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Paine Mountain Art Show Opens This Weekend

The Seventh Annual Northfield Art Show, sponsored by the Paine Mountain Arts Council, will be held January 27-29, 2012 at the Community Room, Brown Public Library. More...

$135,000 Overrun on Common to go before the voters

At a joint board meeting with both the Northfield Selectboard and the Village Trustees present on Monday evening, the main topic of discussion was the overrun on the redevelopment of the south side of the Common. 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 CHRIST THE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH not a More...

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Editorials

REPRESENTATIVE VIEW

BY MAXINE GRAD
VERMONT REPRESENTATIVE NORTHFIELD, ROXBURY, MORETOWN

Passed the House: H.505, this bill allows towns eligible under FEMA to defer its December payment into the education fund to February 28. More...

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Features

Common Talk

Joy in January
BY JANE E. BRYANT
The Northfield News

While we appreciate and visit our local coffee shops, restaurants and eateries, once in a while we just have to treat a friend to a birthday lunch at the funky and cozy Red Hen, right beside the road in the miniscule village of Middlesex. More...

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Sports

Williamstown Rolls Over Rochester 72-56

BY BILL CRONEY
The Northfield News

The Williamstown Boy’s basketball team picked up a pair of wins last week; The Blue Devils topped Hazen at home 61-42, last Wednesday night and on Friday they made the trip to Rochester and came back home with a 72-56 win under their belt. More...

Girls Fall To Twinfield 47 - 34

The Lady Devil’s “Lulu” Perry(left, #3) found the Barre Auditorium to her liking last Saturday afternoon. More...

Northfield Girls Hockey Team Defeats Brattleboro

Northfield Girl’s hockey goaltender Markie Delude (left) made 20 saves as the Lady Marauders came back and defeated Brattleboro 2-1, at Brattleboro, last Saturday.Northfield got third period go More...

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Spring Todd Lecture Series Kicks Off Next Week

The Northfield News

Norwich’s Todd Lecture Series kicks off a two day extravaganza with a general and a business woman. Lt. General Michael M. More...

Selectboard Makes Major Revisions To Proposed Northfield Town Charter

BY KATHLEEN LOTT
The Northfield News

Town Manager System Will Survive More...

New Seating at the Library

Northfield’s Brown Public Library recently replaced its old computer chairs with these handsome, comfortable, new-to-the-library chairs donated by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont. More...

News

Williamstown Fire Chief Quits

Treasurer under fire once again
BY KATHLEEN LOTT
The Northfield News

WILLIAMSTOWN - Fire Chief Ed Eaton cited his wife’s health issues as the key reason for his resignation, effective January 31, according to the letter of resignation Town Manager Jackie Higgins read to the selectboard last week. More...

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Entertainment

SILLY SOCIAL SCENES

By Miss Lepidoptera Gutthwacker,

"A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true." G.K. Chesterton More...

Hello From Hollywood

Awards Season 2012: A Best Picture Front Runner Emerges
BY J. ROBERTS
The Northfield News

LAST SATURDAY evening, the Producers Guild of America chose The Artist for its top prize, marking the victory as the first guild win of the award season. More...

Vermont Symphony Winter Concert at Barre Opera House is on February 4

The Northfield News

The Vermont Philharmonic’s upcoming February Winter Concert Series Symphonic Titans - Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Mahler! features spectacular performances, at the Barre Opera House (Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm), and at St. More...

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Letters

Letters to the Editor

Public Service
TO THE EDITOR: THE NORTHFIELD NEWS

It’s a Free Country • Opinions Differ • All Count T More...

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House & Home

Slim Randle’s

Home Country
BY SLIM RANDLES

DUD CAMPBELL had been quiet for almost an hour, which brought concern to his wife, Anita. Dud isn’t the strong, silent type. He’s more like a quick, noisy type. More...

What’s Cooking

Unscheduled Times
BY PHYLLIS GREENWAY
THE NORTHFIELD NEWS

THERE ARE times that we all gather, obviously with family, friends, and so on. But the unscheduled time is that when a family member or friend has passed away. More...

The Gardening Guy

Eating from the Garden Now
BY HENRY HOMEYER

I MADE A nice omelet for breakfast Sunday morning that had (in addition to the regulars of eggs, cheese and onion) parsnips and kohlrabi saved from my garden. The kohlrabi gave crunch, but not much flavor. The parsnips, however, were fabulous. More...

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History

THE NORTHFIELD NEWS IN HISTORY

Compiled by PHILO HALL
for the Northfield News

125 Years Ago The Northfield News February 2, 1887 3 cents a copy/ $1.50 a year George H. Richmond, Editor More...

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