Selectman’s Corner
Permits for Tobey Pond and the Transfer Station are available for purchase during the month of June in the Town Clerk’s Office. If you are new to town or a renter, you must bring proof of Norfolk residency. Stickers must be affixed to the lower passenger-side corner of the windshield. Permits for both Tobey Pond […]
Accolades
Jake Green (son of Deb and Dan Green of Norfolk) was one of two eighth grade students at Northwestern Regional 7 Middle School to receive the Connecticut Association of Schools Scholar-Leader Award this year. One boy and one girl who have “distinguished themselves in scholarship and leadership in school and the community through positive influence […]
Norfolk’s Silent Sentinels
Everything You Need to Know About Utility Poles By John G. Funchion There are 2,153 utility poles in Norfolk. These poles, standing as silent sentinels for years on our roadsides, provide us with all the amenities of modern living: electricity, cable television and internet access. Utility poles were first used above ground in the 19th century […]
Can Hollywood Be Far Behind?
Library Director Luisa Sabin-Kildiss is still testing newly arrived digital equipment that includes a sophisticated video camera and new Apple laptops with cutting edge editing and image creation software. It is all part of a new technology package for in-house use that includes a second kids’ catalog computer, four iPads with apps and digital content, […]
ZONE 4
Mounting a Counter Offensive on Invasive Species By Susannah Wood Like most of us living in the Icebox of Connecticut, I greet the first signs of spring with a surge of relief and delight at the first sight of the branch tips of the red maples beginning to color, that first phoebe singing outside our […]
Norfolk Conservation Commission to Offer Ornamental Plant Exchange
Once again, the Conservation Commission is offering a free native plant to residents who take out an invasive ornamental. Bring proof of removal to the Farmers Market on June 15, and pick out a lovely native shrub to replace it. The invasive species we are looking to replace are winged euonymus (burning bush), autumn olive, […]
