Convenience Store and Deli Proposed for 6 Station Place
Neighboring business owners voice opposition By Wiley Wood Since the Corner Store closed two years ago, Norfolk residents have had to travel 20 minutes to a neighboring town to buy a quart of milk, a bag of charcoal, or a tube of toothpaste. But on Tuesday, May 24, the Planning and Zoning Commission held […]
Norfolk Farmers Market Turns 10
Twin sisters Mary Bazzano-Reeve and Margaret Alexson, who are the official WIN Twins—the face of the upcoming Weekend in Norfolk—help Norfolk Farmers Market celebrate its 10th birthday on May 128 beside a tower of free birthday cupcakes. Stay tuned for more adventures of the WIN Twins as the summer progresses.
Stocking Food Banks for the Summer
Local high school student supplies food for local food pantries By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo While the average high school student may welcome summer because of all the freedoms and personal indulgences it affords, one Norfolk teenager sees summer as an opportunity to be completely selfless. Sophomore Morgan Daley recently started “Full for the Summer,” […]
Brian Ohler and William Riiska will Vie for 64th District House Seat
Election Season Begins By Colleen Gundlach Two long-time Northwest Corner residents will fight it out between now and November to win the 64th district seat in the state House of Representatives. Brian Ohler, a Republican from North Canaan will be running against William Riiska, a Democrat from Salisbury. Both men have run for the […]
Proposed Town Budget Cuts Spending and Raises Taxes
State Reduces Norfolk’s Education Grant by 90 Percent By Wiley Wood The Board of Finance has readied a 2016–17 budget which it will present to the town at a budget hearing on Wednesday, June 8. The budget is normally presented in late April but was held up this year by protracted deliberations in the […]
Real Estate Transactions—April 2016
April 4, Stephen T. & Beth D. Podhajecki to Angela L. Grano, 41 Loon Meadow Drive, for $425,000. April 11, Frederick T. & Nancy A. Herzig to Paulus J. & Monika J. Ingram, 38 North Street for $137,000. April 27, Monument Realty Inc. to Briscoe Road LLC, 125 Laurel Way for $165,000. April 28, Farm Credit East […]
Thoughts Along the Chattleton Road at Great Mountain Forest
By Hans M. Carlson The road at Great Mountain Forest’s (GMF) west gate is a new spur off an older thoroughfare. Jean’s Trail is the intersection, and from there the old Chattleton Road once ran down behind where Rustling Winds Stables is now. It still goes south to Meekertown in the other direction, but […]
The Challenges and Joys of Owning a Small Farm
Not for the Faint of Heart By Ruth Melville People like the idea of local farms. They enjoy seeing cows grazing in a field or the piles of fresh vegetables on the table at the farmers market. But they are less likely to appreciate the amount of work that goes into starting a […]
Selectman’s Corner
Summertime Reminders By Sue Dyer Just a reminder that Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Falls Village Public Works Garage. Contact the Selectmen’s Office at 860-542-5829 for further information. Summer is upon us, and it’s time to get your stickers for the Transfer Station and […]
Loggers’ Association Honors Henry Gundlach
Decades of Commitment to Forest Management The Northeastern Loggers’ Association (NELA) recently honored Henry Gundlach of Norfolk as the recipient of its 2015 Outstanding Leadership in Industry Award. NELA Chair Colleen Goodridge presented the award at the Annual Loggers’ Banquet in South Burlington, Vermont recently, in a ceremony attended by over 200 members of […]
