It’s Only Natural
Weirdly warm winter makes for an uncertain spring By Star Childs The winter that has just passed was one of weird contrasts. For starters, the first 10 days of January were warmer than the first 10 days of April. The lack of any major snow cover and warm temperatures at the outset of the […]
Selectman’s Corner
Your Patience is Greatly Appreciated By Sue Dyer April brought us a little bit of everything, snow and unfortunately rain. The storm of April 15-16 did an exceptional amount of damage to our town roads. While it might not have been as horrific as the flood of ’55, some longtime residents said they had […]
Happy Birthday Miss Bella!
On April 11, the Norfolk Library Associates hosted a birthday celebration in honor of library founder Miss Isabella Purple Eldridge. The Botelle School Chorus, led by Elizabeth Allyn, gave a short recital of period songs from the mid 1800s. Homemade cake and punch were enjoyed by all. Town historian Cay Fields told those present, “She […]
Norfolk Firemen Conduct Winter Rescue Drill
The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has never had to rescue anyone who has fallen through the ice, although firemen have suited up several times helping to extricate partially submerged vehicles in freezing water. All the same, members of the department, as seen here at the edge of Wood Creek Pond, routinely practice suiting up […]
Lisa Auclair Chosen to Manage Norfolk’s First Farmers Market
A former chef familiar with all kinds of farm produce By Lloyd Garrison A year ago, Lisa Auclair was head chef at the Passiflora Tea Room in New Hartford. Customers came from afar to indulge in the restaurant’s all-organic fare. When Erin, her ten-month old daughter was born, Lisa Auclair left the Tea Room […]
ZONE 4: The Big Three: Weeding, Deadheading and Mulching
By Mark A. Tonan So many people have an idea of what gardening is and what it means to garden well, that sound principles can get lost in oh-so-many opinions. Regardless of whether pink and orange go together in anyone’s garden, some basic principles can be utilized by everyone. It almost goes without saying […]
Norfolk Hit with $2 Million in Flood Damage to Town Roads
Nearly five inches of rain turn some roads into quagmires By Alyson Thomson A strong spring noríeaster came up the Atlantic Coast and arrived in the Norfolk area in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 15. The mix of rain and snow turned to all wet snow by breakfast time. By lunch there was […]
