Washington’s Trade War and Norfolk’s Economy
By David Beers On the news there is much talk about trade wars and tariffs, and if you are like me, it all seems far away. But it is not far away, and tariffs are directly affecting livelihoods in Norfolk right now. A bit of background is in order here. A tariff is a […]
Landmark on Village Green Bought by Bank
Fate of building uncertain after years of neglect By Wiley Wood Crissey Place, the square, mansard-roofed house that has anchored the southeast corner of the village green for more than two centuries, went on the auction block on Saturday, Oct. 20, at noon. Derelict since its former owner, Peter Vosburgh, entered Geer Village Senior […]
Haystack Book Talks
Ten Authors, Two Days, Five Conversations By Christopher Sinclair As people streamed into Battell Chapel beneath the autumnal glow of the Armstrong stained glass windows, they might easily have imagined themselves in a New Haven lecture hall rather than on the village green in Norfolk. The chapel, which hosted four of the five sessions […]
Whiting Mills: An Old Sock Factory Stuffed With Surprises
By Sally Quale Inside a former mill building tucked behind the community college in Winsted there is a warren of artists’ spaces, craftsmen’s workshops and miscellaneous businesses. This is Whiting Mills. On any given day, a ceramicist might be glazing her pots for the kiln, a painter scrubbing his canvases, a weaver laying out […]
November, Winter Is Coming
By Leslie Watkins Along with signs like the early migration of birds and butterflies, pigs collecting sticks and an abundance of acorns, banded woolly bear caterpillars are thought to forecast a long, cold winter when they sport a narrow band of orange and are especially fuzzy. Woolly bears hatch in the fall and eat […]
Letters—November 2018
Many Thanks To the editor: On behalf of the Norfolk Land Trust’s Trail Race Committee, we would like to thank everyone who made our fifth annual 5k/10K trail race on Sept. 23 a huge success. We had more than 100 runners register for the races, and everyone was impressed, not only with land trust trails, […]
A Quick Preview of the Midterm Election
The midterm elections on Nov. 6 will see the election of a new governor in Connecticut, as Dannell P. Malloy leaves after eight years in office. Also in contention are Christopher Murphy’s United States Senate seat and the Fifth Congressional District seat currently held by Elizabeth Esty, who has chosen to step down in the […]
Super Spooktacular at Botelle School
Children of all ages gathered in the Hall of Flags at Botelle School on Friday, Oct. 26, for the annual Halloween celebration. Circulating through the crowd were scarecrows, witches, masked marauders, walking skeletons, a playful raccoon, a bevy of princesses, squads of superheroes and a solitary blue crayon. Standing guard at the entrance to the […]
Squirrels: They Are Everywhere
By Jude Mead On a good day it seems like there’s an overpopulation of squirrels this year, but the professionals disagree. According to Michael Gregonis, a wildlife biologist at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the number of squirrels racing about in our backyards is actually lower than last year. “There has […]
Selectman’s Corner—November 2018
By Matt Riiska Summer is over and I think we missed fall. Leaf peeping has been almost non-existent, with the maples’ colors almost gone and the oaks changing quickly. The Norfolk Rails to Trails “Tour de Forest” is planned for this weekend, October 27, and there is a prediction of snow. Great. We have […]
