Norfolk’s Young Entrepreneurs
by Kelly Kandra Hughes Ambition, dreams and parental encouragement have led to a wealth of young entrepreneurs in Norfolk. For seven-year-old Mia Heller, the desire for her own business began with wanting to start a nature club focused on “unpolluting water.” Mia imagined a place where she and her friends could meet, play and think […]
Hope and Caution Guide Chamber Music Festival’s Plan
Specifics of 2021 season still being decided by Michael Cobb Because of the continually changing nature of the Covid-19 situation, plans to open the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival to the public this summer are still tentative. James Nelson, general manager of the festival, explains that, as a program of the Yale School of Music, the […]
Open Garden Days Return to Litchfield County
Plan now for advance tickets to visit local notable gardens Text by Andra MossPhoto by Fred Gonsowski Spring flowers, optimism and inspiration generally go hand in hand for gardeners. Happily, the 26-year tradition of visiting some of the country’s finest private gardens is back with the return of Open Garden Days, sponsored by The Garden […]
Letters
Dr. Seuss I’m writing to correct a misleading piece of information in the April article “Exiling Dr. Seuss.” The writer states that “the company that publishes Dr. Seuss’s books decided to pull six of the late author’s titles from its publication list.” This is inaccurate. The decision was not made by the publisher, Random House […]
Yale Norfolk School of Art Canceled for this Summer
by Christopher Sinclair As vaccination efforts across the region and across the country continue apace, some events and festivals are beginning to emerge from their Covid-induced slumber, while others will lie dormant for another season. The Yale Norfolk School of Art unfortunately falls into the latter category and has been canceled for this summer. Although […]
The Green-ing of Town Hall
Town Hall is looking better than ever this spring with a brand new (old) sign out front, thanks to the efforts of town staffer Joe Green. “This is an early sign,” said Green. “We believe this is more of an original one. It was down in the basement and Matthew [Riiska] found it. We thought […]
The Village Beautiful
Saturday, April 24, was a beautiful spring day to do a little outdoor tidying. Masked and clutching their trash bags, a team of volunteers met at the Hub to take part in the Community Association’s annual “clean-up day.”
March 2021 Real Estate Transfers
On March 2, from Jeffrey Meade & Stephanie Mazarelli to 134 Meekertown Rd. LLC, 134 Meekertown Rd., for $330,000. On March 11, from Wendy Rodorigo to Vishal P. Grover, 2.13 acres of vacant land on Terrace View, for $90,000. On March 18, from Lawrence & Elizabeth Johnson to Kent J. May & Christopher D. Solimene, […]
May Viewing
The Celestial Sphere by Matthew Johnson The planet Mercury is always a challenge to view, but this May will be the best month to see it during the year 2021. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, so it can only be viewed at dusk just after the sun sets or at dawn just […]
Record Least March Snowfall
Norfolk Weather by Russell Russ An accurate description of March’s weather would certainly be “unusual.” March weather was high ranking for temperature and lack of precipitation, and it topped the rankings for least snowfall. If you were looking for sunny skies, warm temperatures and hardly any snow, then March was your month. March is not […]
