Another Jupiter Conjunction and a Mars Landing
The Celestial Sphere by Matthew Johnson Viewers on NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory website on February 18 witnessed telemetry history—the Mars rover, Perseverance, ferrying its small helicopter companion, Ingenuity, entered Mars’s thin atmosphere at 52 kilometers per second, slowed its descent with retro-thrusters and, after deploying a parachute, touched down in the Jezero crater landing site. […]
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Tap! Tap! Tap! For Ages 9-99 For anyone who’s ever wanted to give tap dancing a try, this is a free, fun class for the whole family. Amber Cameron, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, will teach basic tap steps, terminology and a short tap routine via Zoom. Tap shoes and a piece of […]
Norfolk Then…
Meet the Curtisses. Back in the days when there were ten district schools in Norfolk, the Curtiss children walked a mile each day to attend the North End School, located off Doolittle Drive near Wheeler Road and pictured behind them. In fact, they were the only children who attended this school, which was thus often […]
City Meadow Park Development Cleared to Move Ahead
Linking City Meadow with a renovated Robertson Plaza by David Beers The next phase of construction to complete the City Meadow Park in downtown Norfolk was approved by the Planning and Zoning Committee (P&Z) at its Jan. 12 meeting. With approval already in hand from the Inland Wetlands Agency earlier in the month, the town’s […]
2020 Was Not Normal, and Neither Was the Weather
By Russell Russ Normal was not the norm for anything in 2020, and it definitely was not the norm for the weather. There were arguably four main weather themes that highlighted the year. The first was the lack of snowfall during the January through March winter months. After just three months into the year, Norfolk […]
How to Remove the Congregational Church’s Steeple — Very Carefully
Repairs to the clock tower and belfry can begin Text by Ruth Melville After years of planning, consultation and crossed fingers, the steeple on the top of Norfolk’s Church of Christ Congregational was successfully removed last December, enabling the much-needed repair of the tower and steeple. In 2015, during routine work on the clock tower, […]
Text Amendment Proposed to Planning & Zoning Regulations
by Susan MacEachron Tracy Hayhurst, farm manager for Husky Meadows Farm, appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Jan. 12 to request clarification of the special permit terms regarding who is allowed to participate in the country retreat, farm-to-table program Husky Meadows Farm is planning. All agreed that the current permit allows up […]
Board of Finance Hears Budget Input, Report on Fiber Optics
by Susan MacEachron At the Board of Finance (BoF) meeting on Jan. 12, chairman Michael Sconyers asked First Selectman Matt Riiska to report on the status of the selectmen’s budget. Riiska reported that the town is on target in most areas of the budget. He noted spending has been over budget on some of the […]
Berkshire Country Café is One of Five New Businesses in North Canaan
By Andra MossPhoto by Peter Chaffetz Norfolk’s own Berkshire Country Store is growing. Owner Ryan Craig has expanded his popular Norfolk location with the addition of the Berkshire Country Cafe on Main Street in North Canaan, serving breakfast and lunch Thursday through Sunday. But don’t worry, his four-year-old enterprise in Norfolk isn’t going anywhere. In […]
Board of Assessment Appeals, Budget Time, Covid Information
Selectman’s Corner by Matt Riiska For those of you who have questions regarding property values, your opportunity to appeal property values is coming up. In March, the Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA) will be meeting to hear appeals on real estate, automobiles (which includes trucks and trailers) and personal property. But you need to do […]
