Beaver Liberation?
I’d like to offer a few points related to last month’s front-page beaver story. By law all pets (except hunting dogs) must be on a leash on state land. Trappers avoid public trails and well-used areas. Seeing as the two beaver liberationists went well over 100 yards off the trail to a place they had […]
Boards of Education and Finance Join Forces on Botelle Committee
Goal is to improve quality of education by improving communication by Ruth Melville After years of wrangling over the annual budget for Botelle School, Michael Sconyers, chairman of the Board of Finance, felt it was time to try something new. “It’s no secret,” he says, “that there’s been a lot of tension between the Board […]
Community News
Michael Lampro Photographs on Display at the LibraryBerkshire County native Michael Lampro’s photographs will be on display at the Norfolk Library during the month of March. With a background in landscape design, Lampro endeavors to capture the unique flora and landscapes of New England and beyond in new and unusual ways. Weather and lighting inspire […]
A Chance to Coil, Slab, or Sculpt Clay
Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes Clay Play in the Botelle School art room was one of the many activities offered at this year’s Winter Weekend In Norfolk. Here, Kholey Chausse and Alexis Chausse (foreground) learn the basics of working with clay from Botelle art teacher, Shana Bazelmans. An anonymous donor, wanting to perform a good […]
Design of Replacement Bridge on Mountain Road Raises Controversy
Text and Photo by Wiley Wood When the stone bridge on Mountain Road was declared in poor condition by the state’s Department of Transportation (DOT), First Selectman Matt Riiska resolved that the replacement bridge would be exactly the same, down to the stone parapets and the embedded planters at either end. No stretch of road […]
Maple Syrup Makers Experience Unusually Early Sap Season
Text by Jude MeadPhoto by Winter Mead The Farmer’s Almanac, a periodical that has provided long-range weather predictions since 1818, was right again. It predicted above normal temperatures in our area this winter, and most maple syrup producers agree that it was spot on. Many producers took advantage of the warm weather. I was one […]
On the Bright Side of Interplanetary Dust
by Matthew Johnson One little-known celestial phenomenon is zodiacal light. Seen as a glowing wedge of diffuse light tilted in the direction of the sun’s path, zodiacal light is created as the sun backlights particles of interplanetary dust between itself and Earth. These illuminated remnants from the passage of comets, the collision of asteroids, and […]
Addressing Norfolk’s Diverse Housing Needs
Creating a mix of rental units to grow the community by Allysia Ruggiero On Monday Feb. 3 at 6 p.m., over 30 people weathered the cold evening air so that they could be in attendance at the Norfolk Hub to hear Jocelyn Ayer, community and economic development director of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments […]
Inn Owner Withdraws Zoning Request for Bakery and Cafe
Bows to neighbors’ objections Text and Photo by Colleen Gundlach The Gilded Age home located just south of the Norfolk’s Village Green has been a local landmark, where patrons have been served food for more than 60 years. When Felix and Clara Klauer purchased it from Erastus Johnson in 1951, the Mountain View Inn welcomed […]
March, Nature Appreciation
Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins Nature gives freely. She provides us with fruits, nuts, grains and leafy greens both directly and indirectly through the animal products we use for food, warmth, protection and a myriad of other things. But do we truly appreciate and respect Nature’s gifts, or are we taking her for granted? […]
