August 5, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Engines From Another Time

Gary Howe from Randolph, a board member of the Vermont Agricultural Museum, displays his vintage engine at the museum grounds last Saturday during a show of antique tractors and other machines held on More...

Obituaries

Harvey J. Amell, 68, Stone Cutter

Harvey J. Amell, 68, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Northfield on Sept. 17, 1941, the son of William and Helen (Swann) Amell. He attended Northfield schools. More...

Lt. Col. William E. Barton, 82, Norwich Grad

Lt. Col. William E. Barton, age 82 entered eternal rest on Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Ft. Myers. More...

Anthony J. “Tony” Russo, 69, owned Northfield Auto Par ts

ANTHONY J. “TONY” RUSSO, SR.,69, of Braintree, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born March 8, 1941 in Bayshore, L.I., NY, the son of Joseph and Grace (Noto) Russo. More...

Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING AUGUST AROUND THE AREA Berlin Through September 30, Adelaide Tyrol paintings in the lobby at Central Vermont Medical Center on Fisher Road in Berlin, Vermont. Open 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. Montpelier Ongoing, Sculpture More...

Police Report

Northfield Police Report

July 21 3:21 p.m. - Accident PD - The complainant came to the police department to report damage to her vehicle that had been parked at Chouinards. There was damage to the passenger side back door that she noticed today. More...

Features

Thoughts of an Average Joe

The Great Brandon Fire of 1999

For nearly 20 years, I’ve played bluegrass music with friends from southern Maine. In the early 1990s, we formed a band, Basic Bluegrass, which has toured internationally (we played in Canada once). More...

Silly Social Scenes

YET MORE APPLICANTS FOR COLUMNIST “POSITION” – Even after announcing that no further applications would be received for the unlamented Gutthwacker’s vacant space, your Worthy Editor has received further applications. More...

House & Home

Working Landscape Futures

Early this summer I rode my bike from the west coast home to Vermont. More...

What’s Cooking

To Judith Jones

IWAS WATCHING public television the other night and came across a wonderful interview in progress. Judith Jones spoke of her new book, “The Pleasures of Cooking for One”. She is senior editor and vice president of Alfred A. Knopf. More...

Home Again

Amazing Place

The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. More...

History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

100 Years Ago The Northfield News August 2, 1910 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year Fred N. Whitney, editor Mrs. W. B. Mayo and family returned yesterday from Berlin Pond, where they have been in camp for the past two weeks. • More...

Northfield High School Class of 1960

The Northfield High School Class of 1960 met for their 50th reunion at the home of Bonnie Bean last week. More...

Drug Free Partnership Closes

The Northfield Roxbury Drug Free Partnership, which operates the Resource Center, will close to the public on September 30. The President of the Board, Carol Seaver Holt, announced the closing this week. More...

Norwich Gives Sendoff To Foreign Students

Norwich gave a grand fireworks display signalling the end of a two week preparatory of a two week preparatory course for foreign exchange students who will now go to live with families across the nation as they attend a year of high school her More...

News

NEASC Site Visit at Norwich

Norwich University will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit September 19-22, 2010, by a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. More...

Perry Hollyer Obtains Order Against Larry Ellison

WILLIAMSTOWN - Larry Ellison has had a beef with Perry Hollyer who runs Farm & Country Hardware on Main Street. Mr. Ellison has been picketing the store for weeks, carrying a sign charging what Mr. Hollyer believes are slanderous statements. More...

Onward Kids Picnic In Hubbard Park

Williamstown kids in the Onward Program go to a picnic and hike at Hubbard Park in Montpelier Front - Camden Pierce, 2nd row - Connor Farnham, Tyler Hedding, Grace Townsend, 3rd row - Kaylee Hedding, 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 More...

Entertainment

Hello From Hollywood!

Glee: On the Road to Emmy Glory

THE 62ND ANNUAL Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented later this month and hopes are once again high for the firsttime nominees that made a lot of noise with critics and audiences. More...

PBS This Week

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUG. 8 TO 14

Aug. 8: Sunday at 8 p.m., “Nature” uses rare footage to tell the story of the snow leopard, the mysterious predator of the Himalayas. More...

Wihakowi To Offer “Live Old Time Radio” on Saturday, August 28

The Woods at Wihakowi will be presenting a Hole in the Wall Theater production, "Live Old Time Radio" later this month. The performance will be performed in the Outdoor Amphitheater on Saturday, August 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. More...

Letters

Moore Gives To Dubie

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS MY GOODNESS, you learn some interesting things when you review the list of contributors to Brian Dubie’s campaign! More...

More on Moore

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS ACANDIDATE for the Vermont Senate from Barre, Laura Moore, is supporting Brian Dubie'a run for governor. The curious thing is that Ms. Moore is a Democrat and Brian Dubie is a Republican. More...

Phil Scott

TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS THERE WILL be a big temptation for Republicans to either stay home or vote in the Democratic primary on August 24, since all the attention is on the race to determine which Democrat will be running against Brian D More...

Sports

NCC Men’s Championship goes to a Williamstown native

This season has been a great one for Jeff Luckenbill at the Northfield Country Club(NCC). The 43 year old Williamstown native added to his already impressive display of honors when he claimed the NCC championship last weekend. More...

Photo

Norwich basketball star Antonio Davis (center) got to compete against players that are a lot smaller than he is used to when he was a counselor at last week's kids basketball camp at Norwich. More...

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Deirdra Howard, of Barre, sinks a putt on the ninth hole of the Northfield Country Club on he way to winning the "Ladies Flight" of the Northfield Country Club Championship. More...