Tanker Crash Emergency Ends, But Recovery Stretches On
Cleanup likely to take at least a year Text By Ruth MelvillePhoto Courtesy of Verdantas Over 75 people gathered in Botelle School’s Hall of Flags on Nov. 15 to attend an informational meeting about the current state of cleanup after the gasoline tanker crash on Route 44. Seated behind the long table across the front […]
Working to Save a Town
View from the Green By Colleen Gundlach Most writers have their preferred ways of getting news firsthand. Richard Castle had Beckett and his other contacts in the police department; Murphy Brown had Phil’s Bar; and, of course, Jimmy Olsen had Superman. But most everyday reporters aren’t so well-endowed with great sources of information. Personally, I […]
The Quiet of a Norfolk Street Is Upended Overnight
Residents cope with aftereffects of tanker crash Text By Andra MossPhoto by Joe Kelly Some were awakened by sirens, others by an alert of a power outage, but on Saturday, Nov. 5, homeowners along Maple Avenue soon realized that something very significant had occurred when the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) appeared at their doors, […]
Board of Finance Considers Town Projects
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron At the Board of Finance meeting on Nov. 10, First Selectman Matt Riiska reported on several projects that will impact the town’s future budgets. Riiska described impending state legislation that will increase the incentive for EMS volunteers from $1,000 per year up to $2,000. The town’s current budget […]
October Meeting of Inland Wetlands Agency
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron Richard Byrne, director of the Local Emergency Planning Committee, attended the Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on Nov. 7 to provide an update on the Nov. 5 gasoline spill on Route 44. Byrne described the ongoing work of digging out contaminated soil and drilling wells along Maple Ave. […]
Board of Selectman Approves Requests
Eye on Town Government At their Nov. 2 meeting, the Board of Selectmen (BoS) voted on two motions. The BoS affirmed the request from the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to opt out of Connecticut’s Public Act 21-29, which would relax some restrictions on accessory apartments. First Selectman Matt Riiska said that, after discussions with […]
How a Seabee Ended Up Working in the Northwest Woods
From Persia to Pines Text By David BeersPhoto Courtesy of Great Mountain Forest On top of a bookshelf in Matt Gallagher’s Great Mountain Forest (GMF) office is a photo of him in military fatigues with former president George W. Bush in Kuwait. How does this framed photo reside in a forestry office in woodsy northwest […]
Selectman’s Corner
Thank You to All Our Emergency Services Volunteers By Matt Riiska Norfolk’s tranquillity was completely upended on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 5:45 a.m. We have all heard most of the details of the accident and the resultant aftermath that will take months to clean up and years of monitoring. If there was ever a doubt […]
Town Photo Contest Announced
The Town Website Committee is sponsoring a photo context, “My Norfolk.” Photos must be of a Norfolk subject and taken in town. The contest is open to anyone except the judges and members of the committee; it starts Jan. 1 and runs through March 31. Details and an entry form will be posted on the […]
Frank Dooley, 1929-2022
Francis (Frank) Martin Dooley III of Norfolk, died on Nov. 14 at the age of 93. Frank was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Suzanne. Frank is survived by his four daughters, Helen (husband Douglas), of Providence, R.I.; Anne (husband Ned), of Wellesley, Mass.; Sarah (husband Tim), of Longmeadow, Mass.; and Martha, of Norfolk, […]
