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 […]
First Selectman Contest Headlines November Election
By Wiley Wood This year’s municipal elections on November 7 will send a new first selectman to Town Hall. Susan Dyer, who has been Norfolk’s chief elected official for 18 years, is stepping down, and vying to replace her are William Reudgen (R) and Matthew Riiska (D). The winner will receive a two-year term. […]
Blackberry Street Saved From Buckling
Road crews worked all of September to repair Blackberry Street, building a new retaining wall to shore up the slumping hillside. “The guard rails were tilting and the road was sliding into Donna Wheeler’s yard,” said First Selectman Sue Dyer. Money was budgeted and set aside for the work several years ago, but delays intervened. […]
Trouble Comes Disguised as a Beautiful Ornamental!
By John Anderson As mid fall approaches, the leaves of many plants senesce and change color. White ash trees are some of the first woody plants to drop their leaves, followed by the glorious colors of maples, birches, blueberries and spicebush. But amongst them are invaders, which can outnumber and choke out the natural […]
Innovation in the Service of Convenience
Store allows night-time access to key card holders By Christopher Sinclair It is difficult to envision a 7-Eleven, Cumberland Farms, or other 24-hour store popping up in Norfolk’s downtown center. One senses that large, flashing neon signs and the designs of Alfredo Taylor would make for rather peculiar neighbors. That being the case, Ryan […]
Joseph Carrere Fox, 1916-2017
Joseph Carrere Fox, originally of New York City, died on August 10 in Hamden, Conn. at the age of 101. A graduate of Andover and Yale (’38), Joe served with the Office of Naval Intelligence during WW II, monitoring the Panama Canal and the Straits of Gibraltar. He then returned to New York City, where […]
