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Remembering our troops this Christmas season

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. More...

Legion Gives Toys To Needy Kids

Molly Farr, left, picks out a toy for her child while volunteer Melisa King helps with others at Sorrell Maynard Legion Post No. More...

And the winner of the Brown Public Library's mountain bike raffle is ... Ingrid Wilson!

Library patron Daniel Phillips, second from right, draws the winning ticket as staff members Barbara Hill,left, Rachel Rose, Nancy Munno, Tammy Hunt and Sherri Brickey look on. More...

The Town of Northfield Gets a Christmas Present

On the coldest day of the year yet, the Merchants Bank removed a safety deposit vault from the bank last week and donated the vault to the town of Northfield for use for municipal records. More...

Obituaries

Charlie R. Harper, 45, Owner of Videos & More

NORTHFIELD - Charlie R. Harper, 45, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home on Cemetery Street. He was born April 8, 1964 in Niskayuna, New York. He is the son of, May Harper. Charlie is a graduate of Burlington High School, class of 1984. More...

Wally Aseltine, 74, Local Businessman, Long Time Zoning Board Member & Former Selectman

Wally Aseltine, 74, died Thursday December 17, 2009 at his home on the family farm, a few steps from where he entered the world on October 9, 1935. He was the son of Harry and Avis (Blanchard) Aseltine. More...

Nils Russell “Fuzzy” Molander, Granite Worker

WILLIAMSTOWN – Nils Russell William "Fuzzy" Molander, 78, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at the home of his caregivers. Born Jan. 10, 1931, in Quincy, Mass., he was the son of Nils and Alleena (Mayo) Molander. 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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Editorials

Representative View

Working To Restructure State Courts
By MAXINE GRAD D, Representative, Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown

The 2010 legislative session starts on January 5th. I will be spending a majority of my time on the restructuring and reorganization of the state courts as one way to save taxpayers money, increase efficiency, and respond to budgetary needs. More...

Editorial

Losing Our Local Schools
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

One of the biggest local fights each year is whether to pass the school budget. In recent years, budget requests have been turned down more than once by the voters in Northfield and Roxbury. It’s a local issue. More...

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Letters

Entergy’s Secret Fuel

According to The Rutland Herald, Entergy has been granted an exception by the NRC that will allow them to keep secret a change in the fuel they intend to use at Vermont Yankee. And what is this secret fuel? More...

School Consolidation

Twenty major reports calling for state mandated consolidation of Vermont schools were flung on the trash heap in the twentieth century. The twentyfirst century opened with Richard Cate presenting the twenty-first report. It also failed. More...

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House & Home

What’s Cooking

Puff Pastry The easy way to Delicious
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY

WHAT DO WE HAVE access to that is quick, yet so delicious? Puff Pastry. (It comes frozen, so it is important to let it defrost in your refrigerator prior to using) Cinnamon twists More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News December 24, 1884 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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Elementary School Hosts Tech Seminar

Chris Snyder, left, Dick Smith, Ed Bride (PCAV, Deputy Director), Jay Austin (PCAV, Business Manager), Tristram Coffin (US Attorney), Aimee Stearns (US Attorney’s Office, Victim Witness Coordinator), Lt. More...

Vermont Weeklies Say They're Still Strong Despite Trouble for Most Urban Dailies

Publishers and their representatives from 13 Vermont community weekly newspapers met in Randolph last week to emphatically assert that they remain a healthy medium for news and advertising, despite the well-publicized financial problems of some larg More...

30,000 Lights to Give Christmas Cheer!

This cement truck from S.D. Ireland is one of two the company has that are dressed up for Christmas with 30,000 lights to give a little Christmas cheer and help to raise money for cancer research. More...

News

NEWS FROM THE HILL

By LISA BRUCKEN Norwich University ‘Twas the start of Winter Break and up on the Hill Not a Rook could be seen, the UP silent and still. Grades had been tallied by professors with care. Credits had been entered by the quick Registrar. More...

Boys & Girls Club Debate Current World Issues

Debate is alive and well in Northfield. The Boys & Girls Club teens kicked off a week of new activities with their first weekly debate. More...

Roxbury Free Library News

By Susan D’Amico

ART SHOW: if you would like to view Arthur Zorn’s very colorful fall collection of paintings in our “gallery”, you’ll have to visit soon, as the new year will see them disappear. We are very grateful to Mr. More...

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Entertainment

Explore The World of Phyllis Greenway at Gifford Medical Center

RANDOLPH – The talented cooking columnist for the Northfield News is far more than just a good cook. Artist Phyllis Gosling Greenway is now displaying watercolors, sketches and pastels in the Gifford Medical Center art gallery in Randolph. More...

Audubon Bird Field Guide Is Now On iPhone & iPod

Birders living in and visiting New England are in luck as the region has been chosen to be the first to get its own Audubon Guide application for use with iPhone and iPod. More...

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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Features

Kids Korner

By S. RIZZOTTO The Northfield News The History of the Christmas Stocking

HANGING A Christmas stocking is a tradition that has been followed since times immemorial. It is believed that St. Nicholas would fill the stockings with gifts, on the eve of Christmas. More...

Silly Social Scenes

Put that satirist on my Enemies List!”
By Miss Aineeda Lobotomy, Semi-Permanent Guest Columnist

BAD POLLING NUMBERS FOR COACH NAUGAHYDE – Your Miss Lobotomy is crushed – crushed and distressed – crushed, distressed and sore at heart – to advise her six faithful readers that due to adverse polling numbers, Coach Naugahyd More...

Common Talk

Gingerbread and Other Cookies
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

I brought four dozen gingerbread people, all baked and ready to decorate and wrap. More...

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Sports

Blue Devil Boys Clobber Stowe, Thrash Craftsbury

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News More...

Girls Get First Win With 55 - 29 Smasher Over Winooski Spartans

By BILL CRONEY

The Williamstown Girl’s basketball team picked up their first two wins of the season last week. More...

Marauders Fall To Blue Devils Who Overrun Northfield 64 - 40

By BILL CRONEY

The smooth operating machine that is the undefeated Williamstown High Boy’s basketball team rolled into town on Monday night and cruised back over the hill with a 64-40 victory over the Northfield High Marauders. More...

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