Getting Ready for the Season Ahead
By Matt Riiska As fall starts, the Public Works Department has taken on the major project of getting its fleet of trucks back into shape. The treatments applied to our roads before and after snowstorms, Morton rock salt with Ice B’Gone, are great to keep the roads clear, but they require careful cleaning and maintenance […]
A Good Month for Meteors
October 2019 by Matthew Johnson The Orionid meteor shower, which occurs every year in October, will reach its peak on the nights of Oct. 21 and 22. The debris that streaks through the night sky as the Orionid meteors was left in the trail of Halley’s Comet, whose path earth will start to cross in […]
Marty the Robot Arrives at Stop & Shop
Technology Report By Jude Mead If you shop at Stop and Shop in Canaan you might encounter Marty, an autonomous robot that roams throughout the store using image technology to notify store employees of any spills, debris or other potential hazards that may impede the safety of the customer. Stefanie Shuman, the communications manager for […]
Discussing the Future of Farming with Presidential Hopeful
Amanda Freund raises awareness of ecological advantage of farming By Colleen Gundlach The future of the farming community, and of northwestern Connecticut farmers in particular, was brought into the national spotlight when Amanda Freund of East Canaan had the opportunity to question a potential Democratic presidential candidate about his thoughts on the matter. Freund, whose […]
New Program to Bring a Little Wild Into Your Life
By Ruth Melville For the past few years, Norfolk resident Angela Luna Grano, a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator, has been offering presentations on nature and animals for children at local schools and libraries. But recognizing that adults, too, might need a little wildness in their lives, she developed a new program, called “Wild Magic,” that […]
Norfolk’s August 2019 Weather
Beautiful Summer Weather By Russell Russ If you like nice summer weather, then August was your month. Weather-wise, it was very much an average August for Norfolk. Although other parts of the state recorded numerous days with heavy rain, strong thunderstorms and even a possible tornado or two, Norfolk experienced little or no severe weather. […]
Bibliomania: The Passion for Books and for Collecting Them
New exhibition opening at the Historical Society Museum By Ruth MelvillePhoto, top, of curator Lucy Mookerjee at the Norfolk Historical Society, by Bruce Frisch.In the late 18th century, a popular hobby, especially among English gentlemen, scholars and clergymen, was collecting books. In his 1809 book “Bibliomania; or Book Madness,” the English bibliographer Thomas Dibdin satirized […]
Real Estate Transactions
July and Augus 2019 July 2019 On July 18, Byron Tucker and Elizabeth R. Hilpman to Celeste and Harry E. Pinkerton, 24 Inner Rd., for $950,000. On July 18, Michael Souveroff and Karol K. Ward to Catharine H. Moore, 61 Shepard Rd., for $220,000. On July 22, Reverse Mortgage Solutions to Marie & Corbett Liverpool, […]
Learning a Craft
Kholey Chausse practices weaving in the Loom Room during the September 21 Makerspace Open House. Makerspace open houses take place on the third Saturday of every month, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Battell Chapel, and feature a variety of crafts. Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes
Community News—Oct. 2019
Jazz Concert at the Norfolk LibraryThe Dinuk Wijeratne Trio (Dinuk Wijeratne on piano, Nick Halley on drums and Jon Suters on bass) will perform an exciting concert of jazz/world music at the library on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Dinuk Wijeratne is an award-winning Sri Lankan-born Canadian pianist, composer and conductor. Drummer/percussionist and composer Nick Halley […]
