Farmers Market Plows on Through Winter Months
Thriving from May to October for eight years strong, the Norfolk Farmers Market now has a winter presence as well. Moving inside, to the second floor of town hall, for the cold weather months, food vendors sell their products twice a month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Winter markets will be held on February […]
View from the Green
A Time of Change and Challenge By Samuel A. (Pete) Anderson In this Thanksgiving season, it’s timely to read Selectman Josh DeCerbo’s comments (in NN’s November issue) reminding us of the abundance of good things we Norfolkians have to be thankful for. Like Josh, and for all of the reasons he lists and many more […]
The Sharing Economy Comes to Norfolk
New Business Model Threatens Local Innkeeper By Wiley Wood The basic idea of the sharing economy is that if you have an asset that is not being fully used—a car that sits in the driveway, a vacant couch, a pup tent in a closet, fancy camera equipment—you can hook up through the digital world with […]
Indoor Soccer at the Botelle Gym
“It’s open to anyone, any age and any sex,” says organizer Antonio Guindon. The indoor soccer season starts in October and meets every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. except for school holidays. Teenagers are matched with players in their fifties. Attendance varies from 15 to 30 players a session. “The main point is to have […]
Russell Russ Records Norfolk’s Weather for the National Weather Service
Continuing an 82-Year Tradition By Colleen Gundlach There has been a lot of discussion in Norfolk about the town’s ability to keep young people here and provide them employment. There are, however, families whose contribution to the town has spanned generations and provided not only a livelihood but a way of life. The Russ family […]
The Christmas Bird Count
Citizen Scientists Make Their Mark By Susannah Wood On December 14, in the dark and cold of 4 a.m., Ray Belding is going to be in the woods calling to owls. For the next 10 hours or so he and his team will be counting every bird they see for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird […]
Norfolk’s October 2014 Weather
Warmer and wetter than normal By Russell Russ This October saw nearly four more inches of rain than last October. Temperature-wise it was very similar to our last two Octobers. There were six days this month with scattered frost in the area, but the first frost of the season at the weather station did not […]
Affordable Housing Project in Village Center Is Denied Grant
Foundation Will Re-apply in Next Round of Funding By Wiley Wood One way to bring new families to Norfolk and strengthen the village center’s economy is to make affordable housing available nearby. Or so the thinking goes. But a June application to the Connecticut Department of Housing that would have funded 12 affordable apartments near […]
Economic Development Commission Readies for Action
Toby Young Named Co-Director By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Norfolk’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) has a robust agenda for 2015. Newly appointed co-director Toby Young and longtime leader Libby Borden foresee the organization having a fruitful year. At the top of the agenda is utilizing the consultant that will soon be appointed to Norfolk and seven […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Don’t Even Think About Street Parking During a Snowstorm By Sue Dyer Winter will soon be upon us, and it’s time to remind everyone that the town has a no-parking ordinance on town streets during snow and ice storms. If a car’s owner cannot be located or refuses to move his car, the town will […]
