Letters—June 2017
To the Editor: Toward the end of her article in the May issue about local street and road names, Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo wonders whether anyone in town knows anything of “the Windrows,” who might have given their name to Windrow Road. I think the name actually comes not from a family but from a physical […]
Milestones—Wheaton Byers, 1925–2017
Wheaton Byers, who moved to North Canaan with his wife, Laura, in 1986 after a career in the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency, died peacefully at his home on Friday, April 21. He was 91 years old. Byers was born in 1925 and first came to the Canaan Valley with his family in […]
Exploring a World Where Technology Trumps Instinct
Courtney Maum’s new novel launched May 30 By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo When asked how she feels now that her new novel, “Touch,” is completed, Courtney Maum says with some hesitation, “I feel good.” Launching a book in early summer is usually optimal, as it is the high season for reading. Putnam, Maum’s new publisher, […]
Honeybees on the Rise in Norfolk
By Jude Mead Why would anyone raise honeybees? Honeybees give us honey, with its rich sweet taste. And beeswax, used in candles and cosmetics. There’s also the fact that honeybee pollination may account, either directly or indirectly, for one-third of our food. Whatever the reason, beekeeping has become a popular hobby in Norfolk. My […]
Norfolk’s April 2017 Weather
Fourth Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ April began with six inches of snow on the ground and most local lakes and ponds still covered with ice. Maple sap was still flowing and syrup was still being produced. By April 5, both the snow and the ice were gone and the maple syrup […]
Confucians Settle Tax Dispute With Town
The Town of Norfolk and the Confucian Study Association, Inc. reached a settlement in Litchfield Superior Court on whether the religious group should pay taxes to the town and in what amount. The association sued the town in August 2016 claiming exemption from taxes for its 48-acre property on Westside Road, the former Deerspring Bruderhof […]
Renowned Musicians Will Reunite in Norfolk in June
Nick Halley, Jon Suters, Chorus Angelicus and Gaudemus will all be back in town By Colleen Gundlach When Paul Halley founded Chorus Angelicus, his son Nick was just eight years old. Nick Halley sang in the very first group of children who formed the original chorus and has since become a musician in his […]
Second Annual Weekend in Norfolk Festival Gears Up
Dozens of events to occur simultaneously By Wiley Wood If Norfolk is generally a quiet town, there is one weekend in the year when it bangs its own drum, and that is during the town-wide celebration of arts, culture and outdoor activities known as Weekend in Norfolk, or WIN, when every organized group in […]
Town Offers Free Training in Mental Health First Aid
By Ruth Melville We are all familiar with the idea of offering first aid for physical injuries, from Band-Aids to the Heimlich maneuver to CPR. But what about first aid for mental distress? What would you do if confronted by a person having a panic attack? What aid or advice would you feel competent […]
Without a Car in Norfolk? Call a Chauffeur!
By David Beers On a sunny Saturday morning, two friends and I met at the Berkshire Country Store to make a trip to Winsted. I pulled out my phone and used my Uber app to call up a ride. (I also have a Lyft app, but Lyft does not have a presence yet in northwest […]
