January 21, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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119 School Children Will Be In Cast Of 101 Dalmations

By BILL CRONEY
Elementary school drama in Northfield has gone to the dogs. Literally! More...

Boiler Room Fire Closes The Middle High School

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The Northfield Middle & High School was closed last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday because of a fire in the boiler room before the start of the school day on Tuesday. More...

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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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING JANUARY AROUND THE AREA Barre Through February 20, Art of Action, Studio Place Arts, artists envision the future of Vermont, Main Gallery. More...

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Entertainment

What’s On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 24 TO 30 Jan. 24: Sunday at 4 p.m., More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Award Season 2010: Let the Games Begin
By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

With umbrellas as vital on the red carpet as Armani couture or Harry Winston diamonds, the rain-soaked skies couldn’t dampen the spirits of Hollywood’s elite as the 67th Annual Golden Globes kicked off the award season. More...

Simone Dinnerstein At Chandler This Saturday

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein will return to Chandler for an all-Bach concert on Saturday, January 23, 7:30 p.m. with members of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME). More...

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Letters

Vermont Yankee

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT has been hit hard by the recession. More...

Martin Luthur King, Jr.

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS TO MOST STUDENTS Martin Luther King Jr. Day isn’t a day of remembrance to a man who fought for what he believed in and what he thought was right. More...

Dairy Farmers

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS WE RELY ON HISTORY in our search to move forward, it recounts lessons of our success and failure and is littered with the many experiments, which put us here today. More...

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Sports

Williamstown Boys Roll Over Stowe 68-39

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

The Williamstown High Boy’s basketball team picked up an impressive pair of wins last week. More...

Blue Devil Girls Play Arch-Rival Northfield

The Blue Devil's Bethany Carrier did double duty against arch-rival Northfield last Wednesday night. More...

Blue Devil Girls Come Up Short At S. Royalton

By BILL CRONEY

It’s been an up and down couple of weeks for Williamstown Girl’s basketball. First, they upset undefeated Div. IV powerhouse Twinfield, then they knocked off. Highly regarded Div. More...

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Bill Lyon Out Say Trustees,Selects

There To Be No Highway & Street, Water,Sew er Or Electic Superintendent
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK

The Northfield Selectboard and Village Trustees have voted to eliminate the positions of Highway Superintendent as well as Superintendent of Public Works, both positions held by Bill Lyon. The action will result in Mr. More...

At Arraignment Larry Drown Fires Attorney,T ries To Sack The Judge

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK

Larry Drown’s arraignment in the District Court in Barre last week was such a good show, most would have paid admission to see it. More...

The Town Recycling Center May Have To Be Shut Down February 6

By NEWS STAFF

The Town may need to take over the trash and recycling depot and if it doesn’t, it may have to close. In fact, it may have to close anyway for at least two weeks in February. Whether it will reopen will be up to the Northfield Selectboard. More...

News

Two Men Charged In Assault Case

Northfield police have arrested Kevin Atwood, 18, and a companion who is a juvenile for assault. Police arrived at a residence on Union Street coming upon a fight in progress. More...

Vermont 50 Plus and Seniors Expo Is In Burlington January 30

Vermont’s largest event for Baby Boomers and seniors, the Vermont 50 Plus and Baby Boomers EXPO, will be held Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. More...

Daffodil Days Comes Again This Year In March

WILLISTON – For more than 35 years, the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days® program has been making a difference in the fight against cancer and providing hope for those facing the disease. More...

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Features

Silly Social Scenes

“As to his general character, it would not be safe to trust the representations of satirists.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
By Miss Aineeda Lobotomy, Semi-Permanent Guest Columnist

MISS LOBOTOMY VISITS MOUNTPECULIAR – As Constant Readers will recall from last week’s Column (those who didn’t sleep through it, that is), Your Miss Lobotomy was sent on a commercial mission to the twin counter-cultural communities More...

Representative View

By MAXINE GRAD Representative, D, Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE More...

Thoughts of an Average Joe

Need Directions? ? Get Lost
By JOE WRIGHT

It’s hard to get good directions. Last October, I was upcountry and asked a local where I might find some partridges (Yeah, I know there are no partridges up there). More...

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House & Home

What’s Cooking

Bread Thoughts ends
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY

THE IDEA OF WRITING this column in 2008 emerged from a conversation I had with one of the lovely owners of the Northfield Book Store before it changed hands. More...

The Gardening Guy

Fire Cider
By HENRY HOMEYER

So far, knock on wood, I have survived the winter without encountering the flu (bird, swine, regular or high test). And, so far, I have avoided the seasonal plagues: colds, coughs, fevers and congestion. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL

125 Years Ago The Northfield News January 22, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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