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 […]
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 […]
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, […]