Cultural Enrichment Programs Return to Botelle as COVID Restrictions Loosen
Getting Back to Normal By Ann DeCerbo On Oct. 13, Botelle students gathered on the gym bleachers for “The Wacky Science Show” with scientist Mike Bent. As promised, the show delivered the “magic of theatre, attention-grabbing comedy, and scientific truths” that thoroughly engaged and entertained the audience of children and their teachers. The interactive science […]
Food Drive to Meet Rising Demand
To support National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 13-21, the Norfolk NET Food Pantry is running a town-wide food drive. In the last few months, both financial and food donations to the pantry have decreased, while the number of individuals using the pantry has nearly quadrupled since the summer of 2020. In July to […]
Milestone
Taylor Allyn, child of Lisa and John Allyn of Norfolk, graduated from Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., this past May. She earned a juris doctor degree with honors, and after more than 400 hours of studying, passed the Florida bar exam. She will be the first in her family to practice law […]
Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce, a Perfect Holiday Dessert
Notes from a French Kitchen by Marie-Christine Perry Summer has ended and with it the garden’s abundance. The dehydrator has been working full-time, drying the last of the summer bounty: thyme, marjoram, basil, sage and tarragon take turns scenting the air, and I have filled countless recycled Bonne Maman jam jars with their fragrant leaves. […]
Community News
Picture Book Celebration November is National Picture Book Month. To celebrate, the Norfolk Library welcomes author Jessica Kulekjian, illustrator Madeline Kloepper, and Roaring Brook Nature Center director Jay Kaplan at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, via Zoom for a behind-the-scenes look at how they collaborated to create the nonfiction picture book “Before We Stood Tall: From Small […]
Norfolk Then…
Two Norfolk landmarks, currently under repair, are pictured here in the early 20th century. Battell Fountain was the gift of Mary Eldridge to the town in 1889. A Stanford White design with decorative bronze lamps and globe by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the fountain provides streams of water from several imaginative spouts. At the top of the […]
Town Landfill Solar Farm on Track for Construction
By Dave Beers In 1995, the town landfill was full, and a request to the state for a landfill expansion was denied owing to concerns over groundwater contamination. The following year, the transfer station as we know it today was built. Many still endearingly still refer to it as ‘The Dump.” Twenty-five years later, the […]
Recent Rash of Thefts From Cars in Norfolk
by Ruth Melville Lock your car doors! That’s the message Connecticut State Police want to send after a rash of thefts from parked vehicles in the Norfolk area. In a statement released on Sept. 14, State Police Troop B in North Canaan said they had “taken significant reports of items stolen from within unlocked vehicles […]
No Longer a Bell, Norfolk’s Sirens Have a Unique History
Raising the Alarm by Colleen Gundlach Since 1907, the people of Norfolk have always had some manner of audible alarm to alert their volunteer firefighters to an emergency. In the beginning, it was a large bell, and someone needed to manually pull a rope to sound the alarm. Even though many changes have occurred over […]
P&Z Requires Special Permit Application for Town Farm Project
Eye on Town Government by Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) agenda on Sept. 14 included two new public hearings and a continuation of the public hearing for the proposed Haystack Woods development. First on the docket was an application for ground-mounted solar panels at Ginger Creek Nursery. A neighbor had sent a […]
