View From the Green
It’s Time We Thanked our Viet Vets By Colleen Gundlach Last month I had the distinct honor of interviewing four of Norfolk’s Vietnam veterans for the June issue of Norfolk Now. It was an experience that brought back memories of a time when our country was even more divided than it is now. It was […]
Yale Summer School of Art Gives Back
Children’s art classes a popular summer item each year By Colleen Gundlach The children of Norfolk had the opportunity on June 22 and 23, to study art with students enrolled in the Yale Summer School of Art. Each year, 26 undergraduate art majors are selection from institutions around the country and abroad to study at […]
Property Taxes Drop Slightly
Town budget trimmed back By Wiley Wood Norfolk will spend less in the coming year, and the tax rate will be marginally lower. The budget presented by Michael Sconyers, chairman of the Board of Finance, at a special town meeting on June 10 was almost $200,000 lower than last year’s, a drop of 3 percent. […]
New Town Building Officer Appointed
Watches over building code compliance By Kurt Steele There is a new face in Town Hall. Jerry Waters has been appointed Norfolk’s Building Official. He assumed the job on April 1 and succeeded Mike LaRosa, who resigned for personal reasons after 18 years of dedicated service to the town. Waters comes to Norfolk with extensive construction […]
Selectmen’s Corner—July 2015
By Sue Dyer Summer is here and Tobey Beach is open. Please make sure that you have the appropriate stickers for Tobey and the transfer station. After August 3, the sticker prices for the transfer station will be $110 and $100 for Tobey. Stickers can be purchased by mail. For further information, call the Town […]
Regionalization Plan Under Review By State Board of Education
State legislature approved waiver on last day By Wiley Wood On the last day of its session, the state legislature in Hartford passed a bill that would allow the Norfolk-Colebrook regionalization plan to proceed. The plan for a new school district that would unite the primary schools of both towns under one roof is now […]
Referendum Approves Northwestern Regional #7 Budget
Spending is up but Norfolk’s assessment is down By Wiley Wood A referendum among the four towns of the Northwestern Regional School District #7 approved a 2015-16 budget calling for a 3.17 percent increase in spending over last year. The budget was unpopular in New Hartford, which voted against it, but was carried by the […]
Tour of the Litchfield Hills Raises Funds for Cancer Patients
Local nonprofit hopes to reach one million dollar mark this year By Suzanne Hinman Imagine being told that you have cancer and have weeks, months or even years of treatment ahead of you. Coping with the physical and emotional challenges of cancer treatment is daunting enough, but the financial burden is often the most overwhelming […]
Scott Shaw: Running like the Wind
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Norfolkian Scott Shaw won the town’s annual Five-Mile Road Race in May with an all-time course record of 28 minutes and 23 seconds. The second place finisher, Brandon LeClair, set the course record last year with a time of 29 minutes and 59 seconds. LeClair beat that time by 44 seconds […]
Norfolk’s May 2015 Weather
Warmest May on Record By Russell Russ Last year’s title for the May weather article was Nothing Special, that was not the case this year. We all heard how dry this month was, but what snuck up on many of us, including yours truly, was how warm it really was. This month was the warmest […]
