Board of Finance Explores Potential Sources of Funding for Fire Truck
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron The purchase of a new tanker truck for the Norfolk Fire Department was the primary topic discussed during the Sept. 14 Board of Finance meeting. First Selectman Matt Riiska said the existing 1999 Freightliner truck has been leaking for two years and attempts to have it repaired have […]
Wetlands Permit Approved for Proposed Haystack Woods Development
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron The Inlands Wetlands Agency (Wetlands), in a continuing public hearing held on Sept. 13, gave its approval for proposed work for Haystack Woods, a planned affordable-housing project on Old Colony Road. Previously, at its Aug. 30 special meeting, questions raised by Wetlands members about potential wetlands disturbance at […]
Assessments, Roads, and Yammering
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska For those who operate businesses in Norfolk or have received notices of personal property, you must fill in the Declaration of Personal Property you will be receiving in the mail. It is your responsibility to complete the form and return it to the assessor’s office. If you feel that you […]
Commemorating 20 Years After 9/11
Norfolk gathers to dedicate a memorial to those who died By Virginia Coleman-Prisco Just as communities banded together on September 11, 2001, our local community came together this year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the events. The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) hosted a dedication of a 9/11 memorial on the morning of September […]
Making One’s Way Back Home
Bella Erder fights to return to Norfolk Text by Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto by Mark Erder Norfolk residents since 1997, Bella and Mark Erder have always delighted in the people and community that make our small town of 1,600 such a sought-after place to live. As they both work in Hong Kong at various times throughout […]
Protecting Norfolk’s Woodlands
Land Trust Receives donation expanding Barbour Woods by June Peterson Barbour Woods, the centerpiece of the Norfolk Land Trust’s fee properties just got larger, thanks to a land donation from Alison B. Fox. The donation of 42 acres, located on the eastern side of Lovers Lane means that Barbour Woods has now expanded from 200 […]
Finding Beauty and Inspiration in Nature Forms and Energy of Life
Elizabeth Knowles creates from experience and observation Text by Michael CobbPhoto courtesy of Elizabeth Knowles Multimedia artist Elizabeth Knowles is intrigued by the beauty found in natural forms. Her work invites viewers to consider the connections between the macro and micro. For Knowles, the patterns of the Milky Way are just as interesting as the […]
Socktober is Back
Botelle students are making a difference this month During these first few weeks of school, Botelle School fifth graders have been learning about citizenship and how it can be applied in their everyday lives. They learned that part of citizenship is being engaged and considering the needs of others in the community, whether in big or small […]
Ambulance Awareness: Volunteers Needed
What does it take for them to always be there? by Jude Mead Nineteen years ago, Jon Riedeman moved to Norfolk and was attending a local venue when his friend collapsed to the floor. He had had a cardiac arrest. A bystander who was a member of the ambulance began CPR immediately. Then 911 was called and within […]
Elizabeth Barlow (1937-2021)
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Olsen) Barlow passed from those who loved her to those who were waiting for her on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. She was born in East Hartford, Conn. in 1937, daughter of the late Florence Bertha (Whitehead) Olsen and Oscar Leroy Olsen. Betty is survived by two sons, David (Michelle) […]
