Special Town Meeting
A Special Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Norfolk will be held at Town Hall on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7 p.m. Votes will be held on resolutions concerning pension benefits and the building code. A full text of the resolutions can be […]
State Approves Funds for Affordable Housing in Norfolk
A year ago, Governor Malloy authorized a $2.99 million grant for the construction of 12 housing units in Norfolk. On January 29 of this year, the state Bond Commission approved the grant. “A great amen,” says Lou Barbagallo, president of the Foundation for Norfolk Living, “as in, a prayer answered.” The foundation first applied […]
Colebrook Assesses Wind Turbines at $13.3 Million
BNE plans third turbine on Flagg Hill By Wiley Wood Assessor Michele Sloane confirmed that the two wind turbines built by BNE Energy in Colebrook in 2015 will be taxed at a value of $13.3 million, making BNE Energy the second-largest property holder in Colebrook. This will increase the town’s grand list, or total […]
Morning Coffee and Papers at Haystack Pizza
The Haystack Pizza Restaurant along Route 44 just west of Norfolk’s downtown will open at 7:30 a.m. daily. Responding to a longtime wish of the community, owner Luis Veleu, above, is offering coffee, a selection of breakfast pastries, and the local and regional newspapers in the sunny atmosphere of his dining space. Photo by Bruce Frisch
Letters—March 2016
While reading last month’s article on the EDC’s efforts to restart the Corner Store, I couldn’t help but think that we all could and should do more to support those businesses already here in town. Especially in these slower winter months when there are fewer tourists and weekenders to contribute to our local economy, we […]
Fire Department Adds a New Truck to Its Fleet
By Ruth Melville In January 2015, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) presented the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance with a request for $125,000 to buy a new utility truck. The Board of Finance denied the full request, but it did give the NVFD $20,000, and the department chipped in $26,000 […]
Tireless Library Volunteers Work to Document Everyone’s History
Norfolk’s Past and Present in Scrapbooks By Colleen Gundlach In the nondescript cabinets to the right of the fireplace in the Great Hall of Norfolk Library is tucked one of Norfolk’s unsung treasures. Here reside volumes that trace the folk history of the town, carefully cut, pasted and archived by dedicated volunteers. From birth […]
Isabella Players Showcase Native American History
It was a cold afternoon, and the roads were snowy, but a good-sized crowd was on hand in Battell Chapel to watch this year’s Isabella Eldridge Club play, written and directed by Jude Mead. On stage were four disparate women, all descendants of great Native American chiefs. Three are great-great-granddaughters—crisply tailored Hahanna (Louise Davis), […]
It’s Only Natural—March 2016
Art, Science and Nature in a Rite of Spring By Hans M. Carlson Last Sunday’s minus 19 degrees was a record, and I love that kind of cold, so I took a walk in the woods as soon as the sun rose. I came out at the east gate of Great Mountain Forest, and […]
Fresh Crop of EMR’s Joins Norfolk Ambulance
By Wiley Wood The sign next to the ambulance building on Route 44 reads “Volunteers Needed.” And this winter, the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance got a fresh influx of volunteers. Eleven people took the latest Emergency Medical Responder’s course, and seven of the newly minted EMR’s are expected to join the ambulance, according to […]
