All In A Day’s Work

State Trooper Greg Naylor gives a status report By Bob Bumcrot Resident State Trooper Greg Naylor spends little time in his cramped office in the ambulance building. He much prefers to circulate around town, on foot, in the patrol car and, soon to be seen, on a mountain bike. The bike will be purchased, along […]

A Quiet Celebrity

Sam Messer, Yale Summer School of Art Director By Bridgette L. Rallo Sam Messer is a superstar in the rarified world of contemporary art. He has the kind of resume that most artists can only dream of: Director of the Yale Summer School of Art in Norfolk, Associate Dean of the Yale School of Art […]

There’s No Place Like Home

 Affordable housing possible on Old Country Road By Leila Javitch In an effort to bring attention to the need for affordable housing in town, a community picnic party was held recently at the Norfolk Shelter on Golf Drive. The event, appropriately titled ‘Gimme Shelter’, was to benefit the Foundation for Norfolk Living (FNL), a nonprofit […]

Out With the Old, In With the New

Engine 40 arrives, Engine 60 is donated By Bob Bunmcrot   The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) is proceeding smoothly with training on its new Engine 40. The Seagrave engine was delivered in early July, having been inspected and tested at its manufacturing site in Wisconsin by Chief Daryl Byrne, Matt Ludwig, Matthew Bell and […]

From China to Norfolk

Exchange Student Yini (Claire) Wu joins The Menard family for a year By Colleen Gundlach Celeste Menard is a ninth-grader who has studied the Mandarin language for the past two years and is “interested in all things Chinese,” according to her mother, Sharon. That helps to explain why, when the Menards saw an advertisement in […]

Recent Groundbreaking at Shepard Road

New emergency services building is now underway By Bob Bumcrot After a protracted period of time, the bids are now in and accepted and contracts have gone out for the town’s new emergency services building to be erected on the present site of the Farmers Market at Shepard Road and Route 44. “Everything looks very […]

Dental care for your pet

What Big Shiny Teeth You Have  By Kim Maynard, DVM Who can resist the kisses from a happy pup or the contented purr of your feline friend curled up on your chest? If your pet has dental disease, however, this affection may be less than pleasant. Strong breath odors may be a warning sign of […]

Josh DeCerbo Runs for First Selectman

Republican candidate pursues an interest in government By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Local scientist, educator and volunteer Dr. Joshua N. DeCerbo, Ph.D, was nominated by the Republican Town Committee in July as their candidate to run against incumbent First Selectman, Sue Dyer. DeCerbo points to his scientific background as excellent training for his potential role in […]

Corrections

We inadvertently omitted some students in our article, ”Botelle and Regional 7 Students Receive Awards” in the July/August issue, and are eager to make amends. So, congratulations to these winners and we offer our apologies for the omission. The Board of Education Award for Outstanding Achievement in their High School Career: Margaret Breakell, Christopher Sinclair, […]

Community News

The Norfolk Farmers Market is on the move Beginning Saturday, September 5 until the end of the season in October, the Farmers Market will be held on the lawn in front of the Town Hall on Maple Avenue. It will be the same great food, same one-of- a-kind arts and crafts and the same great […]