Invasive Beetles Threaten Woodlands
New England Maples at Risk By Shelley Harms The Asian Long-Horned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer have not been reported in Connecticut, but they may be here nonetheless. As spring approaches, residents should be vigilant for signs of these insects, which kill trees when their larvae bore through and feed under the bark. […]
Housing Project Underway
Foundation For Norfolk Living Plans To Build First House This Year By Barbara Gridley & Elizabeth Potter Thanks to the generosity of the Norfolk Land Group, Inc. and its partners, The Foundation for Norfolk Living is soon to start building the first home in support of its mission to create housing opportunities in Norfolk for […]
Dianna Christinat to Coordinate Race for the Cure
Former Norfolk resident is team captain By Leila Javitch Anyone searching for a pleasant and helpful way to spend a June day should consider participating in the Race for the Cure, a five-kilometer (5k) walk/run for breast cancer research. The race will take place in Hartford on Saturday, June 5, in conjunction with similar races […]
Yale To Serve as a Trustee for the Battell Stoeckel Estate
University will succeed the Bank of America By Veronica Burns Following the resignation, two years ago, of the Bank of America as corporate trustee of the Ellen Battell Stoeckel estate, it has recently been announced that Yale University will step into that role. “We needed to find a good, reliable corporate trustee,” says Bill Gridley, […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen Meeting: Notes from March 2, 2010
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo The agenda for Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen (BOS) March 2 meeting included several issues that could have a substantial impact on town residents in the near and not-so-near future. Of most interest to residents with younger children is the ongoing discussion about a merger between Botelle Elementary […]
Peter Ketchum’s Art on Display at Norfolk Library
Of Pickles and Tweets By Colleen Gundlach Peter Ketchum likens the penny postcard at the turn of the 20th century to the social networking system, Twitter, today. The exhibit of his paintings this month at the Norfolk Library centers on this premise and on the sometimes subliminal and often glaringly conscious messages disseminated on postcards […]
Reading, Writing and Texting
View from the Green By Colleen Gundlach Developing and editing an issue of Norfolk Now always has its rewards and challenges. Editing this month’s issue was an especially thought provoking process in many ways. From seeing first hand the dedication of a group of townspeople working to provide affordable housing to people less fortunate than […]
Norfolk Board of Education to Hold Public Forum
To Regionalize or not to Regionalize; that is (often) the Question By EJay Lockwood People who have lived in Norfolk for some time are likely to be familiar with the various attempts to regionalize town services. As it specifically pertains to Botelle School, these efforts have taken place for decades and are once again being […]
