Community News
Christmas Services at Church of Christ The Church of Christ Congregational will be holding Christmas Eve services December 24 at 6 p.m., service of lessons with carols, and 10 p.m. candlelight service. Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25 service will be held at 10 a.m., Christmas worship service and pancake breakfast in Battell Chapel Craft Fair […]
December 2007 Calendar
TOWN GOVERNMENT Selectmen meet at the Town Hall, first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Wetlands Agency meets at the Town Hall, the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Planning & Zoning meets at Town Hall, the second Tuesday of the month at […]
Two New Teachers, and a Veteran “Teacher of the Year”
Excellence in Teaching at Botelle By Sally Quale For a surefire lift of spirits, pay a visit to a good school in session—like Botelle—and engage in conversation with the two new bright and enthusiastic teachers on board. The surrounding air fairly sparkles with their energy. Tina Boutilier, the school’s first full-time hire in ten […]
Norfolk’s October 2007 Weather
Second Warmest October in 75 Years By Russell Russ Here are the weather highlights from October as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. The month’s high temperature of 80 degrees was observed on both October 5 and 6. A high temperature […]
Selectman’s Corner
By Sue Dyer It’s that time of year again and winter will be fast approaching. There is a Town Ordinance that prohibits vehicles being parked on town roads during a snow or ice storm until the roads have been plowed. If the vehicle is parked on a town road and is not removed, the vehicle […]
Letter to the Editor
Close Election I would like to thank everyone who supported me with their vote for the two-year position on the Botelle Board of Education. It was such a close race (I lost by only three votes), and I hope everyone who voted for me will consider me again in a future BOE election. Respectfully, Michele […]
Out and About: Art and Photography at Salisbury Bookstore
By Francesca Turchiano On most weekends, Norfolk’s Meredith McGregor takes a short drive to Salisbury and opens Joie de Livres, her creation, and a second home for bibliophiles. The serene, salon-like space is dedicated to literature, top-tier photography, and complementary objets d’art. The atmosphere is “relax, touch, converse and, if you like, buy.” It’s […]
West Lowe and Marie Isabelle Improve Conditions at Ethiopian Blind School
The Norfolk-Mekele Connection By Chris Hanley I couldn’t imagine a better “Dream Team” to bring to the Mekele Blind School this past summer. I met the blind school in June of 2006 when I was in Ethiopia with another teacher doing a fun “cultural bridge building through art” project. While there, I accidentally found the […]
Norfolk’s Gagnon Family Enjoys Drag Racing
Rev up your engines! By Bob Bumcrot Until 1978, the beautiful 1817 house and land on Winchester Road at the Norfolk-Goshen border was Wade Beecher’s dairy farm. A nearby building now houses not farm equipment but two sleek 1000-horsepower drag racers, a modified stock dragster and other vehicles that have been lovingly restored or […]
Oral History in Norfolk
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Perhaps you have heard that the Norfolk Historical Museum is undertaking an oral history of the town looking towards the 250th anniversary in 2008. But what is oral history? An oral history in a primary resource document created in an interview setting. It involves collecting and preserving a person’s firsthand […]
