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Veterans’ Place Giving Gingerbread House To Mayo Manor Residents

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News
THE RESIDENTS of Mayo Manor are going to be the recipients of a highly unusual but very seasonable gift. More...

Snowman

Photo courtesy Kristin Davis This snowman lives at 36 Vine St. and he wanted to be in the newspaper once he came to life following last week’s first snow storm of the year. More...

Randy Peace Is the Newest Barber in Town, Jim Martin Retires After 32 Years Of Trimming Local Heads

By ROB WILLS The Northfield News

For over 32 years, many passed the familiar face of Jim Martin while he stood by the rotating barber pole outside Martin’s Barber Shop as he nodded a greeting. More...

Obituaries

Doris A. Colegrove, 85, School Teacher

HAMPTON, NH – Doris A. Colegrove, 85, of Hampton, NH, formerly of Northfield, VT, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport, MA. Mrs. More...

Richard A. Greenslit, 74, Was With Rock of Ages

Richard A. Greenslit, 74, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at his home on Kirkpatrick Lane, surrounded by his family. He was born in Northfield on February 14, 1935, the son of Ivan & Mildred (Thompson) Greenslit. 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

Rose Wall Performs In College Jazz Band

NEW LONDON, CT - Rose Wall, a sophomore at Connecticut College, performed in the Connecticut College Traditional Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble concert, "Fortune of Fools," earlier this month in Evans Hall on campus. Ms. More...

What’s On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR DEC. 20-26 Vermont Public Television’s schedule sparkles with holiday and family programming, as well as the return of some classic dramas. Dec. 20: Sunday at 9 p.m., More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Operation Gratitude: Hollywood Sends a Message of Care to the Troops
By J. ROBERTS

EVEN THE RARE Los Angeles rain and chilly temperatures could not dampen the spirits and pride of the many members of various film and TV companies who joined forces with hundreds of volunteers to show their love and support for our country’s tr More...

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Letters

Race To The Top

THE SOUTH American spider monkey is easily captured. Simply drill a hole in an anchored coconut large enough for the monkey to get his hand in but too small for him to get it out, when he makes a fist around the bait. More...

Energy

ABRAHAM LINCOLN once said, "Things may come to those who wait -- but only the things left by those who hustle." Energy developers to our north, south, east and west are hustling. More...

Our Real Heroes

IT WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT to read the editorial in the most recent Northfield News, based solely on the escapades of an immoral golf professional. More...

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Sports

Blue Devils Top South Royalton 69 - 62, Then Overtake Thetford 68 - 48

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The Williamstown Boy’s Basketball team was two for two last week when they picked two wins. Last Tuesday the Blue Devils came from behind to top South Royalton 69-62 and on Saturday they knocked off Div. III Thetford 68-48. More...

Girls Got Snowed Out

Sarah Bailey (left) and her Blue Devil teammates had their game against Stowe snowed out last Wednesday night. More...

Williamstown High Junior Playing Hockey For Northfield High

Williamstown's Renee Guy is a Junior at Williamstown High but she is also a goalie for the Northfield High Girl's hockey team. More...

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Norwich Drill Team First In National Competition, Beats Navy & West Point

By LARRY PORTER Norwich University

Members of the Norwich University Drill Company won a number of awards in the recent 2009 Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition (CUIDC] which was held at the Barton Hall field house on the Cornell campus. More...

The Untold Story Of The Roxbury Train Collision With The UPS Truck

By SUE NEVINS

Late Tuesday afternoon, December 8, a UPS truck collided with a freight train at the intersection of Route 12A and Oxbow Road sending the seriously injured driver to Fletcher Allen in Burlington. More...

News

Rep. Pat McDonald Will Run For Senate

BERLIN - Rep. Pat McDonald (R) (Washington 3-3) has announced that she will run for a Washington County Senate seat in 2010. More...

Boys & Girls Club Thanks Town For Support

The members of the Boys and Girls Club in Northfield took a moment from band & talent show practice, homework, building their LASER and many other activities to thank the community for its support over the past year. More...

Northfield Woman Attends Copenhagen Climate Conference

Northfield resident Abby White who is a corporate communications specialist at NRG Systems in Hinesburg has joined a group of other NRG Systems employees at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING NOVEMBER AROUND THE AREA Barre Through December 31, Holiday Season Art Show at Studio Place Arts at 201 N. Main Street, wide variety of arts and crafts by local artisans including hundreds of handmade gifts. More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

December 2 8:24 a.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - Police received a complaint of a video game that was taken from a back pack at the Boys and Girls club. More...

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Editorials

The Cap & Trade Money Machine

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

I’ve been hearing all sorts of clamoring from all corners on the issue of climate change. For a while the scientists all said that we were having global warming and this was caused by people burning fossil fuels. More...

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Features

Common Talk

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
By JANE E. BRYANT

We imagine that Bill and Barbara Pope spoke for most of their generation when they said, Thanksgiving? More...

Kids Korner

By S. RIZZOTTO The Northfield News

MODERN CHRISTMAS elves find their origin in the house gnomes of the Scandinavia present since the pagan times. It was believed that these gnomes guarded homes against evil and were benevolent and helpful to good people. More...

Keeping In Touch

Choose Hope
By CHRISTINE BARNES

This December, at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, delegates from around the world are gathered to craft a treaty pledging unified global efforts to reduce the human impact on this planet’s climate. The dialogue begins in earnest. More...

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House & Home

Ask The Home Team

I don’t have much shoveling in the winter – just about 40 square feet from the house to the garage – but it’s getting tougher as I get older. More...

What’s Cooking

Cookies and Making Memories
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

The following contains a reprint of some of the cookie recipes from last year, plus some new ones. They are relatively simple so that the children can join in the fun. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News December 17, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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