Solar Panels Unveiled
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on April 22 at Botelle School to unveil the 5-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system earned by the town for its designation as a Connecticut Clean Energy Community and for being the first Connecticut municipality to have ten percent of its households enrolled in the CTCleanEnergyOptions program. The solar array was […]
Bobcat Sighting Near Bigelow Pond
On Friday morning, April 10, the hirsute beast pictured here strutted slowly across a grassy hill near Bigelow Pond, nose close to ground that had been populated with turkeys only hours earlier. The sun was shining warmly over the field, and the cat, wriggling its stubby tail as it walked, appeared to be relishing the seasonable […]
A Life Remembered
By the Rev. Erick R. Olsen “We can deal with grief by recognizing that the pain will diminish; that there are memories to cherish.” I was asked by Norfolk Now to write some words about Elisabeth Childs, a precious friend and gracious soul who lived large on Norfolk’s landscape. I regularly receive clippings from magazines […]
DEP Approves Two Permits for the Yale Farm Golf Course
Attorney General Blumenthal joins the opposition By Veronica Burns The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) breathed new life into the Yale Farm Golf Club project, issuing a “tentative determination” on January 12 to approve two permits needed for construction of the golf course. One of the approved permits is for Water Diversion, the other for […]
A Violin Virtuoso in the Making
Elise Wignall’s Music Comes From Her Heart By Colleen Gundlach When Elise Wignall talks about music and her violin, her eyes light up. When she plays her violin, her listeners’ eyes light up. The music seems to come from her soul and is flawlessly played. This high school junior first became interested in the violin […]
Norfolk’s December Weather and a Yearly Summary for 2008
Record-setting month closes a record setting year By Russell Russ Here are the weather highlights from December 2008 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 completed its seventy seventh year of recording weather observations. The month’s high temperature […]
View from the Green
Yes They Can By Rosanna Trestman On January 20 Botelle school set a projector in the cafeteria and aired Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony. (Coincidentally, it was lunchtime). Throughout the day, teachers interrupted lessons to broadcast the proceedings on TVs in the classrooms or the on big screen in the Hall of Flags. At Regional […]
Last Call at the Speckled Hen
Sadness and Fond Memories Mark the Closure of The Pub By Bridgette L. Rallo Thursday nights at the Pub have always had a certain cachet. The Norfolk Dart League competed to the cheers of regulars, plates of tasty “Pub Burgers” and spicy wings covered the table tops. Ice cold beers were happily shared with friends […]
Norfolk Now welcomes new Subscriptions Manager
By Rosanna Trestman Susan Patrick has taken over the job of subscriptions manager from Buk Jackson, who made sure that Norfolk Now found its way to mailboxes all around the world. Susan Patrick and her husband, Bruce, came to Norfolk in 1993 as weekend residents. Two years ago, Ms. Patrick left her position at J.P. […]
Norfolk Then…
Norfolk’s Village Hall provided a variety of entertainment for townspeople at the turn of the 20 th century, as this 1906 photograph of the Arcanum Minstrels illustrates. At that time professional minstrel shows were on the wane, having been replaced by vaudeville, although amateur troupes such as this one continued to make use of blackface […]
