Notes From a French Kitchen
The Classic Bûche de Noël Is a Highlight of the Christmas Table By Marie-Christine Perry Every year as December approaches, memories of Christmases past flood my mind: the walk to the church for midnight mass, the whole family in its Christmas finery with seven children excited and awed; the joyful surprise of the glittering tree […]
Norfolk Then…
Stopping to chat with a friend in a passing vehicle would be unthinkable these days at the busy curve on Route 44 near the entrance to North Street. Back then, there was an apartment house on Memorial Green where the War Monument and evergreens now stand. It had been built in 1835 as a business […]
View from the Green
A Season for Making Choices By Colleen Gundlach As we come into election season, the signs have popped up on lawns from one end of town to the other. Despite all of the turmoil in national politics, Norfolk is having a relatively calm and well-mannered municipal election, which is good, but is it this quiet […]
Candidates for Board of Education Meet the Public
Little school plays big part in town life Text by Wiley WoodPhoto by June Peterson With three positions open on Norfolk’s Board of Education and six candidates standing for the positions in this fall’s elections, public interest in the “Meet the Candidates Forum” was high. About 50 residents attended the event at the Norfolk Hub […]
Mr. Lamont Goes to Norfolk
Governor calls town a well-kept secret Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto by Jon Riedeman “This is the coolest place in the world,” said Governor Ned Lamont as he walked through the front door of Infinity Hall on Oct. 15. Having visited Torrington earlier in the day, the governor, accompanied by State Representative Maria Horn, had stopped […]
Great Mountain Forest Hires New Executive Director
Tamara Muruetagoiena first came to Norfolk as a Yale forestry student Text By Ruth MelvillePhoto by Bruce Frisch Great Mountain Forest’s new executive director, Tamara Muruetagoiena, has been a researcher, an international forestry consultant and a manager of research projects in the United States, the Basque Country and the Dominican Republic, but she is no […]
Through the Garden Gate
November, A Late Autumn Cornucopia Text and Drawing Leslie Watkins Two thousand years before the horn of plenty became a symbol for thanksgiving, the cornucopia was a curved goat’s horn overflowing with nuts, fruits, vegetables and honey symbolizing harvest, prosperity and abundance. According to ancient myth, the infant Zeus accidentally broke off one of Amalthaea’s […]
American Mural Project to Honor the American Worker
American Mural Project Will Be Five Stories Tall and 120 Feet Long Text and Photo by Jeremy Withnell The first impression one gets when stepping into the cavernous space occupied by the American Mural Project (AMP) in Winsted is one of enormity. This work of art, once completed, will stand five stories tall and 120 […]
Notes from a French Kitchen
Autumnal Musings By Marie-Christine Perry As I picked the last of the tomatoes and peppers before putting the raised beds to sleep for winter, the complex smell of a spicy South Indian tomato chutney bubbling on the stove reminds me that this is my favorite season. The dehydrator is working around the clock drying mushrooms […]
Selectman’s Corner
Serving the Community in Many Ways By Matt Riiska With Election Day coming up we all hear about those that serve on elected boards and commissions and those who are appointed to serve on the many committees we have, but we sometimes forget about all who volunteer countless hours to keep Norfolk safe, beautiful, culturally […]
