Northwestern Regional’s Campus is Getting Greener and Greener
A solar installation is up and running and wind is on the way By Veronica Burns Last month, Northwestern Regional 7 School in Winsted took a big step into the future. The school’s electrical power system was shut down, and power, generated from more than 2,000 solar panels installed on the high school roof, was […]
Preventing & Removing Invasive Species
Norfolk Attacks Invaders By Shelley Harms Norfolkians know we have a special, mostly unspoiled hometown and, having lost our chestnuts and elms to foreign pathogens, we know the threat posed by invasive species. Lately, many of us have been waging an all-out assault to remove the invasives that are trying to take over our landscape, […]
Larry Leifert on Paul Newman: He Was Really One of Us
Norfolk native part of a new book featuring Newman the car racer By Lloyd Garrison There is a side of Paul Newman that most fans of his many films don’t know – the accomplished race car driver and team owner who raced into his eighties before dying of cancer 16 months ago. It is a […]
Ed Kelley is Honored By Fire Department
Townspeople gather to celebrate 60 years of service By Joel Howard Interviewing Ed Kelley is akin to a roller coaster ride into Norfolk’s past. On the occasion of 60 years of service with the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, memories came fast and sharp. Under the guise of a holiday party, the department lured Kelley to […]
Northwestern Looks To The Stars
By Colleen Gundlach Good things are happening on the hill in Winsted. Too often we read news accounts about schools that are failing to meet our children’s needs and about teachers who don’t care. We need to hear about the exceptional outcomes and imaginative, creative methods being employed to provide top-notch education to students, especially […]
Fiscal Year 2009-2010 town budget looks stable
2010-2011 not as predictable By Bridgette L. Rallo The numbers won’t be official until after the annual budget audit is released in January but, according to First Selectman Sue Dyer, Norfolk’s finances are stable despite unprecedented cuts in the state budget. Next year’s financial picture, though, may not be quite as rosy. “We’re still hanging. […]
