The Story of Molecular Biology of the Cell
The Body Scientific By Richard Kessin Years ago, a biology student from Manila wrote to me about earning a PhD at Columbia University. At the time, I was the Director of the PhD program in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Every year we recruited a number […]
Casting Their Nets for Adventure and Learning
Text by Melissa AsselinPhoto by Caitlin Layton Botelle School sixth graders, accompanied by their peers from Colebrook, took a trip to Nature’s Classroom in Ivoryton, Conn. from April 11 through 14. The students learned about nature, animal sign, ecosystems, conservation, and food waste. They learned to make a lean-to shelter, build a fire, cook […]
Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Moving On
New leadership program to be implemented soon Tamara Muruetagoiena has been appointed Director of Sustainability at the International Fresh Produce Association located in Newark, Del., leaving her position as executive director of Great Mountain Forest Inc. (GMF.) Muruetagoiena joined GMF in 2019 to help lead the organization to carry out its plans to advance new forest management […]
Legal Notice Norfolk Sewer District
NORFOLK SEWER DISTRICT PO Box 402 NORFOLK, CT 06058 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Annual Meeting of the Norfolk Sewer District, Norfolk, CT 06058 To the inhabitants of the Norfolk Sewer District in Town of Norfolk, CT, legally qualified to vote in said District. You are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of the Norfolk Sewer […]
Community News
Funeral Gathering for Suzanne Dooley The family of Suzanne T. Dooley welcomes friends to attend her funeral service at the Church of Christ Congregational on Sat., May 14, at 10 a.m. Reception in the chapel to follow the service, at 12 Litchfield Road, on the village green. Art to Assist Ukraine: A Fundraising Art Sale […]
Norfolk Then…
With the bridge replacement project on Mountain Road underway, this early 20th century photograph of the bridge shows a rustic-style guard rail bordering the road and sidewalk crossing Norfolk Brook. Characterized by the use of twigs, branches, and bark, the rustic style had been used in formal English gardens in the 1700’s and in this […]
Grassroots Group Continues Opposition to New Asphalt Plant in Canaan
Organization has new name and new funding By John Coston Residents fighting a proposed asphalt plant in East Canaan have a new name, a broader mission and a dedicated funding source. The Blackberry River Valley Protection Alliance, Inc., (BRVPA) is the new name for Stop the Asphalt Plant (STAP). With a wider focus and newfound […]
ARPA Group Considers Best Use of Covid Relief Funds
By Andra Moss A seven-member advisory committee has been established in Norfolk to guide decision making regarding the $482,400 in federal American Plan Recovery Act (ARPA) money awarded to the town through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program. The first half of the funding was received in June 2021, and the remainder is […]
Meet Jen Pfaltz: The New Manager of the Norfolk Hub
A Fresh Face in Station Place Text by Patricia PlattPhoto by Kelly Kandra Hughes After four years in operation, the Hub has a new manager, Jen Pfaltz. “When the Hub first opened, no one knew just what it would become,” said Dawn Whalen, the executive director of the Norfolk Foundation. “Since then the Hub has […]
Bridge Repair, Waste Disposal, City Meadow
Selectmen’s Corner By Matt Riiska We are finally starting the reconstruction of two bridges, the Mountain Road bridge over Norfolk Brook and the River Place bridge over the Blackberry River. The Mountain Road bridge work will have started by the time you read this article. Mountain Road will be closed from Route 272 to the […]
