An Unusual Lineup of the Planets This June
The Celestial Sphere By Matthew Johnson The beginning of summer occurs on June 21 at 5:14 a.m. on the day celebrated as the summer solstice. The summer solstice occurs when the Northern Hemisphere of the earth becomes tilted toward the sun to its greatest extent, the North Pole glowing with 24 hours of daylight. On […]
Powerful Storm Hits Town
Norfolk’s April 2022 Weather By Russell Russ Spring got off to a slow start this year. It was a cool and cloudy early April with high temperatures staying in the 40s and 50s. For the first two weeks of April the weather felt more like March. Typical spring sights, smells and sounds were not common […]
A Spring Picnic with Fresh Peas, Asparagus and Rhubarb
Notes From a Franco-American Kitchen By Marie-Christine Perry After the first few hot days of spring, it always seems to me that the time for picnics has arrived. The garden offers asparagus and peas, rhubarb and the first strawberries, sprigs of chives and basil—all conducive to delightful dishes easy to transport, such as vichyssoise, fresh […]
Community News
Art Exhibit at the Norfolk Library On display for the month of June will be the work of Lauren Packard, a queer, abstract, mixed-media artist living in Brooklyn. There will be a reception for the artist on Sunday, June 5, from 4 to 6 p.m., hosted by the Norfolk Library Associates. Farmers Market OpensThe first farmers […]
Norfolk Then…
The Connecticut Western Railroad line was completed in 1871, and on Dec. 21 of that year the first train arrived in Norfolk with 20 passengers on board. It had left Hartford at 8:40 a.m. and would reach Millerton at 3:30 that afternoon. Passengers disembarked in Norfolk at the station pictured here. By the time the […]
Life in a One-Room Schoolhouse at the Historical Museum
On Sunday, June 5, at 3 p.m., Susan Webb will present “School Days with the Traveling Schoolmarm: A Chronicle of American Country School Images, Artifacts, Recitations, and Adventures” at the Norfolk Historical Museum. For the past 20 years, the Norfolk Historical Society has been hosting Webb’s presentations for children at Botelle School. She spends the […]
Norfolk Land Trust Acquires 235 Acres in South Norfolk
Strategic connector of multi-town forest expanse protected by David Beers Back in 2004, Norfolk Land Trust founder Colin Tait, had a vision to create a continuous corridor of protected forest from Route 8 in Winsted to Route 7 in Canaan. That vision just became ever more real with the recent acquisition of the 235 acres […]
Is the Fashion Industry Committing Hydrocide?
Norfolk environmental program highlights the need for sustainable fashion by Kelly Kandra Huhges Earth Day may be celebrated every year on April 22, but every day is a great day to consider how personal choice impacts the Earth. A recent joint program of the Norfolk Church of Christ and the Norfolk Library virtually welcomed documentary […]
Norfolk Ambulance to Initiate Administrative Support Groups
Friends needed to keep friends safe By Andra Moss When emergency strikes in Norfolk, a cadre of volunteers comes running. Usually, first on the scene of a medical emergency is the Norfolk Ambulance crew, an all-volunteer corps that provides community protection 365 days a year. Ambulance volunteers have proven their dedication to the community for […]
Yale Student Housing and Renewable Energy Plans Before P&Z
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (“P&Z”), at its meeting on April 12, heard about plans for two projects to renovate facilities owned by the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust (Trust) and used by the Yale School of Music for its summer programs. Ken Hrica, a civil engineer and owner of Hrica Associates LLC, […]
