Demolition on Town Hall Lot
A small building next to Town Hall at 25 Maple Road, used mostly in recent years as a storehouse for the Norfolk Farmers Market, was demolished on May 2, as a small crowd of workers at Town Hall, including First Selectman Matt Riiska, cheered. The picture above shows the demolition in its early stages, as […]
Taxes Increase Despite Drastic Cuts to Town Programs
Botelle School budget takes major hit By Wiley Wood Town taxes will rise about 4.5 percent in the coming year, according to Board of Finance Chairman Michael Sconyers, who spoke at the town’s annual budget hearing on April 24. “I really don’t like the budget,” said Sconyers, who explained that a decrease in allocations […]
Norfolk Sewer District Prepares for $4.2 Million in Repairs
Membership will meet to decide course of action By Wiley Wood A modest brick building beside the Blackberry River going toward Canaan houses Norfolk’s wastewater treatment plant. Bill Hester, the plant’s superintendent, points out a sunken concrete box near the building into which a 12-inch pipe discharges water. Although the influent looks only slightly […]
Wendy Roberts Reclaims the Beauty and Serenity of the Mountain View Inn
By Colleen Gundlach When Erastus Johnson built his stately Gilded Age home on the knoll just south of Norfolk’s Village Green in 1900, he named it Wildwood. This was a name that stayed with the property through its next owner, H.E. Adriance, a wealthy New York City resident who kept Wildwood as his summer […]
Buttons to Commemorate Veterans at Memorial Day Ceremony
For Linda Perkins, Memorial Day is an important holiday, not only for the nation but for the small town of Norfolk. As she puts it, “It’s the one time we gather as a town community to honor those who served our country. They deserve to be remembered. We owe them a debt of gratitude.” But […]
Wildlife Rehabilitator Angela Luna Grano Finds a New Home in Norfolk
By Ruth Melville Wanting to escape what she calls “a suburban prison,” Angela Luna Grano decided to buy a farm and move to Norfolk, drawn here by the town’s natural beauty. Grano, who is a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator, says that she “felt a certain spirituality in these woods.” She wanted her two daughters […]
Online Survey for Town Plan
The Town of Norfolk is conducting an online survey to get input from Norfolk residents as part of updating the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD). The survey provides an opportunity for residents to identify issues of concern and suggest priorities and strategies for the updated plan. The current POCD was adopted in 2009 and […]
New Town Website About to Go Live
By Ruth Melville At the Economic Development Commission (EDC) meeting on April 12, Bill Brown presented the first look at the newly redesigned town website. Although the website underwent a major overhaul two years ago, there were many features of the site that were not working as well in practice as had been hoped. […]
For Emily Irwin, Home = Love
New homewares shop opens in downtown Norfolk By Janet Gokay Mead So you want to open a shop that sells things for the home—thoughtful, lovely things. You live in New Marlborough, in the Berkshires, where you run a very successful restaurant, Cantina 229, with your husband. You have three kids: two, nine, and 14-years […]
May, The Queen of Flowers
By Leslie Watkins Of all the magnificent designs and decorations used by people to embellish their architecture, textiles, tables and walls, the rose motif is the most beloved. The Queen of Flowers has held us in her rapture for millennia. Rose fossils date back 35 million years. Ancient nomads traveled far and wide, bringing […]
