Sauntering Across Connecticut, Stopping in Norfolk
Hartford Courant Reporter Dan Haar Explores Route 44 By Michael Kelly The Hartford Courant,founded in 1764, is celebrating its 250th anniversary and simultaneously saluting its distinction as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the country with a year-long series of events. For his part of the celebration, Courant reporter, Dan Haar, decided to walk across […]
Botelle School Grapples With Common Core Standards
New requirements mandate familiarity with technology By Robert Carter In July 2010, Connecticut joined over 40 states in adopting the new national standards for English and math education known as Common Core. The Botelle School administration is in the process of implementing the new standards and is working with faculty to develop curriculums and teaching […]
Eye on Town Government
Selectmen Make Provisions for Next Winter and Repair Damages from the Last By Robert Carter The Norfolk Board of Selectmen held its first monthly meeting of the new fiscal year on July 1. The Farmers Market has requested to use the upstairs at town hall twice a month from November through April. After considering a […]
A New Look For Meadowbrook
Norfolk senior housing receives grant Meadowbrook will be undergoing some physical changes this summer, thanks to a grant from the Mary R. Camp Fund. The United Church of Christ, of which the Norfolk Church of Christ is a member, provides grants under the terms of the will of Mary R. Camp for the “maintenance and […]
Emerald Ash Borer Reaches Litchfield County
Insect Likely to be Present in Norfolk Already Loss of All Local Ash Trees Expected By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station issued a press release last month that the emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle population is rapidly expanding throughout the state. The original Connecticut infestation of the invasive Chinese beetle began in […]
Yale Student Conducts Field Experiments in Norfolk
Does the presence of roads affect the plants in a field? By Wiley Wood On a hot morning in late June, Jeffrey Smith walks around in circles in a field in Norfolk, swatting at the grasses with a canvas net. He is sampling the insect population. At the end of a few minutes, the net […]
HamletHub Comes to Norfolk and Canaan
A new resource for sharing local stories By Ruth Melville HamletHub is a network of “hyperlocal” websites whose driving mission is to help local people share local stories with their communities. The project is the brainchild of Kerry Anne Ducey. About two and a half years ago, Ducey was working as a writer for a […]
Meadowbrook Ladies Stitch For Others
By Ruth Melville A new project underway at the Meadowbrook Apartments hopes to put colorful handmade toy bears into the arms of children in need of comfort. The “My Bears” project was started by Pearl Lovgreen, who moved to this area from Middletown, Conn. six years ago. She came to be near her sister Joyce, […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer There will be a Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 12 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Norfolk Town Hall. The State of Connecticut will be reclaiming and chip sealing Route 272 from Memorial Green to the Massachusetts State Line beginning the week of August 4. The Town will be finishing […]
Building Inspector Watches Over Safety of Norfolk Homeowners
By Kurt Steele States legislate important issues affecting their citizens in different ways and have a wide variety of laws controlling how buildings are built or remodeled so they are safe. Some have statewide building codes based on a strong national model code. Others have weak codes or allow local counties to write their own. […]
