August 2015

Norfolk—A Thousand Points of Light

Improved communication channels should help town develop By Kurt Steele Noting that Norfolk has, in the words of a…

Construction of Wind Turbines on Flagg Hill Site Is Underway

By Wiley Wood The noise of heavy equipment near Flagg Hill is constant. The access road has been widened,…

State Board of Ed Approves Regionalization Plan

Towns to hold hearings and referendums At its regular meeting on July 1, the State Board of Education approved…

Tobey Pond—From Glacial Kettle to Local Swimming Hole

By Christopher Sinclair Several thousand years ago a glacier inched its way through the southern Berkshires, and upon its retreat…

Selectmen’s Corner—August 2015

By Sue Dyer We hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Anyone who has recently climbed aboard the wooden train…

New Rails to Trails Committee Formed

Proposed seven-mile trail to run the length of the town By Ruth Melville On July 9 an introductory meeting…

Tiles for Library Roof Custom-Made in South America

By Wiley Wood When the Norfolk Library’s new roof is laid in the coming months, its red terra cotta…

Rebuilding the American Chestnut Tree

Rescuing a Forest Icon By Ruth Melville From Connecticut to Mississippi, along the Appalachian Mountains and into the Ohio…

Norfolk Youths Work in Boston Soup Kitchen

Young volunteers from the Church of Christ in Norfolk worked in the Jamaica Plains neighborhood of Boston in early July…