Preparing the Beds at Botelle Garden
The Norfolk After School Program invites Norfolk residents to a Community Garden Cleanup on the afternoons of April 10 to 12, from 3:40-4:30 p.m., in the garden at Botelle School. Come join in on preparing the gardens for a fruitful season! Donna Pequignot, Botelle’s school nurse and healthy eating advocate, will guide participants in cleaning […]
Senior Health and Happiness a Priority at Geer Village
Health and Wellness in the Town Budget By Ruth MelvillePhoto: The residents of Geer’s skilled nursing facility gather for a sing-along every Friday afternoon, led by volunteer Barbara Moeckel, left, of Norfolk. When you walk in the door of main building at Geer Village Senior Community, you might think you were in a country lodge. […]
April Programs at the Norfolk Library
Heather Scofield Exhibit at the Norfolk LibraryThe landscape paintings of Heather Scofield will be on display at the library during the month of April. Scofield is part of the Kent School community, where her husband teaches art. In her work she focuses on the sculptural shapes, lines, and varied colors of trees, from birches to […]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Seeks Volunteers
The Norfolk Festival is inaugurating a volunteer program to assist with ushering at the concerts, post-concert receptions, poster distribution, occasional transportation for fellows and help with the annual gala. Volunteers receive tickets to concerts and enjoy wonderful opportunities to interact with the Norfolk fellows and staff. Visit the festival website at norfolk.music.org/volunteer for details. For […]
The Year-Round Work of Mounting a Festival
By James NelsonPhoto by Bruce Frisch: Harumi Rhodes, violin, and Benjamin Hochman, piano, play a Friday concert at the Music Shed. Melvin Chen and company are all hard at work putting everything in place for the coming Norfolk Chamber Music Festival programs. Yes, we work on Norfolk year-round—planning, organizing, recruiting, fund-raising, marketing, more planning, hiring […]
Updating Norfolk’s Rural Transit System
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska For some time I have been asked about rural transit and what can be done to make it more user friendly for Norfolk residents. To provide a little background, the Town of Norfolk is a member of the Northwestern CT Transit District. Our yearly contribution to the district is $2,957. […]
Scholarships for Norfolk High School Seniors and Recent Grads
As the school year winds down, graduating seniors from Norfolk have the opportunity to apply for scholarship money from a number of local organizations. The scholarships are typically awarded to students enrolling in four-year colleges, but this is not invariably the case. Students going on to two-year colleges and trade schools may also apply for […]
The Greenwoods Puppet Festival
LImagine you are on the wing of a great owl swooping over the southern Berkshires. You swing down neara tiny hamlet nestled in the rollinghills. You flypastthe Great Mountain Forest, gliding above Toby Pond. You spot the steeples of the churches and the vivid green of Infinity Hall. You see the Norfolk Library with its regal turret. Sweeping down,you sense energy and movement. […]
Department of Education Raps Norfolk’s Knuckles
The Town of Norfolk skimped on its education budget this year, according to the state’s Department of Education (DOE). In fact, the state has ruled that when Norfolk’s Board of Finance reduced Botelle School’s budget by $40,000 in the current year, it put the town in violation of the state’s Minimum Budget Requirement, a measure […]
Trout Fishermen on the Watch for Spring
By Doug McDevitt The sound of crusted snow crunched under my boots. The snow gave me a modicum of traction on the hard-packed ice as I approached a closed gate that displayed an ominous sign stating, “ICE IS NOT SAFE.” I certainly knew that going out on the water now wouldn’t be any fun at […]
