January 27, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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“PINK THE RINK”

Norwich Sports Information Director Charlie Crosby (center), who has been battling Leukemia for nearly a decade, is about to Drop the ceremonial puck at the Norwich Women’s hockey game against More...

American Legion Benefit Raises $5,000 For Veterans Place

BY BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

A crowd of nearly 200 people gathered at Barres’ American Legion Post 10 on the afternoon Sunday January 16th to have a great meal, take part in a benefit auction, meet old friends and do a very good thing. More...

Obituaries

Robert William Cox, 79, Norwich Class of 1954

Robert William Cox, age 79, of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. passed away peacefully on January 15. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Dorothy Ann Cox, and son, Jeffrey David Cox. More...

Winona “Nonie” Pemberton, 86, High School Resource Para-Professional

“The Promise” Across the years I will walk with you, in deep green forests; on shores of sand; and when our time on earth is through in Heaven too you will have my hand.” More...

Francis H. Ingoldsby, Jr., 77, Model Plane Enthusiast

The Ingoldsby family is saddened to share the unexpected passing of Francis H. Ingoldsby, Jr. of Northfield, Tunbridge and Hong Kong, China. More...

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Police Report

Police Report

January 12 2:01 p.m. - Traffic Hazard - The department was advised by the town highway employee of snow that was being deposited into the street near Kirkpatrick Lane, apparently from blowing the snow from a driveway. More...

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Editorials

Representative View

BY ANNE DONAHUE
State Representative Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown

REPORTS and information are swooping into the legislature as I speak, while new members are still scrambling to get up to speed. More...

Editorial

BY JOHN CRUICKSHANK
The Northfield News

It was very sad to learn that a 15 year old boy at Mount Mansfield High School shot himself with a firearm while in a boys bathroom at the school. A photo of him in the Burlington Free Press showed him in his football uniform. More...

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Letters

Letters to the Editor

It’s a Free Country • Opinions Differ • All Count

Sports Coverage of Cross Country TO THE EDITOR, THE NORTHFIELD NEWS I More...

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Sports

Williamstown’s Kristin Brown Shows Her Stuff At Norwich

The Williamstown connection to Norwich Womens Basketball. More...

Brittany Martin fights hard but Blue Devil women fall to Peoples

Brittney Martin (Left) and her Lady Devil Teammates have fought hard this season but the elusive first win has stayed out of their grasp.In their only game last week Brittney had 6 points and Lourdes More...

Girl Marauder BBallers Slip To 6-4 On Season

Northfield’s Shannon Grant (left) gets a pass away despite heavy pressure from Hazen’s Renee Hall in last Wednesday night’s game at the high sholool. More...

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Larry Drown confronts Sanders at Selectboard Budget Meeting

Chris Bradley will run for Selectboard
BY KATHLEEN LOTT
The Northfield News

Larry Drown confronted Selectboard Chairman Gregory Sanders Monday night but ended up in a verbal confrontation with Selectman Melvin Adams. Mr. Drown asked Mr. More...

Norwich Head Football Coach McIntyre Resigns

BY BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

The Norwich University Athletic Department announced the resignation of head football coach Sean McIntyre at a press conference in the Milano Ballroom last Wednesday. More...

NHS Grad, Daniel Black, Writes, Produces, Directs Feature Film

BY JOHN CRUICKSHANK
The Northfield News

A NORTHFIELD MAN has produced a movie that will be shown on MyTV New England when it launches its new Independent Film Series. The series, which will bring locally shot movies to homes around New England, starts on February 12. More...

News

Gifford will offer Healthier Living Workshop

The Northfield News

Gifford Medical Center will offer a new Healthier Living Workshop series beginning Feb. 11 and continuing Fridays through March 18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Randolph hospital’s Conference Center. More...

Legion conducting survey of women in the military

The Northfield News

More women are serving in the armed forces of the United States. The population of women veterans is now about 2 million, but only about 25 percent are using the health care services of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More...

First Wednesdays Presents Jim Leach, Head Of NEH

The Northfield News

Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will bring his American Civility Tour to the Vermont State House with a presentation in the House Chambers on February 2 at 7:30 p.m. More...

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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING JANUARY & FEBRUARY AROUND THE AREA Montpelier Ongoing - Sculpture Exhibit featuring he works of Leila Bandar, Kat Clear, Chris Curtis, More...

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Entertainment

PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR JAN. 30 TO FEB. 5 More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Award Season 2011: Producers Hail the King
BY J. ROBERTS

LAST SATURDAY night, the Producers Guild of America crowned The King’s Speech with its top prize for Best Picture, besting the front-runner, The Social Network, which had already collected a majority of critics honors, the Golden Globe and the More...

VSO to sponsor Waltz Night February 5

The Northfield News

Vermont’s premiere black tie tradition, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Waltz Night, will be held this year on Saturday, February 5 in the Grand Maple Ballroom on the top floor of the Dudley Davis Center at the University of Vermont in B More...

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Features

Common Talk

American Flyers
BY JANE E. BRYANT
The Northfield News

Part one of an excerpt from my memoir, “My Little Life”; East Hartford, CT, 1948. T HE BARTHOLOMEWS lived across the street. More...

What’s Cooking

Soup Plus
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY
THE NORTHFIELD NEWS

THE FOLLOWING recipes come from “Yankee: Best New England Recipes” I’ve added some comments and suggestions for additions at the end. pgg. More...

The Gardening Guy

Carrots
BY HENRY HOMEY

CARROTS REALLY are rather splendid. Raw, steamed, or made into a soup, they are almost universally pleasing. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD NEWS IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL for the Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News January 27, 1886 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year George H. Richmond, Editor More...

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