December 3, 2009 RSS feed / News

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Focuses On Keri Capron

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News
The Northfield News Northfield's Keri Capron has chosen a different and non-traditional way to spend her senior year in High school. Keri is enrolled in the Building Trades program at the Randolph Technical Career Center (RTCC). More...

More People Will Need Fuel Assistance This Winter In This Down Economy

BARRE - The number of central Vermont families in need of emergency fuel and utility assistance this winter is expected to climb as fuel prices remain high and the economic recession impacts marginal household budgets. More...

Two Nabbed For Little Northfield Jewel Burglary

The Northfield Police Department has arrested and charged two suspects, Victor Tyree, 20, of Yonkers, NY and Yolanda Slothower, 31, of Northfield for their involvement in a local burglary. More...

Selectboard Okays $2 Per Capita Increase For Recycling Center

The principal discussion before the Northfield Selectboard last week was what the town was going to do about the recent increase in fees at the recycling center. More...

Ainsworth Public Library

Williamstown Readers' Group The Readers' Group is taking a holiday break and will resume again after the New Year. Keep watch in January for the arrival of the next book and the date of the next discussion. More...

Roxbury Roots' Monthly Potlucks Are A Local Hit

By SUE NEVINS The Northfield News

It's late November, the harvest is in, and the garden has been put to bed for what will no doubt be another long, New England winter. The challenge today is to come up with a locally-grown dish to take to the Roxbury Roots monthly pot luck. More...

Common Christmas Tree To Be Lit On Friday

Christmas will be here sooner than you think. In fact, its nearly time to light the tree on the Common. The festivities begin at 5:45 p.m. on December 4 with caroling led by the Northfield Middle High School Chorus. More...

School Students Collect For Food Shelf

Students and families of Central Vermont Catholic School collected donations of food items for the St. Monica Food Shelf in Barre and St. Augustine's Soup Kitchen in Montpelier. More...

Village Trustees Talk Water, Discuss Next Year's Budget

A large portion of the discussion last week at the Village Trustee's meeting surrounded the question of water. They also confronted the proposed budget for this coming year. The meeting was a long one, lasting nearly two and one half hours. More...

Governor Comes To Williamstown To Get A Tree

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, left, along with Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary of the Vermont Agency for Agriculture, chats with George and Mary Gilbert of Gilbert's Tree Farm in Williamstown before going out and cutting the tree for his offic More...