The Norfolk Community Art Space Is Coming Back at Botelle School
Art for Everyone By Virginia Coleman-Prisco Trends come and go, but art endures. When Botelle School needed some upgrades in the 1990s, Norfolk community members decided to work together on a project that would benefit all of Norfolk, not just Botelle students. And so they created the Norfolk Community Art Space. According to former PTO […]
Omicron, That’s Enough
The Body Scientific By Richard Kessin What have the scientific, pharmaceutical and medical communities done to stifle SARS-CoV-2 infections? There are currently 18 advanced trials of different vaccines, 64 possible new treatments and 23 potential or approved antiviral drugs. The mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna provide robust protection, but they are expensive and need […]
Morning Coffee and Cake with Friends
Notes From a Franco-American Kitchen By Marie-Christine Perry There are few American culinary customs I like as much as I do a morning coffee meeting, where friends gather around the accoutrements of a well-made cup, and the table is laden with morning pastries, often brought along by the participants. This is very different from the […]
Milestones
Ed Preece has recently been promoted to the rank of captain in the New Britain Fire Department. Preece grew up in Norfolk was a member of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD), having trained under longtime fire chief Bill Kelley. Both Ed’s father, Albert, and his mother, Lorraine, who have lived in South Norfolk for […]
From the Police Blotter …
State Police Troop B, in North Canaan, reported that early on the morning of March 16, there was in incident in the parking lot of the Norfolk Town Hall. The driver of a truck ran into a unoccupied car that was parked in the lot. The driver, who was not injured, left the scene of […]
“No Mow May” Movement Wants to Protect Spring Habitats of Local Pollinators
It’s Only Natural By Kelly Kandra Hughes The Norfolk Conservation Commission, the Church of Christ and the Land Trust have a request this coming May: Please don’t mow your lawn! The initiative known as “No Mow May” is a growing movement across the United Kingdom and the United States. The reason behind it is simple—not […]
P&Z: New Storage Garage Approved
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) held a public hearing to discuss the new storage garage George Auclair wants to build on Greenwoods Road East/Route 44 across the street from his existing Gulf service station. Ron Wolff of Wolff Engineering, which is overseeing the site development, described the plans for a 50 […]
$78,800 Approved for New Botelle Slide
By Susan MacEachron The big slide at Botelle School will be replaced with the expenditure of $78,800 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds which was approved by the Board of Finance (BoF) at its meeting on March 8. It is the second expenditure approved under the ARPA program. A new $74,000 generator for the […]
Wetlands Approves Maple Avenue Project
By Susan MacEachron The Inlands Wetlands Agency held a public hearing on March 7 to address the aspects of the Maple Avenue reconstruction proposal that involve correcting drainage issues. Roy Seelye. representing Cardinal Engineering, presented plans to improve the existing drainage, including increasing the size of the pipes along Pettibone Lane and providing two drainage […]
EDC March Meeting
By Ruth Melville Weekend in Norfolk (WIN) was added as a separate line item in the Economic Development Commission’s 2022/23 budget at the March 10 EDC meeting. The two-day winter festival features art tours, talks on Norfolk history, winter sports and children’s activities. Jenna Brown reported that the Friday Nights on the Green schedule is […]
