Ready, Willing and Able
Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s Juniors are a vital part of the fire department By Rowland Denny The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) responded to more calls during 2006 than any year before. The Department dealt with chimney fires, automobile accidents, flooded basements, power lines down and burning, assistance requests for the Norfolk Lions Club […]
After the Transfer Station
A tour of a Hartford recycling facility By Bob Bumcrot As Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes might ask… have you ever wondered what happens to all the trash after it leaves Norfolk’s transfer station? It is trucked, along with the waste from 70 towns in Connecticut, to a processing facility in Hartford. Built in […]
CRRA Receives Settlement from Enron
Norfolk may receive reduced fees by way of rebate The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA), a quasi-public agency established to modernize the state’s solid waste disposal, was caught in the Enron debacle in 2000, when it made a $220-million loan to that company. The Authority received $111.8 million from the remaining assets of the defunct […]
Every Picture Tells A Story
A photographic exhibit captures a past By Veronica Burns The work they did might have been mundane, the business of cutting down trees and hauling off heavy logs for the lumber industry, but the photographs that depict them carrying out this work are anything but. “This great find,” as Norfolk Historical Society president, Barry […]
A Look at Nearby Yoga Classes , Part II
By Leila Javitch Although most of the yoga programs in our area are based in one locale, Jan Sarala Troy, who teaches Anusara Yoga, might be aptly described as an “itinerant yogi,” as she offers classes in Kent, Goshen, Washington and West Cornwall. Troy has practiced for over 20 years, training initially in Iyengar […]
View From the Green
Norfolk Then and Now By Veronica Burns With developers nipping at their heels, most small towns in Connecticut are struggling to retain their rural character. Union, in eastern Connecticut, is only one example among many. Situated in a triangle of larger towns that straddles the border into Massachusetts, Union has already been divided by […]
I Finished the Bird Seed. What’s for Dessert?
This black bear paid a recent visit to the porch of the Doolittle Lake home of Christopher and Betsy Little. On his first visit the bear took care of the bird feeders, and then returned hoping for more. Chris shot this photo, at 8.30 in the evening, through the storm door on the front porch. […]
People to People, Norfolk to Mekele
Sometimes It Takes a Village By Dorothy S. Pam Chris Hanley has a mission. Known locally as a young woman with strong family and community ties, she is now dedicating herself to making life better for a small group of blind students half way around the world in Ethiopia. And she has drawn her […]
