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Larry Drown Will Represent Himself In Case That Could Get Him 20 Years

Ordered To Talk To Prosecutor About Future Dates, Tells State’s Attorney “Take A Hike”
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK
Larry Drown told the State’s Attorney, Aaron Toscano, to “take a hike” then dramatically went off down the street in front of the Barre District Court last Friday afternoon leaving the prosecutor holding the discovery file that Mr. More...

Norwich Geologist Speaks To Northfield Historical Society

By MARY COMISKEY

The Northfield Historical Society held its Winter Dinner Meeting on Sunday evening, February 21, 2010 in the Paine House and Community Room. The social gathering began at 5:30 P.M. More...

Obituaries

Hillard G. Seaver, 95, Norwich Store Manager For 39 Years

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Hillard G. Seaver, 95, of South Kingstown, RI, died at home on Monday February 22, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Harriet (Hall) Seaver for 72 years. 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

Hello From Hollywood!

And the Oscar Goes To…
By J. ROBERTS

THANKS TO the Winter Olympics, the road to this year’s Oscars was a little longer and many campaigns took advantage of the extra time to get noticed. More...

What’s On PBS This Week

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

Battlefield Band At Tunbridge Town Hall On March 14

One of Scotland's foremost internationally touring traditional Celtic bands for the last 30 years, The Battlefield Band, will perform in concert on Sunday, March 14th at 7:30PM at the Tunbridge Town Hall. More...

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Features

Common Talk

Good Riddance, February
By JANE E. BRYANT

JUST HOW MUCH did it snow last week? We’ll tell you how much it snowed. JIt snowed so much that management of Trapp Family Lodge canceled sleigh rides. Savings Bank Passport Club members were all signed up to enjoy a sleigh ride. More...

Representative View

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

THANK YOU for the opportunity to represent you. It is a privilege and honor, particularly in these times o funprecedented economic challenges. The legislature is determined to do what it can to help Vermonters. More...

Thoughts of an Average Joe

I’d Vote For an Honest Politician
By JOE WRIGHT H

HOW REFRESHING would it be to have an Average Joe, say Joe Schmoe, throws his hat into the political ring—any political ring—and tell it like it really is. More...

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Sports

Blue Devil Boys Roll Over West Rutland, Then Go On To Sink So. Royalton 60-50

By BILL CRONEY The Northfield News

It was a Charles Dickens kind of week for Williamstown Boy’s basketball last week. But, instead of a “Tale of Two Cities” it was a tale of two ball games. More...

#1 Ranked Norwich Clobbers New England 8-1 In Semi-Final Playoff

The No. 1-ranked Norwich University men's ice hockey team opened play in the 2010 ECAC East Tournament with a convincing 8-1 victory over University of New England in a quarterfinal contest Saturday evening at Kreitzberg Arena. More...

Norwich Women Defeat Castleton State 5-1 In Quarter-final Playoff

Sophomore F Julie Fortier scored a goal and dished out two assists as the Norwich University women’s ice hockey team defeated Castleton State College, 5-1, in an ECAC East Tournament quarterfinal game Saturday afternoon at Kreitzberg Arena. More...

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Mites Take To The Ice

Tea Miles, 10, Granddaughter of Dennis and Nancy Miles of Northfield, gallantly assisted the Barre Mites red team this winter following a very successful hockey season. More...

Thirty Local Artists Display Works At Annual Paine Mountain Show

By MARY COMISKEY The Northfield News

The Paine Mountain Arts Council sponsored The Fifth Annual Art Show at the Northfield Historical Society Paine House and Community Room last weekend. More...

News

Sara Lyn (Matheson) Lyngholm Inducted Into Phi Theta Kappa

Sara Lyn Lyngholm will be inducted into the Alpha Phi Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Central Maine Community College on 02/25/2010. More...

Honor Roll Additional Names

Due to a clerical error, 3 names on the Northfield Middle High School honors list were missed. The additional names are 12th Grade Principals list: Hilary Rogler Jamie Sanders Nick Skinas More...

Nick Simon Event Web Link

In last week’s front page item about Nick Simon, we neglected to give you the web link to get information about the event. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING MARCH AROUND THE AREA Montpelier Ongoing, Sculpture Exhibit featuring the works of Leila Bandar, Kat Clear, Chris Curtis, David Tanych and Denis Versweyveld, Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden. More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

February 17 1:13 p.m. - Unlawful Mischief - Police responded to the Northfield Historical Society for a report of vandalism to a door. The complainant advised that someone in the last 24 hours, vandalized a door in the building. More...

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Editorials

Editorial

The Usual Suspects
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

HAVE ANY of you wondered if anyone’s profiting from this terrible housing market? The answer is absolutely YES and who is it? It’s the usual suspects! More...

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Letters

Senate Vote on VT Yankee

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS AS RESIDENTS of Vermont, and of Brattleboro, we’d like to thank you for voting against allowing the state Public Service Board to consider granting Vermont Yankee another 20 years of life after 2012. More...

Vermont Yankee Vote

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. With Vermont’s economy on the canvas and hard working men and women worried about their jobs and struggling to pay the monthly bills, along come our elected Senators. More...

News Editorial On Vermont Yankee

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS YOUR EDITORIAL makes some good points, however I dispute a couple things said. Nobody knows the long term effects of tritium. More...

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House & Home

The Gardening Guy

Growing Onions from Seed for February 24, 2010
By HENRY HOMEYER W

WINTER IS MUDDLING along, as am I. Winter is starting to feel tedious, especially since recently the cross-country skiing has been dicey at best. So I shall turn to gardening again soon, and start some onions, shallots and/or leeks by seed. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

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

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