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October Calendar 2007
TOWN GOVERNMENT Selectmen meet at the Town Hall, first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Wetlands Agency meets at the Town Hall, the first Monday of the month at 7:30 pm. Planning & Zoning meets at Town Hall, the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Board of Finance meets at Town Hall, […]
Community News
Spaghetti Dinner Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser for Meadowbrook Senior Housing. Friday, October 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Battell Chapel. $8/adults, $3/children under 12. Aton Forest Open House Aton Forest will hold its 5th Annual Open House from 12 to 4 on October 20, at Aton Forest, Inc.’s Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook Road in Norfolk. Activities will begin with […]
Roll Out the Barrel
With the first chilly snap in the air, it’s autumn in Norfolk. The seasonal pastime of apple cider making is demonstrated by Jamie Robinson handling the press with delicate dexterity, as Jamie Childs and Melissa Robinson make minor adjustments to the apple barrel. Board of critics Ricky Childs, Moss Trestman and MacGregor Robinson offer advice. […]
Fabulous Food at Firemans Fiesta
Norfolk’s first annual Fireman’s Fiesta delivered a day of fun and food, which was fabulous for both quantity and variety, with pig being the pièce de résistance. The price of admission, $30, included a raffle ticket for a shiny new Quad. Over 200 tickets were sold, making this fundraiser a success. Photo by Adela Hubers.
Renaissance of the American Chestnut
By Leila Javitch It looks likely that in the not too distant future the almost extinct American Chestnut may return to the forests of Connecticut. This has come about by advances in the science of cross breeding, and perseverance and voluntary work by members of the American Chestnut Foundation, 40% of whom live in […]
Morning Song at Tobey Pond
Unbeknownst to most of Norfolk, Tobey Pond awakens to magical music early on Sunday mornings in the summer. Vocal music is accompanied by guitar, flute and marimba, with background songs provided by the sounds of hawk, wood thrush, duck, curious dog and the occasional wolf. The peaceful and spiritual gathering is a simple service […]
Norfolk’s Beekeepers Face New Challenges
By Rosanna Trestman If it ain’t one thing, it’s another. Several seasons back, Star Childs reported on the trials and tribulations of several Norfolk beekeepers, whose hives were repeatedly molested by a burgeoning black bear population. Deprived of their honey, and stung by their bees, they all promised to persevere in 2007. Good news […]
Norfolk’s August 2007 Weather
A very dry month By Russell Russ Here are the weather highlights from August as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. Norfolk 2 SW has recorded weather observations since January 1, 1932. High temperature of 90 degrees on August 25. Low […]
