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Voters To Decide If Town Will Withdraw From CVSWMD

By KATHLEEN LOTT The Northfield News
Whether or not the Town should divorce itself from the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District (CVSWMD) and join the Mad River Resource Management Alliance (MRRMA), is a question for Australian ballot on Thursday, April 22. More...

The Selectboard’s Position On CVSWMD

By MEL ADAMS
Member of the Northfield Selectboard

On April 22, Northfield residents will vote by Australian ballot to determine whether the Town should withdraw from membership in the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District and join instead the Mad River Resource Management Alliance. More...

Obituaries

Barbara Barlow, 81, Survived by Ten Children

Our beloved mother, Barbara Barlow, 81 of Northfield passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center with family at her side. More...

Robert W. Davidson, 64, Area Meatcutter

Robert W. Davidson, 64, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Northfield on March 11, 1946, the son of James & Viola (Bowman) Davidson. More...

Gleneita M. Diego, 94, Had Diego’s Market On Water Street

Gleneita M. Diego, 94, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield. She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on December 26, 1915, the daughter of Harley & Ellen (Maloney) Rice. She married John Ramon Diego in Randolph in 1931. 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!

Dixie Carter: A Self-Designed Woman’s Life
By J. ROBERTS
The Northfield News

HOLLYWOOD LOST one of its “Designing Women” last week with the passing of Dixie Carter at age 70. More...

What’s On PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR APRIL 18 TO 24

April 18: Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., the “Great Performances at the Met” season continues on Vermont Public Television with “Les Contes d’Hoffmann,” Offenbach’s take on the life and loves of E.T.A. Hoffmann. More...

Arioso To Play At Unitarian Church

Arioso, Central Vermont’s acclaimed chamber music ensemble returns for their third series of concerts with music for piano, voices, and strings: duets of Mendelssohn and Bach, works by Frank Bri More...

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Letters

Lea Hatch Writes Us All From Japan

The Northfield News

Konnichiwa (Hello) says Lea Hatch from Japan. Lea has been spending time in Japan visiting with family members currently stationed at the Naval Air Base, Atsugi. More...

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House & Home

Ask the Home Team

My elderly aunt will be moving into an assisted-living apartment this summer. I’m pricing clothes washers and dryers for her, because the ones she has are too old to be worth moving. More...

Keeping In Touch

Volunteer Reflections
By CHRISTINE BARNES
The Northfield News

THERE IS A wonderful 12 mile off-road bike loop on the refuge. I ride it often, and it always affords me some quality thinking time. It is mid-afternoon, and one of the first truly hot days we’ve had in this peculiar winter and spring. More...

What’s Cooking

Think Barbeque
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY
The Northfield News

IT’S TIME TO fire these up (if you haven’t already!). Barbeque sauces come in all flavors in the stores, but these are easy to make and can last a long time in the fridge. Expand them with spices of your choice. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL
For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News April 16, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

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Attorney General Sends Letter To Selectboard, Seeks Quick Response To Alleged Official Malfeasance

By KATHLEEN LOTT
The Northfield News

Assistant Attorney General Mike McShane has delivered a letter to the Northfield Selectboard and to the Northfield Village Trustees seeking an explanation for their actions in connection with the attempted termination of the positoins held by Bill L More...

If It’s Fire Equipment In Vermont, It’s Earl Everhart

By ROB WILLS
The Northfield News

Vermont Fire Technologies of Williamstown is the place to go throughout the New England area when looking for special designs in fire vehicles. More...

News

Lunch & Learn At Norwich Explores Forensics & Robotics

By MARY COMISKEY
The Northfield News

Forensics is not an autopsy or the study of death. It is the use of science and technology to investigate and establish facts or evidence in criminal or civil courts of law. More...

Healthier Living Workshops Start Once Again At Gifford On April 20

The Northfield News

RANDOLPH – Healthier Living Workshops are offered for free as part of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, a statewide effort to improve health and the health care system in Vermont. More...

Americorps To Receive Award For Service

The Northfield News

The Norwich University AmeriCorps team will receive a Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Community Service this Saturday, April 10 at a 2 p.m. ceremony to be held at the National Life Building in Montpelier. 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 31 1:38 a.m. - MV Complaint Police received a report of a motor vehicle complaint on VT RT 64. Police were advised of a vehicle operating erratically, and passed another motor vehicle unsafely. More...

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Editorials

Thoughts of an Average Joe

I Like Small Town Diners
By JOE WRIGHT

Seems like every small town in America has at least one. It's a meeting place, a social center, a place where each day the problems of the town, the state, the country, and the world are solved—the local diner. More...

Representative View

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

CORRECTIONS Challenge For Change: There has been a lot of talk about Challenges for Change, the solution to saving $38 million in the budget. More...

Editorial

Cap & Tax A $200 License Plate on your house?
By JOHN CRUICKSHANK
The Northfield News

HOW ABOUT having to have a license for your house? More...

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Sports

Cassandra Slides To Second

Williamstown's Cassandra Bernier slides in safely with a steal of 2nd in the fourth inning of last Wednesday's scrimmage against Whitcomb of Bethel. More...

Blue Devil Boys Wrap Up Season Opener Against Whitcomb 9-2

By BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

The Blue Devil’s Boy’s baseball team got their season started with an impressive 9-3 win over Whitcomb in the opener at Bethel last Saturday. More...

Cadets Slaughter Green Mountain 16-5 In LaCrosse

Norwich Sports Information

Michael White and Jesse Mattson each scored three goals apiece, and seven other Cadets tallied markers as the Norwich University men’s lacrosse team ran past Green Mountain College, 16-5, Thursday afternoon at Howard Field. More...

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