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Storm Damage Whacks Northfield’s Road Budget

Manager nixes command center, Demasi Crew Shines
BY JOHN CRUICKSHANK
The Northfield News
Pete Demasi, the superintendent of the Northfield Road Crew worked with his men without sleep or a break last week, taking complete control of the disaster which occurred during and after the flooding which worked havoc on a number of Northfield&rsqu More...

The Parade Of Bikes For Veteran’s Place

A Northfield Fire Truck driven by Fire Chief Pete Demasi leads a parade of motorcycles down Mill Hill and towards Plumley Armory for the 2nd annual Veteran’s Place 2nd Annual ride and BBQ in su More...

Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING JUNE AROUND THE AREA Northfield Through August 30 - Touch of Sound, exhibit at the Sullivan Museum & History Center demonstrating the sounds in different venues across the Norwich campus, open weekdays. More...

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Entertainment

PBS This Week

VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR JUNE 12-18

June 12: Sunday at 9 a.m. on “Suze Orman’s Money Class,” the financial expert talks about how to succeed in the new economy. More...

Helen Day Gallery In Stowe To Spotlight Emerging Artists Beginning June 10 Through July 27

The Northfield News

Helen Day Art Center is the first institution in New England to offer an “introduction” show to participants in MFA degree programs in the North East. The show opens June 10 and will run through July 27. More...

Hello From Hollywood! Film & TV Producers Gather for the Green

BY J. ROBERTS
The Northfield News

THE PRODUCERS Guild of America kicked off the 3rd Annual Produced By Conference on the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California last Friday with a general membership meeting that focused on green - not only as in moneymaking, but also by being ecof More...

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House & Home

What’s Cooking

Red White and Blue
BY PHYLLIS GREENWAY
THE NORTHFIELD NEWS

FLAG DAY is around the corner! To further celebrate it, we can use some of our favorite things! Sliced strawberries are so simple to add to ice cream in layers with blueberries to celebrate the day. More...

The Gardening Guy

Scarecrows
BY HENRY HOMEYER

BACK IN THE 1950’s when my grandfather grew Golden Bantam sweet corn, scarecrows were pretty basic: a fence post for a backbone, pants, a shirt, and an old hat sticking up on the top of the pole. More...

Slim Randle’s Home Country

BY SLIM RANDLES

DELBERT McLAIN dropped in at the Mule Barn truck stop yesterday for a quick cup. He was wearing his usual suit and tie, despite the heat. Usually Delbert does his coffee drinking and socializing out at the country club where the business guys go. More...

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History

NORTHFIELD NEWS IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL for the Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News June 9, 1886 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year George H. Richmond, Editor More...

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Emergency Plan Not Implemented

Northfield has an emergency management plan which had been fathered by Bill Lyon before he retired. The plan names Chris Alger as Emergency Services Manager. However, when Mr. Alger called the town manager early on Fri- More...

Legion Post honors our Vets

BY SAMANTHA BUBAR
The Northfield News

It was Memorial Day and the rains that had been plaguing the region for the last week gave way to bright morning sunshine. The clear blue sky was the perfect backdrop for the American Legion Sorrell-Maynard Post 63 Memorial Day festivities. More...

News

Middle School Marauder of the Week

Devin Austin, an 8th grader, has returned to Northfield Schools this year, and all of his teachers and students are happy he’s joined us. Devin is positive and hard-working, and hegenuinely cares for those around him. More...

High School Marauder of the Week

Danni Davidson is an NMHS sophomore known among her friends and teachers for her kind, helpful attitude. Danni can frequently be found assisting her classmates with their work. She is also a hardworking student herself. More...

Birth Announcement

Saben Cooper Cuiffo-Doyle (Boy) was born to Amanda Cuiffo and Christy Doyle at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center from Northfield on May 19, 2011. More...

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Police Report

Police Report

May 25 6:10 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - In this matter police were called to check on a residence in which the parental custodian was not home and wanted to make sure that only the authorized people were inside the home. More...

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Features

Wombania

Full Story

Representative View

BY MAXINE GRAD
Representative Northfield, Roxbury, Moretown

This is the final summary of this session’s legislative highlights. I hope you have a wonderful summer. I look forward to visiting with you over the summer and fall. Please stay in touch. More...

Illiteracy

70 percent of prisoners in state and federal systems can be classified as illiterate. [2.3 million Americans in jails] 85 percent of all juvenile of­fenders rate as functionally or marginally illiterate. More...

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Sports

Baseball Team Headed To State Semi-Finals After Winning Two Playoff Games

BY BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

The Williamstown Boys are headed to the state DIV IV semifinals. The fifth seeded Blue Devils had little trouble in their two home playoff games last week. More...

Renee Blocks the Plate

Williamstown catcher Renee Guy shows big league form & determination as she blocks the plate and applies the tag to Danville’s Jordan Jordovski to cut down a run at the plate in last Wednes More...

NHS Booster’s Club Holds Annual Banquet

BY BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

A large crowd made up of Northfield High’s Senior athletes, their parents, coaches and friends were on hand at the Milano Ball room on the Campus of Norwich University last Sunday evening for the Booster Club’s Senior Sports Banquet. More...

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