Drought in Connecticut
By Linda Childs On October 3, following two months of statewide drought, Governor Jodi Rell issued a Connecticut Drought Advisory. Noting that rainfall had been 35 percent below normal, the Governor urged residents to cut down on water usage, and ordered state agencies to do so. Although Norfolk had considerable mitigating rain before August […]
Route 44 Bridge Replacement Delayed
By Bob Bumcrot Due to construction delays and fish-protection regulations, the traffic lights and one-lane road on the new bridge over Norfolk Brook on Greenwoods Road West will remain well into the summer of next year. “There are two types of Department of Environmental Protection permits for work of this kind,” said Department of Transportation […]
Town Election Held With New Voting Machines
New Officials Sworn in November 18 By Bob Bumcrot “Ballot counting will take longer under the new procedure,” said Election Moderator Bill Brodnitzki after closing the November 6 vote for town offices. This was indeed the case. Results were posted at 8:38 p.m., but officials, some of whom had arrived before 5 a.m., did not […]
View from the Green: A Norfolk-Centric 100-Mile Diet?
By Shelley Harms A typical ingredient in a modern meal has traveled 1,500 miles or more from farm to plate. So says the “100-mile diet” Web site, which grew out of one couple’s decision to eat from within a 100-mile radius for an entire year. They drew a circle around their home near Vancouver, […]
