Norfolk Voters Turned Out in High Numbers for Clinton
Republicans Witkos and Ohler won crossover vote in local contests By Wiley Wood Voter turnout in Norfolk was high, with 86 percent of the town’s electorate casting a ballot in the election. The presidential vote went to Clinton (547 to 373), but in two local races, a majority of Norfolk residents voted for the […]
View from the Green
A Tale of Three Inns By Leila Javitch The Weekend in Norfolk (WIN) this past summer was a lively event that brought many visitors to our beautiful town. As a longtime resident, I wondered how all the buzz and participation in the August weekend affected the businesses in Norfolk, specifically the local inns and […]
State Renews City Meadow Grant
Completion expected by December 2017 By Wiley Wood Plans for a park in the sunken wetland below Station Place were dropped with a thud last April when time ran out to complete the project before the funding deadline. But on October 4, First Selectman Sue Dyer announced that the entire original grant of $500,000 from […]
Under a Parasol on the Forest Floor
On their annual autumn hike up Haystack Mountain, Marie and Bob Murphy of Cornwall found this beautiful mushroom just off the trail in the leafy base of the forest floor above the parking area. It measured approximately five inches across and six inches tall and appeared, from the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, […]
Hans Carlson Steps Down at Great Mountain Forest Director
Hans Carlson has announced his resignation as director of Great Mountain Forest Corporation (GMF) to take a directorship at Blue Hill Trust in Maine, an organization that recently purchased 2,500 acres of “overcut and poorly treated” woodlands, which Carlson looks forward to assisting in caring for and reviving. Carlson joined the GMF staff in 2013 […]
Advice for Voters From the Norfolk Town Clerk
By Wiley Wood In this lively election season, no one is likely to forget that Election Day falls on November 8, the second Tuesday of November. The Norfolk polling station, on the second floor of Town Hall at 19 Maple Avenue, will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. “Be sure you’re registered,” […]
Through The Garden Gate
November, Transition By Leslie Watkins Along with death and taxes, change is among the very few things of which we can be certain. An ability to manage change, with a degree of agility in making adjustments, will determine whether we land on our feet or not. Having a brain that allows us to predict […]
September 2016 Real Estate Transactions
On September 1, Peter C. & Abigail E. Neave to Michael K. Selleck, 177 Greenwoods Rd. East, for $499,000. On September 1, Estate of Elizabeth M. Cleveland to Kyle Kroehle & Samantha Kroehle, 64 Loon Meadow Drive, for $135,000. On September 27, A2V, Inc. to Jacquier Properties LLC, 70 acres on Greenwoods Rd. West for $275,000. […]
Congregational Church Receives Grant from Catholic Archdiocese
By Jordan Rose Lee On Friday, September 30, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair presented Church of Christ with a check in the amount of $1,250, funded in part by the Archdiocese of Hartford through the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Vicariate Outreach Program. The funding will help the Minister’s Discretionary Fund continue its mission of helping friends in […]
Soil Remediation at Library Completed
By Ruth Melville Last month’s successful removal of the 19th-century gas generator discovered during the Norfolk Library’s restoration project was a relief to the library and the town. But even after the dismantled tank and gas-impacted debris—sealed in 11 55-gallon drums—was transported to a hazardous waste facility in Ohio, there was further environmental work […]
