View From the Green
To the Strains of “The Blue Danube” Waltz By Wiley Wood A winter carnival is in the works for Norfolk this year, on February 24 and 25, organized by the Weekend In Norfolk crew. And a winter carnival, inevitably, brings thoughts of skating parties. So it was not surprising that attention should turn again to the […]
Snafu Stops Work at City Meadow
Town encroaches on private property By Wiley Wood Construction on the City Meadow project was going according to plan. It was the first week of September, and a crew from SumCo Eco-Contracting, under contract from the town, was building a gravel path down the hillside below Haystack Pizza. The riprap imported by them extended […]
August 2017 Real Estate Transactions
On Aug. 7, 2017, 7.5 acres on Grantville Rd., from Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc. to Dale A. and Gail G. Savage, for $37,500. On Aug. 28, 2017, 45 Sunset Ridge Rd., from Fred and Phyllis M. Diggle to Paul Lussier and David Brizzolara, for $377,000. On Aug. 30, 2017, 67-69 Litchfield Rd., from Dean […]
BH Upcycled Designs Gives New Life to Old Clothing
By Ruth Melville We all know there’s too much waste in the modern world. The days of “make do and mend” are largely gone, and new clothing is available so cheaply that most people prefer to throw an old shirt out and buy a new one. But Norfolk Farmers Market vendor MaryLynne Boisvert takes […]
Zoning and Wetlands Seek Authority to Issue Citations
Town schedules enforcement ordinance for vote By Wiley Wood Should the Town of Norfolk be allowed to fine its residents for violations of zoning and inland wetlands regulations? This is the question that will be put to vote at a town meeting this month. At present, the enforcement officer can notify a landowner who […]
Stocking Up on Treats for the Halloween Hordes
The Norfolk community invites its trick-or-treaters to Maple Avenue on the afternoon and evening of Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31. The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department will shut the street to through-traffic from 5 p.m. to 7 or 8 p.m., depending on the weather. Donations of candy for the households along Maple Avenue and the adjoining streets […]
Through The Garden Gate
October, The Subterranean Apothec By Leslie Watkins If I could grow just one thing only, it would be Allium sativum. More than an absolutely indispensable ingredient for most of my favorite recipes, it also offers substantial health benefits while delivering good protection form vampires—useful at this time of year. Garlic has been used historically […]
Norfolk’s August 2017 Weather
Another Beauty By Russell Russ August continued our ongoing series of months with pleasant weather. Residents along the Gulf Coast and in the Caribbean had a rough weather month, due mostly to hurricane Harvey, but here in Norfolk, the weather continued to be quite nice. Norfolk’s weather for the most part has been very uneventful […]
Selectman’s Corner
By Sue Dyer A special town meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Hall of Flags in Botelle School to vote on a proposed zoning enforcement ordinance. Copies will be available in the town clerk’s office by Oct. 11. Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, October 14, 2017 at […]
