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April 1, 2010 / Front Page

"The Wiz"

The cast of "The Wiz", This year's edition of the High School's annual Spring musical, belts out "Ease On Down the Road" as the play comes to a close last Thursday evening. More...

Springtime In Vermont & The Sap’s Running

Keith Gould’s sugarhouse just at dusk is taken in a 30 second time lapse photo by renouned Northfield photographer John Knox. The sparks flying from the chimney are exaggerated by the time lapse effect. More...

Obituaries

George Swann, 79, Worked At RabbitHollow Knitting Mill

SWANTON - George Swann, formerly of Roxbury, died March 17 at his home in Swanton. He was born October 11, 1930 in Northfield, the son of Walter and Loretta (Hebert) Swann. The family moved to Roxbury in 1935. More...

Marion G. Knox, 101, Grand Matriarch Of Northfield Family

NORTH HAVERILL, NH- Marion G. Knox, 101, formerly of Highland Street, Woodsville, NH, and mother of John Knox of Northfield, died March 25, 2010 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH. 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

High School Production Of The ‘Wiz’ Was A Crowd Pleaser

By BILL CRONEY

A yellow brick road ran through Northfield last weekend. More...

Hello From Hollywood!

March’s Movie Releases: Help is on the Way

By J. ROBERTS The Northfield News

WHAT’S WORSE for movie-goers after Hollywood has handed out its final award? The answer is easy: the month of March, the calendar’s repository for bad movies. More...

What’s On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR APRIL 4 TO 10 More...

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Letters

Health Care

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS THE U.S. HOUSE of Representatives has passed and sent to President Obama the health care reform bill previously approved by the Senate. The President is expected to sign the bill on Tuesday. More...

Newspapers Win Out

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS ANOTE OF THANKS goes to the many newspaper editors/publishers who saw fit to publish editorials and articles during the past two weeks that addressed the donor anonymity bill under consideration in the General Ass More...

New Flag for Vermont

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS DID YOU KNOW that nearly half of all U.S. state flags are roughly identical in that they are all blue and include either their respective states’ seal or arms in the center? More...

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House & Home

What’s Cooking

Spring?

By PHYLLIS GREENWAY

THOSE OF US that focus on the garden resemble homeless zombies, wandering around, seeking a bit of red or light green to have some hope. It’s 27 degrees this morning, but there are the round, pinkred knobs of the rhubarb beginning! More...

Keeping In Touch

By CHRISTINE BARNES

March 20 ON THE PATH to the crane pen, the jasmine is in bloom. Its cheery yellow trumpet flowers, cascading on vines tangled high in trees and shrubsp e e k through the flatwoods. More...

The Gardening Guy

Warm Weather in the Early Spring: Good or Bad?
By HENRY HOMEYER S

SPRING-LIKE weather arrived in early February, melting snow and producing mud on the back roads. As a gardening guy, I love the advent of spring and summer, but worry that the unseasonable weather may adversely affect some of our plants. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News April 2, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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Grand Juror Alleges Criminal Malfeasance To Vermont Attorney General Against Local Officials

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK

The Northfield Grand Juror, Chris Bradley, has filed a Presentment with the State of Vermont Attorney General’s Office regarding alleged potential criminal malfeasance in the Northfield 2010- 2011 budget process. More...

National Legion Commander Visits Northfield

The American Legion's National Commander, Clarence E. More...

On-Line Poll Results

At www.thenorthfieldnews.com we asked respondents to answer the following poll question: SHOULD A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BE BUILT IN VERMONT? More...

The Easter Coloring Book Contest Winners

We had more entries this year than ever before in the Easter Coloring Contest so it became very difficult to pick the winners from among the many artistic coloring work by the children who entered. More...

News

University Of Scouting Is Big Hit At Norwich

By MARY COMISKEY

The University of Scouting was held on the campus of Norwich University on Saturday, March 20th. It is all day training for adults leaders working with troops and packs. The goal is to increase the effectiveness of the leaders. More...

Falls General Store Has Closed For Good After Over 150 Year Run

By ROB WILLS

Bearing through several wars and the great depression, the Falls General Store, located on Route 12 and Cox Brook Rd in the historic Cross Block building, provided a meeting place and merchandise for generations of local people and visitors to the s More...

Book Discussions Continue At Library

By MARY COMISKEY

“New England Uncovered’’ is the topic for the reading a discussion series being held at the Brown Public Library this month. The second book chosen was A Brother’s Blood by Michael White. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING APRIL 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. Through April 30, Brian D. More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

March 17 More...

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Editorials

Government in debt, kids in debt, monkey see, monkey do?

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

THE GOVERNMENT is so far in debt that our children have decided that there are no consequences as they slide further and further into debt themselves. Who’s going to bail out our kids, their parents, of course! More...

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Features

Aging In Place

Slogans or Solutions

By SCOTT FUNK

THE VERMONT legislature and Governor Douglas are again grappling with the daunting task of balancing the state’s budget. More...

Representative View

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

IAM PLEASED to report that the House passed the judicial restructuring bill. In the upcoming weeks, my committee will turn to bills that have been passed by the Senate and have been sent to my committee. More...

Silly Social Scenes

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.” Jonathan Swift

TRAGIC NEWS REGARDING MISS LOBOTOMY – Mister Editor, I write to tell you of the terrible tragedy which befell my cousin Aineeda Lobotomy and my own dear Siamese-twin-sister-separated-atbirth Lepidoptera on their unicycle trip to Montreal. More...

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