The Countdown is on For NORFOLK 2023!
Future Planning Event Marks Norfolk Now’s Tenth Anniversary By Lloyd Garrison Only a few days remain before Saturday, Oct. 5, when Norfolk Now hopes to fill Infinity Hall for a forum on the future. Come Saturday, the doors will open at 9:30 for an event that begins at 10 a.m., and ends at noon. It […]
NORFOLK 2023!
Saturday, October 5, 2013, 10 a.m. at Infinity Hall —Join five Norfolk panelists in a lively discussion of where we want to be in 2023— Special guests include Moderator: John Dankosky, News Director, Connecticut Public Radio Historian: Ann Havemeyer, Curator, Norfolk Historical Museum Commentator: Glenn Chalder, Planimetrics, Inc. Complimentary light lunch to follow at Infinity […]
Missing Funds Investigated At Botelle PTO
No money in PTO account for children’s programs By Shelley Harms Members of the Botelle Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization were shocked to discover in September that nearly all the money was missing from the PTO bank account. Only about $1,000 remained of what should have been at least a $12,000 balance, with bills of […]
Miss Eileen’s Twenty-five Years
Eileen Fitzgibbons was recognized for her twenty-five years as head of children’s services at the Norfolk Library, at the August 23 event Under the Tent – the Twenty-Five Years of Summer Reading Extravaganza. Photo by Bruce Frisch.
Mushroom Foray at Aton Forest
Eugene Luby Dolan holds a giant edible mushroom—a grifola frondosa or “hen of the woods”—found at Aton Forest’s workshop on September 14. If you missed it, another Wild Mushroom Workshop led by Andrew Janjigian will be held on October 5, 2-6 p.m. See Community News for details. Photo by Andrew Janjigian.
Eye On Town Government
Pension Plans, Affordable Housing Addressed At Town Hall By Wiley Wood Changing the pension plan for town employees from a “defined benefit plan” to a “defined contribution plan” sounds like a subject for serious policy wonks. But First Selectman Sue Dyer is, in fact, a serious policy wonk, and she has pursued the issue through […]
We Are Getting Closer!
The Norfolk Curling Club reached a milestone earlier this month with an important step in the ice-making process. Cement was poured in the new building and once it is cured, the boardwalk will be constructed and the rink flooded. “If all goes as planned,” says club president Mary Fanette, “we will be curling again in […]
November 5 Is Election Day
Register, Get Your Absentee Ballot This Month The candidates have been chosen for this year’s municipal elections on November 5. Norfolk is fortunate to have so many citizens willing to take on these important public service roles. Coming out to vote is one way to show your support for them. Registering to vote is quick […]
It’s Time To Think About Your Health (Coverage)
A new health exchange wants to help the uninsured By Veronica Burns It is estimated that there are 344,000 individuals in the state of Connecticut who either do not have any health insurance or are underinsured. That should start to change on October 1, when open enrollment begins as part of the implementation of the […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Flu Shots And Hazardous Waste By Sue Dyer Applications for fuel assistance are currently available to those families that qualify. Please contact the Selectmen’s Office, 860-542-5829, for the necessary forms. Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, October 12th at the Torrington Waste Water Treatment Plant on Bogue Road from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Please contact the […]
