P&Z to Offer Town Plan Survey
Planning and Zoning Commision to seek additional funding for plan publication By Veronica Burns The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) recently held a special meeting with town plan consultant, Glenn Chalder, to hammer out behind-the-scenes issues in the ongoing town plan process. First, P&Z tried to fine-tune a survey questionnaire and then discussed the town […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Notes from Town Hall By: Sue Dyer The annual town meeting will be held on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at the Botelle School Hall of Flags. There will be a referendum on the Regional Seven High School budget on Tuesday, May 6 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Norfolk Town Hall. The Board […]
Norfolk Then…
When automobiles appeared on the streets of Norfolk, Augustus P. Curtiss converted the stable housing his horse and carriage livery business on Shepard Road to a garage stocked with automotive supplies and gasoline. Look carefully and you will notice Shell’s familiar scallop shell logo on top of the gasoline pump (the shell is now at […]
Norfolk Air, Not so Clear
Litchfield County fails to meet EPA air quality standards By Leila Javitch A century ago, Norfolk was renowned for its pure and seasonally bracing air. Many people who eventually settled here came first as visitors to “take the air”. Even now, most of us who are justifiably proud of Norfolk’s natural resources would include air […]
Milestones: Brett Olson
Born, Brett Olson, on March 12, 8 pounds, to Holly and Kurt Olson. He joins big brother Tyler.
Norfolk’s March Weather
A Fairly Typical March By Russell Russ A summary of March weather as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. The month's high temperature of 50 degrees was observed on March 26 and the low of 12 degrees was observed on March 30. […]
Good Sugaring Season
Mead Reached New Record for Maple Syrup Production By Bob Bumcrot Winter Mead made 1,260 gallons of maple syrup this year, his first ever four-digit yield, at his sugar house near Yale Farm in North Canaan. He attributes the large production to a combination of good weather and improved technology. Good sap flow requires freezing […]
Have You Hugged a Logger Today?
By Star Childs At Great Mountain, we have an old truck with a fading bumper sticker that reads, “Have you hugged a Logger today?” In part, the message is poking fun at the label for environmental activists opposed to timber harvesting, who are often known as “tree huggers”. But the message is dead serious when […]
Another Torch Passed
Norfolk’s Memorial Day ceremonies on May 26 will be marked by the annual parade of marching bands, school groups and servicemen and women. An 81-year- old Navy veteran will not be marching this year. Hobbled by arthritis, Colebrook resident Peter Giansiracusa will ride in a horse-drawn buggy as he has done for the past five […]
Norfolk’s Energy Task Force Recognized
Town leads the state in energy awareness By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Robert Wall, director of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), traveled to Town Hall on April 2 to present the Energy Task Force with one of CCEF’s 2008 Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Awards. CCEF honored 19 municipalities (including Norfolk), two companies and one university […]
