Foxtail Café in Winsted Closes Unexpectedly
Foxtail Fine Catering and Café, which opened only a year and a half ago in the old Cackleberries site on Main Street in Winsted, has closed its doors for good. On Oct. 7, only hours after serving brunch, owners Jason Plourde and Armand Lattizori posted a notice on Facebook announcing that “it is with deep […]
At Budget Meeting, Parents Debate Botelle’s Future Direction
By Wiley Wood The tone was confrontational. “I really don’t care about that,” said Heather Adams, a parent. The superintendent was saying that each student at Botelle Elementary School gets a computer tablet. “The amount the school spends on technology,” said Adams, “is a concern for me.” The meeting was intended to give parents […]
Shrinking Our Water Footprint on ‘The Blue Marble’
How Norfolk measures up By Kathy Robb We connect with water, and our lives depend on it. The quality and availability of unpolluted drinking water has topped our environmental concerns in polls for a quarter of a century. In 2017, Americans expressed more concern about water pollution than they had since 2001. Low-income and […]
Lions Club Talent Show a Five-Star Hit
There were jokes, a fractured fairy tale, showtunes and original songs, a mimed performance, a memorable lip synch, a pre-teen dance troupe, Celtic pipes and much, much more at the annual Norfolk Lions Club talent show on the mainstage at Infinity Hall on Oct. 24. The acts included a rousing sing-along of “When the Saints […]
September 2018 Real Estate Transactions
On Sept. 10, US Bank NA to Richard Patterson, 4 Goshen East St., for $156,000. On Sept. 17, Daniel Green to Gerry Goodrich and Susan Caughman, 13 Beacon Lane, for $385,000. On Sept. 21, Hazon Inc. to Molly V. Hartung, 47 Laurel Way Ext., for $160,000.
Norfolk’s September 2018 Weather
Warm and Wet By Russell Russ September weather in Norfolk this year was mostly cloudy and humid for much of the month. Temperatures and rainfall were both well above normal. September is prime hurricane season, and the Carolinas were hit with a devastating rainstorm when Hurricane Florence made landfall Sept. 14. Remnants of Florence […]
Community News—November 2018
Margot Trout Landscape Paintings Please join us at the opening reception for the artist Margot Trout on Sunday, Nov. 4, from 4 to 6 p.m., graciously hosted by the Library Associates. Margot has taught at the Maine College of Art and Mount Holyoke College, and her work has been exhibited widely in Maine, Massachusetts and […]
Norfolk Then—November 2018
The Welch Memorial Fountain once stood on Greenwoods Road at the entrance to West Side Road, forming a roundabout of sorts, slowing equestrian traffic. Made of local granite, it was erected in 1895 in honor of Dr. William Wickham Welch, Norfolk’s town doctor for 53 years. He was described as “a great night traveler and […]
