Norfolk NET Wants to Give You $100 to Enrich the Town
New grant program will support projects that grow community by Kelly Kandra Hughes In Jan. 2020, Reverend Erick Olsen of the Church of Christ Congregational pitched an idea at a Norfolk NET (Networking Everyone Together) meeting: a community contest with the goals of building new relationships, invigorating the town and, hopefully, encouraging more people to […]
October and November 2021 Real Estate Transfers
On Oct. 13, from Jana Bottass & Justin Lavertue to Ryan M. Yarde, 173 Greenwoods Rd. West, for $325,000. On Oct. 13, from Pieter Why Van, Stephanie Funk & Karen Jean Petersen to Olivia Kravetz, 117 Greenwoods Rd. East, for $170,000. On Oct. 13, from David & Cheryl Godding to Andrew H. Castro & Courtney […]
Comet Leonard to Appear in the Norfolk Skies
The Celestial Sphere By Matthew Johnson We begin the month of December and continue into January with long nights, reaching a maximum on the evening of the winter solstice on Dec. 21—with 14 hours and 56 minutes of darkness and only 9 hours and 4 minutes of daylight. After the 21st, each day grows a […]
Honoring Norfolk’s Veterans
On Friday, Nov.12, Botelle students and staff paid tribute to veterans at the annual Veterans Day assembly. K-2 students (above) sang three songs; the school band and chorus were also featured. The 5th and 6th graders led the assembly, highlighting the history of Veterans Day, the Armed Forces and Norfolk’s Veterans Memorial. Because local veterans couldn’t […]
Covid-19 Outbreak at Geer Nursing Home
The Hartford Courant has reported that at least eight residents at the nursing home at Geer Village Senior Community in North Canaan have died of Covid-19 during an outbreak of the virus at the facility over the last eight weeks. According to Geer, 89 people were infected during October, including 67 residents and 22 staff. […]
Tenuta Market: Telling the Stories of Italian Foods
By Patricia Platt Two years ago, Ian Edwards studied Italian cooking at the renowned Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School in rural Sicily. His love of Italian food led Edwards and his friend Travis Powell on meandering trips across Italy to explore the farms and estates where fine Italian ingredients are produced. Today, Edwards and Powell […]
Seventh Warmest October on Record
Norfolk’s October 2021 Weather By Russell Russ October was another above normal month for both temperature and precipitation. The fall foliage season this year, for the most part, was not all that fantastic. There was some colorful foliage, especially early in the season in the swampy areas, but with many maples having issues with the […]
Letters
Tree Removal to ContinueTimber harvest W-445 at Haystack Mountain State Park is scheduled for this fall and winter, pending suitable ground conditions. The harvest will remove dead and dying ash trees impacted by the non-native Emerald Ash Borer insect. Additional tree species will also be removed to facilitate ash removals, remove poor-quality stems and hazard trees, and […]
Gear Up for Winter With Free Coats
Photo by Jude Mead The Clothes Closet, sponsored by the Church of Christ Congregational, has reopened in Battell Chapel in the room beside the food pantry. All are invited to stop in and select from a great collection of gently worn clothes in all sizes—free for the taking. Popular items include the warm winter coats and […]
Community News
Winter Solstice Lantern WalkThe Norfolk Library will host a Winter Solstice Lantern Walk on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 4:15 p.m. A family lantern-making workshop will be offered at the library at 3:30 p.m. Just before sunset, the luminaries will be lit (lanterns from home are also welcome) for a walk down to Memorial Green, where […]
