Correction to Print Article: Constitutional: Amendment Question is Two-Pronged
Norfolk Now regrets that its fron-tpage article on the proposed amendment to permit early voting suggested that a yes vote would allow new procedures that would diminish the security of the voting process. There is only one question at issue: whether or not Connecticut should permit in-person voting prior to the actual election day. Authorization […]
Art Meets Nature In New Commission for City Meadow
By Patricia Platt “There is an ability for sculpture to move people in a unique way when they’re engrossed in looking at it and everything else falls away. It’s called the silence of sculpture,” commented Norfolk’s Jon Riedeman when he unveiled his sculpture of a Great Horned Owl on Sept. 17 at an event for […]
Board of Ed Examines Turnover at Botelle
By Colleen Gundlach At a Board of Education (BOE) meeting held in August, a delegation of parents and other concerned citizens urged board members to address several issues that had been raised in light of the departure at the end of the 2021-22 school year of four of the five Botelle classroom teachers, as well […]
Remembering Anne Garrels
Obituary Photo By Christopher Little Anne Longworth Garrels, 71, died on Sept. 7 at her home in Norfolk following a long battle with lung cancer. An intrepid and accomplished journalist for 45 years, Anne became a familiar and valued presence on National Public Radio as she reported from war zones in Chechnya, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and […]
Woodland Stewardship Training Helps Them See the Forest and the Trees
Program creates a state network of land stewards Text By David BeersPhotos by William Carter For many years, the third weekend of September at Great Mountain Forest (GMF) has been devoted to an intensive training for Connecticut woodland owners and land trust stewards. This year, 26 students from across the state were ensconced at Yale […]
How to Cure the Need for Speed
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska The downside of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on road repair is that everyone seems to think it’s so that you can increase your speed. You might even think that we repair the roads strictly for your benefit so you can leave your house later than you should and […]
Veteran Teacher to Offer Afterschool Violin Lessons in Battell Chapel
The Sounds of Music Text By Ruth MelvillePhoto Courtesy of Meg Hill In 2018 the Norfolk Board of Education reluctantly decided, for budgetary reasons, to eliminate the strings part of Botelle School’s music curriculum. But thanks to the talents of Meg Hill, a professional violinist and experienced teacher, children—and adults—will soon be able to again […]
Caught Between Two Worlds: A Neighbor Shares His Immigrant Story
By Kelly Kandra Hughes The Norfolk Library will celebrate National Immigrants Day a little early this year when they welcome Birol Bahadir, Norfolk resident and German immigrant, to the library on Monday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m. Bahadir, who recently published his autobiography, “Between 2 Worlds,” will speak about his dream of living in the […]
Planning & Zoning Consider Cannabis, Home Enterprises
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z), at its meeting on September 14, approved a home enterprise application and a number of changes to the town’s zoning regulations, including classifying cannabis sales as permitted in a retail zone. The meeting began with a public hearing to discuss Lisa Ludwig’s […]
