Norfolk’s August Weather
Finally some summer weather By Russell Russ With one month to go in the season we finally got some summer-like weather. If you were missing those hot, humid days of summer you finally got to enjoy some this month. Does global warming have anything to do with it? This question makes for great conversations and […]
View From The Green
Which Do You Want First? By Rosanna Trestman First the good news: Suddenly, Norfolk, CT has become both a tourist target and a destination for locals looking for a night out. The bad news: ditto. Just as we despaired that downtown’s storefronts would never fill and pined for some economic get up and go, along […]
Norfolk Adopts a Town Plan
Next step is implementation By Veronica Burns orfolk’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCAD) was adopted at a recent public hearing in the town hall. About 20 people attended, which was in stark contrast to the hundreds who filled the Botelle Hall of Flags at the beginning of process two years ago. Despite the low […]
Norfolk Then…
The year is 1945, and young Augustus Curtiss, known as Gus, is getting a haircut. It is close quarters in Harold Colwell’s barber shop tucked away in a small room in the Royal Arcanum building (now the Norfolk Pub). Next to Harold’s fedora, a bottle of 7up sits on a bench in the lower right […]
Keeping her hat in the ring
Sue Dyer seeking re-election as First Selectman By Barbara Perkins Town elections are upon us and Democratic Incumbent Sue Dyer is looking to maintain her position as Norfolk’s First Selectman. A town resident for close to 40 years, Dyer first sought office ten years ago and then only after her predecessor decided to forgo another […]
Pilbin Quarry Application Continued
By Bob Bumcrot On September 1 the Norfolk Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) conducted a second site visit to 119 Winchester Road, where owner Jennifer Pilbin has applied to operate a commercial rock quarry. The area contains good quality granite, some of it with quartz intrusions, suitable for various construction uses. The stone is to […]
Party Planned for Anne Moses
In recognition of over 40 years of dedicated public service by our Town Clerk, Anne Moses, all are invited to join in a celebration of her retirement on Sunday, November 29 at the Old Newgate Coon Club on Colebrook Rd., from 2-5 pm. Tickets are available in the Selectman’s Office or at the Corner Store […]
Letters
Parking Map Volunteers Bridgette Rallo’s article (Sept. 2009, Norfolk Now) on Norfolk’s parking problem mentions a diagram showing where on-street parking is—and is not—allowed in the town center. As Rallo correctly notes, this map was the work of members of the Economic Development Commission. However, the map would not have come into being without the detailed survey undertaken by […]
Emergency Services Building Proceeding On Schedule
Completion anticipated for March By Bob Bumcrot On a dry and cloudy August 28, with coffee, doughnuts and widespread feelings of pride and relief, ground was finally broken for the new Emergency Services Building. “We thank the Building Committee for [more than two and a half] years of hard work in accomplishing a seemingly impossible […]
Norfolk Now Hosts Candidates Debate
On Saturday, October 24 at 9:30 AM, the two candidates for First Selectman, incumbent Sue Dyer and Josh DeCerbo will present their political positions and plans for the town of Norfolk at Infinity Hall. They represent the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. \ The First Selectman’s position is salaried with benefits, and is up for […]
