Botelle Class Launches Fifth Annual Socktober Event
Collection donations of socks for neighbors in need By Chris Snyder During the first month of school, Botelle School fifth graders have been learning about the U.S. Constitution, our government system and citizenship. They learned that part of citizenship is being engaged and considering the needs of others in the community, whether in big or […]
Local Family Takes Possession of Yale Farm Property
New owners plan to retain the unspoiled state of the land Text by Dave BeersPhoto by Savage Frieze Back in 2009, the great recession hit and the contentious prospect of a golf course development was dealt its final blow after six years of debate and permitting hurdles. The 780-acre property was put on the market, […]
Foothills VNA Joins Two Other Agencies Under Brand New Nmae
Everything Old Is New Again by Colleen Gundlach Back in 1922, the towns of Winsted, Norfolk, Barkhamsted and New Hartford and Colebrook all had their own individual visiting nurse agencies (VNA), but one by one they merged with the Winsted VNA, as it was then called. Norfolk joined in 1979. Later, in 1991, the name […]
Town Enters Agreement with Lodestar Energy
Developer to build solar filed on town farm by Wiley Wood The town-owned land around Norfolk’s transfer station has been lying unused since garbage stopped being dumped there in about 1990 and the landfill was covered over. Various plans for the resulting brownfield have been proposed in the decades since. On Sept. 1, First Selectman […]
First Plane Lands in Norfolk, 1928, in View of Haystack Mountain
by Andra Moss This photograph, published in the May 13, 1928, Hartford Courant captures the sight of the first airplane to ever land in Norfolk. The flight and landing apparently took place nearly two months earlier, on March 27, with the plane managing to set down without incident on the property of the Stoeckel estate. The caption […]
Warm and Dry Once Again
Norfolk’s August 2020 Weather by Russell Russ August’s weather for Norfolk was highlighted by a couple of severe events during the first four days of the month. A small tornado went through North Norfolk on Aug. 2, causing some tree and powerline damage. It was a localized event caused by one small, but strong, storm […]
Timber Harvest on Haystack Mountain to Remove Hazard Trees
by Dave Beers Stephany Dumond, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) State Parks Unit Manager,and Jeremy Clark, DEEP state forester, lead an informational walk to discuss the upcoming timber harvest that will remove hazard trees and ash trees impacted by the Emerald Ash Borer. At the Sept. 13 walk, the specifics of the harvest […]
Fiber Optics, the Election, the Fire House
by Matt Riiska At the request of the Board of Finance (BOF), we have formed a Fiber Optics Study Committee. The BOF has asked the committee to provide information on the development of a fiber optics network in Norfolk. They are to include structure, management, and costs. The committee includes Kim Maxwell, Bill Brown, Libby […]
Curling Club Planning for Reopening in Mid-January
Shorter season will run to Mid-April Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto courtesy of the Norfolk Curling Club On March 15, the pandemic forced the Norfolk Curling Club to close abruptly, cutting short its season. Since then, club members, under the direction of the executive board and president Bob Gilchrest, have been working hard to develop a […]
Real Estate Transfers
August 2020 On Aug. 3, from Timothy J. and René W. Ayers, to John P. and Joan C. Anderson, 150 North Street, for $200,000. On Aug. 11, from James D. and Chaya L. S. Berlstein, to Trina Hamlin and Molly Schonthal, 6 Terrace View, for $160,000. On Aug. 17, from Hashim Krasniqi, to Love Simply, […]
