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Louise Halsted named Grand Marshal In Memoriam for 2010 Labor Day Parade

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK
The Northfield News
The 34th Annual Labor Day Weekend Celebration comes to Northfield next week and it is slated to be bigger and better this year according to Lisa Burr, the publicity director for the event. More...

Obituaries

Robin Ashford, 47, Battled Cancer For Two Years

Robin Ashford, 47, of Northfield Vermont passed away peacefully on Thursday August 19, 2010 at Central Vermont Medical Center, with her family close by. This ended her brave battle with cancer for the past two 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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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING SEPTEMBER 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...

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Police Report

Northfield Police Report

August 11 8:32 a.m. - Suspicious Person/ Circumstance - The department was contacted by a concerned citizen. Earlier in the morning around 5 he had heard gunshots and thought they seemed too close to his house. More...

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Editorials

Correction

In last week’s article about Roxbury voting to join the Mad River Resource Management Board, we stated the following: “The main force behind the petition for a revote was Gerry D’Amico, who has worked as Roxbury’s repesentati More...

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Features

Thoughts of an Average Joe

I Think I’m Becoming My Father
By JOE WRIGHT W

WHEN I WAS in my twenties— a long time ago—I was sure I’d never get old. Somehow, I was going to be the first person to circumvent the aging process. More...

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Sports

Green Mountain Bike Rides for September

All of our rides are free and open to the public. These rides are most suitable for road bikes and helmet are required. We strongly encourage carpooling to the rides which require significant car travel. More...

Member-Guest Tourney Big Success At Northfield Country Club Annual Event

By BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

The Member-Guest tournament at the Northfield Country Club is considered the biggest event of the golfing season, and last weekend’s tournament lived up to expectations. More...

Northfield Hockey Kids Attend School

Four Northfield Amateur Hockey Association players attended the Kevin Sneddon Hockey School at UVM's Gutterson Arena. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL
For The Northfield News

100 Years Ago The Northfield News August 23, 1910 3 cents a copy/$1.25 year Fred N. Whitney, editor More...

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New Water Diversion Tunnel Installed Under Central Street

By JOHN CRUICKSHANK
JOHN CRUICKSHANK The Northfield News

At some time, most likely in the late nineteenth century, springs sending water down Spring Street were dammed and used as drinking water by the houses and farms around the upper end of Central Street. More...

Northfield Ladies Tow Down

Five local women competed in the Downtown Tow Down that took place In Barre last Saturday morning. This event was part of the annual Barre Heritage Festival. More...

News

Good Beginnings Welcomes New Volunteer Coordinator

The Northfield News

Good Beginnings of Central Vermont has named Elsa Ingpen Betit as its new volunteer coordinator. Ms. More...

NAHA Thanks All For This Year’s Great Tire Recycling Event

The Northfield News

The Tire Recycling Event held on July 16th and 17th was a great success! With the help of Vermonters Helping Vermonters, Northfield Amateur Hockey Association (NAHA) recycled 278 vehicle tires and raised funds for the upcoming hockey season. More...

9/11 To Be Celebrated On The Common

The Northfield News

Summer is almost over, BUT, our time to support and honor is not. Now it is time to Remember. How do you remember September 11, 2001? It is time to put those remembrances into action. More...

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Entertainment

Hello From Hollywood!

The Emmys: So Big, There’s Two Shows
By J. ROBERTS
The Northfield News

THE 62ND Annual Primetime Emmy Awards airs Sunday night on NBC with Jimmy Fallon (“Saturday Night Live” alum and his eponymous NBC late night talk show) hosting. More...

Brown Public Library

Labor Day Bake & Gift Sale
By MARGARET SNELGROVE

The Brown Public Library will have its first annual Labor Day Bake & Gift Sale on Monday, Sept. 6th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUG. 29 TO SEPT. 4

Aug. 29: Sunday at 8 p.m., “Nature” tells the astonishing story of billfish -- marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish -- tracking their bizarre life cycles. The program also airs Monday at 9 p.m. on the VPT World channel. More...

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House & Home

ASK THE HOME TEAM

My gas lawn mower is finally broken beyond repair, so I’ve been borrowing a friend’s battery-powered mower. I’m thinking of getting one in the spring if it doesn’t mean paying a lot in electric bills for recharging. More...

The Gardening Guy

Saving the Harvest
By HENRY HOMEYER

WHEN I WAS a kid - back in the 1950’s – there was only one option for saving your tomatoes: canning them. It was hot work and time consuming, but our mothers and grannies did it. Now I save my harvest in easier, better ways. More...

What’s Cooking

Let’s Talk Chicken Breast Meat
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY
The Northfield News

THIS WEDNESDAY the old NY Times food section had an interesting article: “For Moister Chicken, Tuck the flavor Inside” the facts were presented by Mark Bittman who affirmed that “..white meat of the chicken has two main drawbacks, i More...

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