Zoning Approves Agribusiness Proposal
By Wiley Wood Husky Meadows Farm applied for and was granted a special permit to operate a five-bedroom country inn on its Doolittle Drive property. At a public hearing on March 12 before the Planning and Zoning Commission, farm manager Tracy Hayhurst described the proposed inn as a place for weekend-long retreats that would combine […]
Affordable Housing: One Down, One to Go
By Gordon Anderson On a recent Thursday evening, a stalwart group of some 30 local leaderrs and citizens gathered at the Norfolk Hub for a presentation on the state of affordable housing in Norfolk. The Hub itself was warm and welcoming, seamlessly demonstrating its multi-purpose role as art gallery and conference center. On one side, […]
Artist and Arborist
By David BeersPhoto by Bruce Frisch Paul-Robert Blackman is very excited about his recent move to Norfolk. Blackman grew up in Torrington with a family that is intimately involved with the arts and the trades. Playing music, acting in community theater and creating art were part of growing up. Also part of growing up was […]
It’s Spring! Animals Awake From Hibernation
By Jude Mead Spring is the time to celebrate more sunshine and warmer days. Spring is also the time when many animals awaken from a long winter’s nap. After spending a season sleeping, they emerge hungry and ready to roam. Making it to spring, however, is not an easy task for some of these animals. […]
Health Researchers Announce Benefits of Acorn Diet
A recent scientific paper has found that a diet with a large proportion of acorns is associated with extremely low blood cholesterol levels. “We were performing blood tests on a population in the Adige Valley,” said Dr. Arnoldo Franceschi of the Alpine Nutritional Research Center in Bolzano, Italy, “and were struck by a statistical anomaly […]
Children’s Book Author Visits Botelle
The pre-K/K and first/second grade students at Botelle Elementary enjoyed a visit with local author and collage artist Sara Beth Videtto, on Thursday, March 21. All students in those classes received a softcover copy of her book, “Turtle’s First Winter: A Read and Find Storybook,” as part of a giveaway contest on Videtto’s Facebook author […]
April, Happy as a Pig in Mud
By Leslie Watkins Mud season is that slippery, slimy time of year when winter melt starts from the surface and works its way down to produce sticky wet soil. Deep ruts in dirt roads can make them impassable and hikers are advised to stay on the trails, not the edges, to prevent further erosion. Not […]
Real Estate Transactions for January and February 2019
January Jan. 2, Peter J. Vosburgh et al. to Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., 21 Village Green, $0. Jan. 30, Elizabeth S. Potter to Alexander T. and Kathleen S. Thomson, 220 Mountain Rd., $450,000. February Feb. 1, Naomy Walsh to John F. Lambros, 140 Goshen East St., $130,000. Feb. 4, Jennie K. Brown to Russell Barton, […]
Big Bluestem Beauty Highlights Open Space Availability
Shelley Harms wins award for her nature photography By Colleen Gundlach Shelley Harms is no stranger to conservation and land trust issues. A longtime Norfolk resident, she has served on several land trusts in the region and now has won a first-place award for her nature photography. Each year, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council partners […]
In Memoriam
Debby Tait, who taught art and art history at public schools in Norfolk, Winsted, Colebrook and Barkhamsted, died on Feb. 8 in Montpelier, Vt. at the age of 84. She and her husband of 63 years, Colin Tait, who survives her, were longtime residents of Norfolk. Born Deborah Anne Blodget in New York City in […]
