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101 Dalmations’ Is Sold Out Success As School Kids Perform

By MARY COMISKEY
Northfield Elementary School has gone to the dogs! More...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Sees Off Local Guardsmen

Senator Bernie Sanders, I, Vermont said good by to local guardsmen including PFC Keith Lance, left, from Northfield, who is in motor transportation with the 186th Brigade Support Battalion. They will be in Afghanistan for the next year. More...

Obituaries

Cathy J. Vilbrin, 53, NHS Graduate Class of 1975

Cathy J. Vilbrin, 53, died at her home on Route 2, surrounded by her loving family, Saturday, January 23, 2010. She was born in Northfield on January 15, 1957, the daughter of Richard & Elaine (Shuttle) Vilbrin. 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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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING FEBRUARY 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

The Music Scene

The Aztext – Burlington, VT Hip/Hop
By S. RIZZOTTO

THE AZTEXT are by far one of the best hip-hop groups I have heard in a number of years. Pro, Learic, and Dj Big Kat will blow you away. Their beats are outstanding as well as the flow of the melodic vibes that fit their style perfectly. More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Award Season 2010: History is Made…and Celebrated
By J. ROBERTS

WITH A WHOLE LOT of shock and awe, history was made at The Directors Guild of America Awards last week, adding another wrinkle in the award season. More...

What’s On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEBRUARY 7 TO 13 More...

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Features

Common Talk

Signs in the Sky
By JANE E. BRYANT The Northfield News

IT’S FORTUNATE that I heard Ken Squier talking about sundogs last Saturday on his Music to Go the Dump By radio show or I might have thought the vision in front of me was my personal invitation to The Other Side. Mr. More...

Kids Korner

The Snow Image
By S. RIZZOTTO

ONE AFTERNOON of a cold winter's day, two children asked leave of their mother to run out and play in the new-fallen snow. The older child was a little girl, so tender and modest that every one called her Violet. More...

Thoughts of an Average Joe

Heavy Kids
By JOE WRIGHT

IWAS DRIVING to work one day last winter and passed a group of middle school aged kids waiting for the school bus. What I saw there, in the group of a dozen, or so, youngsters, concerned me. More...

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Sports

Blue Devils Roll Over Concord Wildcats 54-30

By BILL CRONEY

The Big Blue Machine that is the Williamstown Boy’s basketball team rolled to a pair of easy victories last week and extended it's unbeaten string to eight games. More...

Williamstown Girls Roll Over Cabot, Tame Craftsbury

By BILL CRONEY

The Blue Devil Girl’s basketball team improved their record to 9-5 as they ran off two impressive wins last week. At Cabot Williamstown tamed the Huskies 55-22 and on Saturday afternoon they ran past Craftsbury 76-35. More...

Lady Marauders Crush Green Wave 10-2, Go To 11-4 On The Season

By BILL CRONEY

The Northfield High Girl’s hockey team improved their record to 12-4 with two home wins last week. More...

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Driver Veers To Miss Snow Plow Ending Up Icy In Stony Brook

By ROB WILLS

Tom Farnsworth of Marshfield was driving his van delivering papers for the Times Argus on a very cold early morning last week when he came around a corner on Stony Brook Road and met a snow plow sanding the road coming from the opposite direction. More...

Northfield Town Cuts Jobs, Slices Spending For 2010

But Road Budget Goes Up 16.7%
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

The budget that has been proposed by the Selectboard for consideration by the voters at Town Meeting in March will reduce tax obligations by $38,460 according to the report of Nanci Allard, Town Manager. More...

Girl Scouts Say It’s All In the Coconut

Can you name a main food item that the people from the Kingdom of Tonga might eat? Ask a Northfield Girl Scout and she could tell you that it is coconut! More...

News

Man Takes Co-Worker’s Wallet, Tries To Use ATM Card & Gets Nabbed

Police have arrested a female juvenile, age 17 of Barre and Justin Grant, age 18 of East Calais for petit larceny. According to police, Mr. Grant took a wallet from a co-workers jacket while working at the Subway Restaurant in Northfield. More...

Roxbury Free Library News

By SUSAN D’AMICO

New Art Show in the Gallery: Now through February, our gallery is graced with thirteen abstract pieces (watercolors and acrylics) by Roxbury artist Linda Maney. Beautifully colorful and expressive! You must see them!! Hurry!!! Upcoming Programs: More...

School Holds Curiosity Day Hoping To Curb Smoking & Other Bad Habits Kids Pick Up

The Northfield Middle School participated in the 4th Annual Targeting Curiosity Day program. This program is designed to build upon students' skills, knowledge, and abilities to make healthy choices. More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

Compiled by Jeffrey L. Shaw, Chief of Police

January 20 More...

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Editorials

‘Ski For Heat’ Fundraiser To Be At Morse Farm Ski Touring Center February 20

MONTPELIER – Ski for Heat will be held on Saturday, February 20. More...

Editorial

The Plan For Succession
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK

At the very beginning of the 18th Century, Europe fought a war to assure that the thrones of Spain and France would not ever be united under one monarch. It was called the War of Spanish Succession. More...

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Letters

Recycling

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS ON JANUARY 13th, the Board of Supervisors of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District made the difficult decision to close its 6 drop-off depots in our region. More...

Uncovered Facts

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS HATS OFF to the Northfield News for the news story and editorial concerning the short-lived elimination of the position of Superintendent of Public Works from the budgets of the town and village. More...

Bill Lyon

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS MANY TIMES I have stated that people in the town of Northfield would never realize the value of Bill Lyon until he no longer works for the town. More...

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House & Home

What’s Cooking

Soup and a Sweet
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY The Northfield News

ONE OF MY favorite soups is Chinese Wonton. So this recipe appealed to me when I read it. I tried it with a few additions and subtractions. “Italian T ortellinSoup” More...

Keeping In Touch

Next Step into the Wild
By CHRISTINE BARNES

ON JANUARY 13th, ten Whooping Cranes flew over the town of St. Marks. Led by one of four ultralights, they arrived at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge where they will spend what is left of winter. More...

The Gardening Guy

Stump the Chump!
By HENRY HOMEYER

Dr. Norman Pellett, Professor emeritus of the University of Vermont, recently sent me his new book, Gardener’s Quiz Book. (Outskirts Press, $12.95). If you have a smarty- pants gardening friend, this is the book for you. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News February 5, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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