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The lambs at the Callahan Lamb Farm say “have a great summer.” More...

Roxbury Pulls Out All The Stops For A Big Independence Day

By SUE NEVINS
The Northfield News

The Town of Roxbury is once again gearing up for its community wide celebration of American Independence Day, to be held on Saturday, July 3, 2010. 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 IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD 571 Route 12 North, Northfield Falls Steven H. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING JULY 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 July 3, To Life: A More...

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Entertainment

Hello From Hollywood!

“I Am Love”: A Review
The Northfield News
By J. ROBERTS

WHILE “TOY STORY 3” continued to reign at the box office, “Grown Ups” (starring Adam Sandler and his band of comedic brothers, many from “SNL”) finished second and “Knight and Day” (starring Tom Cruise More...

PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 4 TO 10

July 4: Sunday at 8 p.m., the 30th annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebrates America’s 234th birthday live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. More...

Randolph 4th Of July Celebration Starts With Fireworks Sat. Night and Street Fest On Sunday

The Northfield News

Randolph’s Fourth Of July celeration will kick off on Saturday, July 3 at dusk with a fire works display on Stock Farm Road with food and other concessions at the site starting at 5 p.m. More...

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Letters

Bad News Coverage

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IWAS AT an awards ceremony at NHS when W. Crowney [sic] sat in the seat in front of me and he ONLY got up when a female senior got her awards. Not that she didn't deserve recognition, but the only one..really? More...

Dress Down For Cancer

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS ON FRIDAY, July 30, 2010, Vermonters will be dressing down for an important cause, the fight against cancer. More...

Danger To Animals

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IAM WRITING with concern for the safety of the people and animals that live along Route 12 in Northfield Falls. More...

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House & Home

Ask the Home Team

My house has no attic insulation, so I plan to take care of that this summer. More...

What’s Cooking

Shrimp and Friends
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY
The Northfield News

AS YOU KNOW, sometimes I will concentrate on a specific cookbook for material. This week’s focus is on “The New York Times 60- Minute Gourmet” it was published in 1980 and written by a French chef Pierre Franey. More...

Home Again

Jenna
By CHRISTINE BARNES
The Northfield News

HELPING OTHER people build gardens is part of the summer experience. More...

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Town’s Story To Attorney General In The Lyon Affair Changes Once Again

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK
The Northfield News

In a letter sent to the Attorney General from the attorney for the town of Northfield, the story appears to have changed regarding the executive session which ultimately led to an attempt to eliminate Bill Lyon’s job as Superintendent of Publi More...

Northfield Remembers Its Heritage In Slate At Tunbridge History Expo

By BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

Northfield’s Historical Society provided one of over eighty displays by towns from all over the state at last weekend’s Vermont History Expo 2010 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds , and Northfield’s exhibit on the town’s slate ind More...

News

NEWS FROM THE HILL

By LISA BRUCKEN
Norwich University

WHEN I AM not at my desk working in the Office of Communications in Flint Hall thinking up newspaper columns, a large chunk of my life since last June has been spent studying. More...

Still Time To Sign As A Fresh Air Fund Sponsor

The Northfield News

Summer vacation, that special time of year for all children, is upon us and members of the local community still have the chance to make it memorable for a child from New York City! More...

Former News Writer Producing Radio Show

The Northfield News

WHITTIER, Cal. - Former Northfield News sportswriter James Lott has been co-producing a current events and political talk radio show, according to a feature article in the spring issue of The Rock, a Whittier College alumni magazine. Mr. More...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

June 16 2:44 p.m. - Sex Offense - An officer was contacted by a mother of two minors from another town. The parent wanted to report unacceptable behavior that happens while the children were visiting their father in Northfield. More...

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Editorials

Common Talk

Hangings in Northfield
By JANE E. BRYANT
The Northfield News

LAST WEEK’S column covered Vermont’s Right to Dry law, which says that residents of the State cannot be prohibited from hanging laundry outside to air dry. This week you friends and neighbors had this to say about that. More...

Aging In Place

Aging in Motion
By SCOTT FUNK

There are events that mark the seasons: when the swallows come back to Capistrano, the buzzards return to Hinckley, Ohio, and, of course, the return of the snowbirds to Vermont. More...

Crumb’s Corner

Atari 800, Parades, Busy Stuff and Email
By DICK WOBBY
The Northfield News

WELL, WELL, Well, It just happened, I got a call from Editor Cruickshank and he broke down and did it. Yes he got a great buy on some laptops and all the Northfield News staff are upgrading their old reliable Royals to these new Atari 800 Laptops. More...

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Sports

Thoughts of an Average Joe

Golf: A Good Walk Spoiled
By JOE WRIGHT

GOLF IS A good walk spoiled. Mark Twain said it years ago, and there have been many days when I finished up on the links, pulled the calculator out of my golf bag to add up my score, and had to agree with him. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL
For The Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News July 1, 1885 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year Geo. H Richmond, editor More...

Vermont Played Major Role In Quest For American Independence

By Senator Bill Doyle

WHEN WE CELEBRATE the 4th of July this year, we should remember the contributions made by Vermonters in the fight for independence. More...

About Our Declaration of Independence

The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it. More...

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