at 9:30 a.m., "Daring Kids With Miriam Peskowitz" offers at-home, do-ityourself instruction on old-time crafts and games for little kids and grown-ups. More...

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Letters

Those Damned Ya n ke e s

IREAD WITH INTERESt your recent editorial on the 27th World Series title won by the New York Yankees on November 4, 2009. More...

The Amber Light

NEWS Most drivers in Vermont know when to move over for law enforcement, fire and erscue vehicles sounding sirens and, or displaying blue or red flashing lights. More...

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House & Home

What's Cooking

Shoo fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy Makes your eyes light up And your tummy say "Howdy"

By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

SO I AM KIND of crazy, I stared humming this when I thought of pies this time! My research gleaned the lyrics plus these two recipes. They are a bit strange, but fun and interesting. Shoo-Fly Pie From www.cdkitchen. More...

Keeping In Touch

Keeping In Touch Between Here and There

By CHRISTINE BARNES

It is a pulse tied to the tilt of the Earth and is thereby a cosmic happening. Roger Caras The Endless Migrations Yes, the Monarchs are still here at St. More...

Indoor Herbs

By CHARLIE NARDOZZI National Gardening Assc. and DR. LEONARD PERRY University of Vermont

Starting herbs indoors, feeding birds, and shopping for holiday garden gifts are some of the gardening activities for this month. Start seeds of basil, chives, sage, or other herbs for a winter windowsill herb garden. More...

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