High School Robotics Team Wins Big at Regional Championship
Shares robot with town The Northwestern Regional High School robotics team, NRG 4055 Gearheads, brought their robot to the Norfolk Library on April 30 to show the Botelle students, among others. The Gearheads’ creation, named “Scratch That” after a failed first design, used a catapult that was highly effective. The team of 20 includes Norfolk […]
Spring Interrupted
All over Norfolk, daffodils and other spring flowers had emerged at winter’s seeming end only to have their hardiness put to the test. Winter made an appearance one last time on April 15, blanketing the ground with two inches of snow. Photo by Bruce Frisch.
View from the Green
Jobs For Juniors? Yes! By Rosanna Trestman With summer around the corner, many a parent begins the annual scramble to fill the three-month stretch of unstructured time facing their children. Cobbling together activities for younger kids, such as week-long soccer and art camps, the library Summer Reading program, and long days at Tobey Pond plug […]
The Drama of The Missing Man
Copters and canines used in hunt for retired teacher By Lloyd Garrison For two days in April, Norfolk witnessed numerous police cruisers on the prowl and two helicopters searching for Joseph Pappalardo, a 60-year old East Hartford man who had abandoned his parked Toyota Avalon at Station Place. Police said he was thought to be […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer It appears that spring has finally arrived and with that there will be several meetings over the next few weeks. The annual town meeting will be held on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Botelle School to pass the budget as presented by the Board of Finance. Public hearings regarding […]
Norfolk’s March Weather
Strange Weather Month By Russell Russ Winter held spring back this March. The continued cold winter temperatures were near record breaking levels, but what was really unusual was the lack of rain and snow for most of the month. After a snowy December through February period, it was odd to have such a snow-free March. […]
Possible New Regulations for Tree Trimming by Power Utilities
Complicated Issue Generates Different Opinions By Kurt Steele The most recent chapter of contentious roadway tree trimming by Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) in both Norfolk and the state continues to unfold without a clear end so far. Following major power outages due to damage from hurricane Irene in 2011, Governor Malloy contended that there […]
Town Taxes and Spending Climb Slightly
Mill Rate to Rise 10 Percent By Wiley Wood The Board of Finance met twice in April to set Norfolk’s budget for 2014-2015, in advance of the annual budget hearing and town meeting. The town expects to raise $6,634,114 in taxes, an increase of $350,141 over last year, or 6 percent. “The mill rate’s going […]
Out and About
Not your Average Run Of the Mill By Rosanna Trestman Every piece of lumber begins as a log. Typically, the log goes from forest to sawmill, and comes out a plank cut to a uniform width, length and height. But at Berkshire Products, a sawmill tucked on Ashley Falls Road in Sheffield, Mass., the log’s […]
Veteran Editor to Join Norfolk Now
Ruth Melville has spent 40 years helping bringing books to life By Lloyd Garrison Last year, when Ruth Melville began showing up at Norfolk Now story conferences and volunteered to write for the paper, the editors were unaware of a true pro in their midst. Not only could she write, but she was a seasoned […]
