Blocked Sewer Pipe at Station Place
A crew working at Station Place on March 23 to remove a chunk of ice blocking the lateral sewer pipe to the old Corner Store. They had first tried accessing the blockage from the building and through the manhole cover, but finally had to dig up the road to reach the blockage. This has been […]
It Takes a Lot of Dedicated People to Care for a Village
Jonathan Barbagallo wears a lot of hats in emergency services By Colleen Gundlach The fire at the Norfolk Curling Club on December 18, 2011, was devastating for Norfolk as a whole, but was beyond description for the first responders that night. Since Norfolk’s volunteer base is a small group of people who wear many hats, […]
Norfolk’s February Weather
Second Coldest Month on Record By Russell Russ This February will be remembered by millions of people for a long time. Cities from Pennsylvania to Maine to upstate New York have reported that this February was their coldest month on record. These records only go back a hundred years or so, but still it was […]
Hartford Balks at Norfolk-Colebrook Regional Plan
By Wiley Wood The current legislative session in Hartford lasts until June 3, but it seems unlikely that the State Department of Education will endorse a proposal between now and then that will allow the Norfolk-Colebrook regionalization plan to proceed. The two towns have worked for three years on an agreement that would allow them […]
Milestones
Frank Bell Frank Bell died at Yale–New Haven Hospital on February 16, surrounded by his loving family. He succumbed to interstitial lung disease, which he had battled for two years. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1939, Bell attended Phillips Academy at Andover, studied mechanical engineering at Yale University, and received a master’s in business administration […]
Milestones
William S. Vaun William S. Vaun, 85, died peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sally, their daughter, Elizabeth (Sissi) and five siblings. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Vaun received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. From 1957 to 1959 he […]
Botelle School’s Annual Drama Production
Bruce Connelly Enters His 13th Year as Writer and Director By Anne Frieze On March 27, the Botelle School’s fourth, fifth and sixth graders put on two performances of their annual drama production, “The Wind in the Willows.” Each year the New York-based actor and director Bruce Connelly writes an original script based on a […]
West Street Grill: An Award-Winning Farm-to-Table Restaurant in Litchfield
By Babs Perkins Nestled inconspicuously beneath a striped awning at the lower end of the Litchfield town green, the West Street Grill has long been regarded as one of the area’s best restaurants. By no means a “secret” spot (it has had numerous mentions in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Litchfield County Times, The […]
Haystack Pizza Is Now Open
Pizza lovers, the wait is over! Haystack Pizza & Restaurant officially opened for business on March 24. They’re open Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. In addition to pizza, the restaurant offers sandwiches, grinders, calzones and a large selection of entrees. Telephone: 860-542-5990 or 5991. No personal checks accepted. Photo by Bruce […]
The Importance of Climate Resiliency in Land Preservation
Recent Lecture Highlights the Crucial Role of Land Trusts By Veronica Burns On March 7, Libby Borden, president of the Norfolk Land Trust, welcomed two speakers from the Open Space Institute (OSI) to talk about land conservation at the Norfolk Curling Club. The event was focused on climate change and novel strategies for land protection. […]
