NCCC Opens New Building to Public
By Clinton Sosna On May 5, Northwestern Connecticut Community College welcomed the public to an open house at the new Joyner Health Science Center, a two-story, 24,000 square foot facility, housing the school’s Veterinary Technology and Allied Health programs. The first floor, which includes a surgical suite, hematology lab, x-ray area and kennels as […]
Sewer District Votes to Proceed With Repairs
Assumes 40-year loan By Wiley Wood On Wednesday, May 16, members of the Norfolk Sewer District voted unanimously to embark on a $4.2 million renovation of the sewer collection system in the center of town, agreeing to assume a collective debt that will cost the district $100,000 per year for the next 40 years. […]
One Year in, Multiage Classrooms at Botelle Judged a Success
Program will expand next year By Jude Mead Botelle Elementary School implemented its first multiage classroom this past year, combining the kindergarten and first grade classes. Faced with the prospect of declining enrollment, Principal Lauren Valentino, along with teachers Bea Tirrell and Deb Tallon, revitalized an educational model that dates back centuries to the […]
April 2018 Real Estate Transactions
On April 2, Martha E. Jackson to Mary M. Ackerly, 5 acres on Litchfield Rd., $20,000. On April 3, Martha E. Jackson to Douglas Beale and Alexandra Bustillos, 247 Litchfield Rd., $375,000. On April 23, Gardner M. and Diana V. Mundy to Barton Wenrich and Bonnie Simmons, 71 Bruey Rd.; 33.7 acres on Bruey Rd.; […]
Husky Meadows Farm: Fresh Produce and Prepared Foods
By Colleen Gundlach When Steve Archaski was young, he spent many happy hours at the home of his great-aunt and great-uncle on Doolittle Drive. Little did he know that he would eventually own the property and, beyond that, he would be the head baker/chef at nearby Husky Meadows Farm. Many Norfolkians know Husky Meadows […]
Ovenbird: Summer Songster
By Susannah Wood There is a singer everyone has heard, Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird, Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again. —Robert Frost Even if you are not a birder but find yourself anywhere near the Norfolk woods come late April or early May and on into summer, […]
Online Survey for 2019 Town Plan
The Town of Norfolk is conducting an online survey to get input from Norfolk residents on its new town plan (Plan of Conservation and Development). The last plan was completed in 2009, and a state mandate requires municipalities to produce a new one every ten years. The survey provides an opportunity for residents to identify […]
Norfolk Early Learning Center Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary
Learn, Love, Grow By Ruth Melville On May 5, Kailyn Nadeau and Paige Corey celebrated their fifth year as directors of the Norfolk Early Education Center (NELC), their state-licensed child-care facility for children from as young as six weeks up to 12 years old. For over 10 years, Nadeau and Corey had worked at […]
The Hub, Designed as a Collaborative Center, Holds First Event
Transformed space is open to all By Chris Sinclair The many stone walls running through the New England landscape may well reflect the entrenched belief that, as Robert Frost put it, “Good fences make good neighbors.” But this New England town has opted for a somewhat different approach in the form of the Norfolk […]
The State of the Town, at the Six-Month Mark
By Matt Riiska Now that the budget has been approved with a 5.01 percent increase, for a 23.57 mill rate, we can move on to other matters. One item I really need to mention is the addition of a few “No Parking” signs on Mountain Road. I can appreciate the concern that a few people […]
