Northwest Connect Hopes to Build Regional Fiber-Optic Network by 2021
Dropped cell phone calls and slow downloads would be distant memories By Ruth Melville If the efforts of a local advocacy group called Northwest Connect are successful, we may see a fiber-optic network installed in the Northwest Corner by 2021. Northwest Connect was formed by a group of citizens and elected officials, most notably […]
First Selectman Candidates Square Off at Infinity Hall
By Wiley Wood In a conversation that touched on a familiar range of topics—taxes, education, infrastructure—the two candidates for Norfolk first selectman spoke in front of a crowd off about 85 townspeople on a recent Saturday morning at Infinity Hall. Both candidates are longtime residents of Norfolk, and both have run for first selectman […]
September 2017 Real Estate Transfers
On Sept. 28, Lora Jean Bresson to Brian Vigliotti, 319 Greenwoods Rd. W., $142,000. On Sept. 29, Frank and Caryn Trager to Christopher K. and James P. Davidson IV, 95 Maple Ave., $165,000.
Steeple of Congregational Church Needs Urgent Repair
Congregation will look to community for help in restoration By Wiley Wood From the vantage of one of the wooded ridgetops around town, there is often no indication of where Norfolk lies other than the spire of the Congregational Church, a white shaft rising out of the trees to mark the village green. But […]
Through the Garden Gate: November, Revelations
By Leslie Watkins After autumn’s chilly winds and drenching rains have knocked down the asters and goldenrods and the last leaves have fallen from the trees, hidden things are revealed. Stone walls, lost tools, vole holes and abandoned bird nests are evident. If you look very closely you may find a cocoon of Hyalophora […]
City Meadow Park Nears Completion
Construction of City Meadow, which was stopped by a cease-and-desist order when a path was determined to encroach on private property, has resumed. The three property owners whose land the path unintentionally crossed gave the town permission to return onto their land to remediate the damage. One land owner, David Torrey, ceded an easement […]