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The Common Lights Come On For Christmas

By BILL CRONEY
There was a nip in the air, but no white stuff on the ground last Friday night. But the lack of a little snow didn’t dampen the spirit of the crowd of nearly fifty people who gathered on the Common for the annual tree lighting ceremony. More...

State Property Taxes To Go Up For First Time

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

MONTPELIER – Vermont state property taxes are going to go up by .02 cents, the first increase since the state implemented a state wide property based school tax in 1997. More...

Obituaries

Mary Elaine Rogers Quirk, 74, Northfield High ‘53

CHEYENNE, WY - Mary Elaine Rogers Quirk, 74, of Cheyenne passed away early on Nov. 12 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Elaine was born on July 11, 1935, in Northfield, a daughter of the late Bertrand and Rosemary (Provost) Rogers. More...

Merle R. Hicken, 78, Retired Lt. Colonel

Lt. Col. Merle R. Hicken, Retired U. S. Air Force, died December 1, 2009 at Moses H. Cone Hospital. Mr. Hicken was born June 18, 1931 in Northfield to Arah W. and Pauline Beatrice Hazelton Hicken. 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. Barre Through December 31, More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

Compiled by Jeffrey L. Shaw, Chief of Police

November 25 More...

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Editorials

Who should be our Heroes?

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

Tiger, Tiger burning bright In the forest of the night What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry William Blake More...

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Letters

Working Landscape

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS THERE HAS been a lot of discussion recently about Vermont’s working landscape. More...

Richardson Cemetery

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS THE BOARD of Managers of the Northfield Historical Society has made a commitment that we, as a membership, will support the restoration of the Richardson Cemetery. More...

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Sports

Blue Devil Girls Work Hard To Defend Against Best Team In State

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The Williamstown Girl’s basketball team got off to a rocky start in their first week of the season. More...

Blue Devil Boys Take Winooski High In Home Season Opener

By BILL CRONEY

The Blue Devil Boys got their basketball season off to a good start as they rolled over Winooski 68-42 in last Wednesday’s season opener at Williamstown. More...

NORWICH RUNS PAST LYNDON STATE, THEN FALLS TO BATES

Senior G Erica Rate poured in a game-high 23 points and senior G Ally Daniels tossed in 16 points to lead the Norwich University women’s basketball team past Lyndon State College, 94-49, last Wednesday evening at Andrews Hall. More...

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Croney Wins Sports Photo Award

Bill Croney and the Northfield News won the 2008 Sports Photo award from the Vermont Press Association for Bill’s photo Safe at Home. More...

Nearly 200 Seniors Attend Rotary’s Annual Christmas Dinner

Northfield High Sophomore Emily Page serves Christmas dinner to Bob Race, right, and Herbert Hunt of Mayo Manor at the Rotary Senior Christmas Dinner last Thursday night at the Comiskey School. More...

News

NSB Employees Reach Career Milestones

Thomas N. Pelletier, President & CEO of Northfield Savings Bank has announced that a number of employees have reached career milestones with the ban. More...

Legion ‘Toys For Our Kids’ Drive Is Well Underway

They Need Your Help

Members of The American Legion Family of Northfield are again hosting the Toys for Our Kids program for the fastapproaching holiday season. More...

NEWS FROM THE HILL

By LISA BRUCKEN Norwich University

THE REGIMENTAL Band at the University is the oldest collegiate military band in the country. Norwich employed its first Professor of Instrumental Music in 1823. 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, WALKING More...

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Entertainment

What’s On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER 13-19 More...

Hello From Hollywood!

The Young Victoria” and Hollywood’s Newest Royalty
By J. ROBERTS

The Northfield News IN ANOTHER twist on how to market a film during award season here in Hollywood, a former member of the British royal family, once married to Queen Elizabeth II’s second son, Prince Andrew, Sarah (Ferguson), Duchess of York, More...

Norwich Will Hold Christmas Band Concert

By NEWS STAFF The Northfield News

The Norwich Band is going to be holding a Christmas concert on Sunday, December 13 at 2 p.m. in Plumley Armory at Norwich. Admission is free and all are invited to attend. More...

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Features

Common Talk

The Proof is in the Pudding, 1976
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

IN NOVEMBER, my mother, my sister Bonnie and I make Grammy Lansell's Christmas Plum Pudding. More...

Kids Korner

By S. RIZZOTTO The Northfield News

ONCE THERE was a tribe of people known as the Fire Keepers. They lived isolated from all other humans on a windy mountain surrounded by a dense forest. The Fire Keepers were stingy and kept all the fire to themselves. More...

What’s Cooking

Pie Versions & Thoughts
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

LOOKING THROUGH an older version of Joy of cooking, I found a recipe for “Jefferson Davis Pie”. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News 125 Years Ago The Northfield News December 10, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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