NVFD Planning to Build New, Bigger Firehouse
Current building too small for safety and efficiency By Doug McDevitt From a cat in a tree to a perilous rescue in a burning building, our first responders are always on call and ready to respond. It’s common knowledge that when others are running away from danger, there are those who run to it, and […]
Whatever Happened to Mad River Market?
by Colleen Gundlach A year ago, the Mad River Market project was in full swing, growing its membership by 50 percent in 2019. In 2020, they recruited only 28 new owner/members and have had little or no social media contact. It was a difficult year for most small businesses, and especially for struggling start-up companies. […]
Discovering the Short-Lived Beauty of Wildflowers
by Mattie Vandiver As spring enters her prime, the ephemerals begin to bloom in Barbour Woods, Great Mountain Forest and many other places around Norfolk and throughout New England. Spring ephemerals are wild flowers that grow, as the name implies, for a short period of time, mostly during the month of May in Connecticut. In […]
Board of Selectmen Raises Fees for Transfer Station, Tobey Pond
by Ruth Melville The town plans to address an issue related to posting timely information about legal town meetings on its website by hiring a assistant to the town clerk. It is a requirement for holding such meetings that the agenda be posted on the town website at least 24 hours in advance, and the […]
Board of Finance Town Budget Hearing
Eye on Town Government by Susan MacEachron The $7.2 million proposed 2021-22 (FY ’22) Town of Norfolk budget was presented at a meeting held on April 26 to allow town taxpayers to ask questions prior to the vote on May 10. In addition to members of the Board of Finance, approximately 20 people attended in […]
EDC Hopes for Summer Nights on the Village Green
Eye on Town Government by Ruth Melville At their meeting on April 8, the Economic Development Commission discussed plans for bringing more activity to the village green this summer. Libby Borden informed the commission that several town organizations—including the Land Trust, the Historical Society, the Congregational Church, the library and the Yale Chamber Music Festival—are […]
Board of Finance Approves Proposed Budget
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron First Selectman Matt Riiska reviewed the proposed $7.2 million Norfolk budget with the Board of Finance at a meeting on April 13. Education, including Botelle School and Northwest Regional 7 (NWR7), accounts for slightly more than half of the budget, with the remainder covering all other town operations. […]
Budget, Projects, a Concert and More
Selectman’s Corner by Matt Riiska To say there’s a lot going on in Norfolk is an understatement. The Board of Finance has approved a budget that by the time you read this will have been reviewed at the budget hearing. The budget presented to the board had a 3.5 percent increase from the previous year, […]
Benefit Concert in City Meadow on May 15
Local musical talent will perform a benefit concert on the platform in City Meadow on Saturday, May 15, from 2 to 7 p.m. to support an educational trip by the sixth grade class at Botelle School. Participating artists include Lion’s Share (bluegrass), singer-songwriter Trina Hamlin, Mike Cobb’s Americana band The Deep North, with others still […]
Culinary Retreats to Begin at Husky Meadows Farm in June
By David Beers There is a growing air of expectancy at Husky Meadows Farm. As the natural world gradually comes to life, so does the farm. Not only are the crops greening up, but also a new venture, Seed and Spoon Culinary Retreats, is starting in June. Tracy Hayhurst, her crew, and many commissioned Norfolk […]
