Norfolk’s September 2016 Weather
Drought Drags On By Russell Russ Our last few Septembers have been weather record setters. In 2014 it was the driest and in 2015 it was the warmest. The warm and dry conditions that we have seen all summer long continued through September this year. The warmth lasted well into the third week of the […]
New Head Chef at Infinity Bistro
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo If Infinity Bistro has fallen out of your lineup for weekend dining options, it’s time to bring it back. The hot, freshly baked bread and garlic butter are good indicators of what flavorsome items are to come. The pulled chicken tacos, one of the best-selling items on the menu, are worth […]
Autumn Bewitchment
By Hans M. Carlson I took a walk south of Yale Camp yesterday, enjoying both the warm weather and the beautiful fall leaves. Despite dire predictions that the drought would hurt the colors—made as much by me as anyone—the season has been spectacular thus far. And as I walked the old Chattleton Road, I caught […]
Northwestern Regional to Host Community Conversation
In the interest of opening a discussion about priorities for their school district, the Board of Education of Northwestern Regional School No. 7 and the school’s administrators will host a community conversation on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m. The evening will include brief presentations from several student groups including the NWR7 Alcoa Scholars, […]
Town Meeting Planned for November 14
Refinancing old debt and taking on a new loan At the selectmen’s meeting on October 4, First Selectman Sue Dyer announced plans to call a town meeting in November. Resolutions will be presented to refinance the town’s existing debt and to borrow additional money to purchase trucks. The town is carrying somewhat less than […]
Conservationists Come to Norfolk to Network
Meet Your Greens By David Beers On October 6, Norfolk hosted a Meet Your Greens get-together at the Infinity Bistro. This was the first time this event has come to our town. It is a free, informal gathering of conservationists that occurs a few times a year at various locations throughout Litchfield County. Catherine […]
Alfredo Taylor’s 1905 Decorative Railing Lamps Again Illuminate Village
by Michael Kelly Long before Route 44 became the speedway it is for cars and trucks whizzing through the heart of the village, most people entered and departed Norfolk deliberately, by way of the railroad. Passengers sharing comfortable parlor cars could hop on and off at 23 stations as the train meandered along steel […]
Tiffany Sunrise Off for Repairs
Community Foundation Helps With Costs By Shelley Harms The first phase of Battell Chapel’s stained glass windows project took a surprising turn in early October. Original plans called for the large center altar window, by Maitland Armstrong, to be restored first. David Maitland Armstrong was one of the foremost stained glass artists of the gilded […]
Norfolk and Colebrook Schools Explore STEAM
By Lauren Valentino On October 4, Botelle School was full of STEAM. Not the steam that rises from boiling water. This STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Botelle’s Hall of Flags was transformed into the STEAM museum, and students from Botelle and Colebrook Consolidated School explored state-of-the-art, hands-on stations. STEAM education is […]
Norfolk Man Arrested
Police arrested Robert Pallone on October 4, 2016, charging him with two counts of felony and two of misdemeanor relating to an incident that occurred on February 27, 2016. Pallone, 61, is an accountant and the owner of the Royal Arcanum Building on Station Place, where the arrest took place. He was released from custody […]
