North County Notebook: June 2, 2021
Northfield Town Hall is now open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
The Northfield 350th Anniversary Committee has selected a logo, designed by artist Michael LaCoy of Guilford, Vt. Contributed image
Published: 6/1/2021 2:49:39 PM Selectboard picks new chair, vice chair in Warwick
WARWICK In its first meeting since the May 17 election, the Selectboard reorganized. Continuing Selectboard members Todd Dexter and Brian Snell were appointed as chair and vice chair, respectively, while newly elected member Alan Genovese was appointed as board clerk. Raymond named new Selectboard chair in Bernardston
Amid pandemic, monthly Pick Up a Puzzle Day gaining popularity in Northfield
Rosalie Oldford browses puzzles at the monthly Pick Up a Puzzle Day at Dickinson Memorial Library in Northfield on Saturday. Staff Photo/MARY BYRNE
Elena Oldford, whose favorite puzzle so far was one with the image of a tiger, browses puzzles at the monthly Pick Up a Puzzle Day at Dickinson Memorial Library in Northfield on Saturday. Staff Photo/MARY BYRNE
Northfield resident Celine Hall and Laura Dubin, a member of the Friends of the Dickinson Memorial Library, discuss the puzzles they’ve completed in the last year. Dubin says completing puzzles has helped ease the anxiety created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff Photo/MARY BYRNE
December 27, 2020 · ·
For restaurant owners and operators, there’s no better way to start off the New Year than with a tasty selection of restaurant marketing ideas.
January is Hot Tea Month, Oatmeal Month and National Blood Donor Month.
January also kicks off with National Buffet Day and Buffet Week. Special food days for menu marketing include days celebrating Apricots, Beans, Bittersweet Chocolate, Blonde Brownies, Blueberry Pancakes, Buttercrunch, Cheese, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Covered Cherries, Corn Chips, Creampuffs, Croissants, English Toffee, Hot and Spicy Foods, Marzipan, Milk, Pastrami, Peach Melba, Peanut Brittle, Peanut Butter, Pie, Popcorn, Rhubarb, Shortbread, Spaghetti, Strawberry Ice Cream, Tempura and Whip Cream.
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 06:45 IST
The game was first released in a ‘New York World’ newspaper edition on December 21, 1913, by journalist Arthur Wynne. Crossword Puzzle Day 2020
Crossword Puzzle Day is observed annually on December 21 to commemorate the birth of the challenging word game that is played by millions of people around the world on a daily basis.
The game is represented in a square or rectangular grid with white and black shaded squares. The objective of the game is to fill the empty white squares with words or phrases based on the clues that are provided.
There are different types of crossword puzzles - American-style grid, British/Australian-style grid, Japanese-style grid, Swedish-style grid - all of which are popular in various parts of the world.