View from the Green
Should I Stay or Should I Go? By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo A recent op-ed in the Hartford Courant focused on the results of a new Gallup Poll concerning percentages of Americans who would prefer to live in a state other than their own if they could. The poll found that nearly half of Connecticut residents […]
Regionalization Committee Issues Draft Proposal
Consolidation not expected before 2016-2017 at earliest By Wiley Wood No regional school district has been created in Connecticut since the 1970s, but the Norfolk-Colebrook Regionalization Study Committee, formed in the wake of town referendums in 2012, has made a stab at it. The group presented its proposal on May 20 to an occasionally rowdy […]
New Regulations Approved For Industrial Wind Turbines
In New England, opposition is getting serious By Veronica Burns After prolonged negotiations, Connecticut finally has regulations in place governing industrial wind turbines. Senator Kevin Witkos applauds the effort. “Colebrook has been identified as an area where wind power can prosper,” he stated in an e-mail. “The passage of these regulations will allow the installation […]
Food Network Champion to Head Farmers Market
Winsted Resident Brings Hefty Resume By Colleen Gundlach When the new manager of the Norfolk Farmers Market, Theresa Cannavo, came to town, she brought along a plate full of experience and immeasurable enthusiasm for food, art and people in general. Cannavo has been gardening, cooking and eating organically for as long as she can remember. […]
It’s Only Natural
Birding by Ear By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo There’s a certain lonesomeness that accompanies time in nature, which birding eliminates. It also affords a rare opportunity to glimpse into a secret natural world and observe a multitude of species. It is no surprise that birders are everywhere, especially this time of year. On a recent birding […]
Out and About
Artist Karen Rossi to Join the Torrington Arts Scene By Ruth Melville Karen Rossi’s magical creations will soon be flying off to a new home. Although Rossi will keep her Norfolk studio, which is currently overflowing with an abundance of artwork, supplies and equipment, she is about to move most of her business into a […]
Zone 4
Goutweed Blues By Kristin Pizzica My obsession with goutweed is a direct result of the countless hours I have spent hunched over in gardens removing it one stem at a time. One fall, I ran a test and dug up a section of the weed, making sure to take the roots with it. Then I […]
Minister Plans Sabbatical
Erick Olsen to visit Kenya in July By Sally Quale After nearly 11 years of service at The Church of Christ Congregational, the Reverend Erick Olsen will be taking his first sabbatical this July, August and September. He returns to the pulpit October 1. “This will not be a vacation,” he emphasizes, but an opportunity […]
Norfolk’s April 2014 Weather
Another Transition Completed By Russell Russ As is usually the case in April, winter finally released its firm hold and spring’s warmth slowly came into the picture. Very similar to last year, April began winter-like and then gradually warmed up. We started the month with nine inches of snow on the ground, and all ponds […]
