View From the Green
The Heart of the Matter By Veronica Burns British poet Eliza Cook, a Victorian voice for the working class, wrote: Though language forms the preacher, ‘Tis “good works” make the man. We know of course, that language forms more than the preacher and good works make more than the man. Good deeds make man, […]
The Little Town That Could
Norfolk comes up a winner in the clean energy campaign By Veronica Burns The campaign to get Norfolk households to sign up for the clean energy option offered through Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) has paid off. By reaching the ten percent goal in signups, Norfolk has just been declared a Clean Energy Community. […]
Greenwoods Sold at Auction
Superior Court must still approve the sale price of $240,000 By Bob Bumcrot On February 3 a foreclosure by sale of the Greenwoods Theatre Building was conducted by Steven Levy, the Committee appointed by the Connecticut Superior Court for this purpose. Permission for an inspection of the interior of the building by interested parties, which had […]
For Greenwoods Auction Winner, It Was a Dream Come True
Meet Dan Hincks By Lloyd Garrison Ever since college, Dan Hincks has appeared to be pursuing life with two conflicting goals. One involved joining the family printing business in Farmington, where as CEO of Data Management for the last 14 years, he has tripled sales and nearly doubled the number of employees to 65. […]
Horse Owners Rein In the DEP
Protesters persuade the department to reconsider a horse ban by Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo “There are some great opportunities for horseback riding on DEP property,” heralds the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Web site, yet the department has stumbled into a recent controversy by pursuing a ban on horses from the majority of Connecticut’s […]
How The Other Half Lives
Norfolk teens learn lessons the hard way By Suzanne Hinman Anyone driving through Norfolk during a night in late January may have wondered if a large group of homeless people had set up residence on our Village Green. In fact, a team of Norfolk teenagers was discovering how it might feel to have no place to sleep […]
Kim Maynard is Norfolk’s Traveling Vet
The Doctor Is In…The Driveway By Colleen Gundlach Imagine never again having to force your cat, with claws out and tail flailing, into a carrier for a trip to the vet. What if you never had to retrieve your dog from behind the couch? Does this sound like a dream? Local veterinarian Kim Maynard, […]
Strike Up the Bands
Church fundraiser hits the right note By Gerry Brodnitzki Despite the prospect of a snowy evening and some last-minute glitches, the level of enthusiasm in Klauer Hall was palpable. Not to mention the level of noise. The Battle of the Bands, a fundraiser for the Church of the Immaculate Conception’s youth ministry program, turned […]
Selectman’s Corner
Watch Out for the Bears (the Artsy Kind) By Sue Dyer Reminiscent of the “Cows of West Hartford” and the “Dogs of New Hartford,” the Northwest Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a public art project titled, “A Bear Affair.” Individuals and businesses are encouraged to sponsor a fiberglass bear of various sizes and decorate […]
Hard Work and Ingenuity Has Its Rewards
Achieving the rank of Eagle Scout by Lisa Bazzano Two young Norfolk residents, Matthew Bell and Stephen Kasacek, recently received the Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. The award, the highest achievement given from the Boy Scouts, is attained by only two percent of all young men in scouting. Both boys […]
