Organizers of Farmers Market Announce Possible Shutdown This Summer
As old guard prepares to retire, no one steps up to replace them By Wiley Wood Three key players in the Norfolk Farmers Market organization announced in an interview that they are considering the possibility of closing down the market after this winter’s season for lack of manpower to keep it running. “We would […]
Fighting Back the Tide: Connecticut Takes On the Opioid Epidemic
By Susannah Wood The frightening rise in overdose deaths from opioids and rates of opioid addiction has been the subject of many news stories in the last few years. All of New England, including Connecticut, has been very hard hit. In 2015 there were about 700 deaths in the state due to accidental overdoses, […]
Norfolk’s October 2016 Weather
Drought Conditions Intensify By Russell Russ It’s all about the numbers. As we get closer to year’s end all eyes will be on the year’s weather statistics. The year of 2016 has a very good chance of ranking very high in two weather categories. Unless weather patterns change drastically before the end of the […]
Community Conversations at Northwestern Regional
Public forums offer insight to the school and its students By Colleen Gundlach An opportunity to view the inner mechanisms of Regional School District No.7 was offered to the public when the district’s Board of Education sponsored a Community Conversation evening. The event, held on November 2, was the third of a series that […]
Botelle Beat
Newly Formed Student Council Decides to Work on Kindness By Lauren Valentino A nine-member Student Council was formed at Botelle School this fall. Fifth- and sixth-grade students were given the opportunity of joining. Interested students were asked to complete a five-question application. The questions included “What is your vision for how kindness can be […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer The Town of Norfolk has a new animal control officer, Lauren Foley. We are sharing her with North Canaan. She can be reached by calling 860-824-7796 or 860-921-1372. A reminder that there is no parking on the street during a snowstorm. Please park your vehicles out of the way of the snowplows. […]
Berkshire Country Store Plans Late December Opening
The Berkshire Country Store is scheduled to open at 6 Station Place in late December, according to a press release by Norfolk’s Economic Development Commission (EDC). The work of converting the generic retail space into a functioning food service and grocery store has been assisted, under the direction of store owner Ryan Craig, by many […]