Town Passes Fiscal Year 2010-2011 budget
Small tax increase approved By Bridgette L. Rallo Norfolk residents voted to pass the budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year with little fanfare and no discussion at the annual town meeting, which took place on May 10 in the Botelle Elementary School Hall of Flags. Property owners can expect a small tax increase of 3.81 […]
Carriage Rides, Anyone?
Steve Podhajecki and Sarah, a Percheron mare, wait for guests at Blantyre in Lenox. Loon Meadow Farm gives carriage rides in Norfolk, as well as the state area by appointment. Just call 860-542-6085, or visit their Web site at www.loonmeadowfarm.com Photo By Beth Podhajecki
Mycological Musings
On the walk after his lecture on mushrooms at the library on May 16, John Wheeler, president of the Berkshire Mycological Society, identifies the remains of last year’s mushroom that had grown on this tree on Dennis Hill. Photo By Bruce Frisch
The Colebrook Store Reopens in June
By Sally Quale The Colebrook Store will reopen in early to mid-June. Its new proprietor, Addison Humes, a cheerful, enthusiastic and determined young man, brings with him some Colebrook family history. His grandfather, Warren Humes, a veteran of WWI who died ten years ago at the age of 101, was a Colebrook resident and a […]
Coming Home
View from the Green By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo While waiting to board a plane at Bradley Airport last month, I watched a couple of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq. I smiled as they greeted their families who were at the gate to meet them. Then I noticed one family who was standing just a few […]
Letters
P&Z’s TOOTHLESS REGULATIONS At the May 10 annual town meeting, Norfolk’s citizens, by an almost two-to-one margin, defeated a proposed ordinance granting the Planning and Zoning Commission authority to impose fines (“up to $100 a day”) for violations of its regulations. State law allows towns to impose sanctions of this sort, so long as they have […]
Botelle Program Brings Students Together
Bridging the Gap By Colleen Gundlach With autism and autism-spectrum disorders on the rise across the country, a new program is being conducted at Botelle Elementary School. The Bridges 2 curriculum derives its name from its purpose, which is to bridge the gap between autistic children in special needs classes and their regular education peers. […]
Norfolk’s April Weather
Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ It was Norfolk’s warmest April in the last 79 years, which is as far back as our records go. The second warmest April was in 1945, with an average mean temperature of 48.7 degrees. Five of the top ten warmest Aprils since 1932 have taken place in the […]
Michaela Murphy’s Photographs on Display
By Katie Atkinson Michaela Murphy has an exhibit of photographs at the Norfolk Library this month entitled, “Structure and Light: Old Barns”. The photographs were all taken in Norfolk, and the surrounding area, and will be on exhibit for the entire month of June. Murphy has been photographing her surroundings for over 40 years and has always been […]
Sixth Grader Makes a Difference
Elias Olsen Profile By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo In a town like Norfolk, with so many residents doing an array of good deeds here, and all over the world, one may not be surprised to hear about a resident who donates mosquito nets to Africa, plays sports with disabled children and helps train Special Olympics athletes. […]
