Gas Spill Cleanup: Final Phase with Silver Lining?
Remediation and monitoring could end in 2024 By Joe Kelly The arrival of spring and a successful completion of legal negotiations with nearby property owners havecleared the way for what may be the final phase of the cleanup of last November’s gas spill.As the ground thawed in April and May, and agreements were reached to […]
It Must Be Summer – The Farmers Market is OpenI
By MaryJo Tomaselli The Norfolk Farmers Market will kick off its 17 th season on Saturday, June 3, on thetown hall lawn at 19 Maple Avenue. The market’s focus remains the same: To supportlocal farmers and artisans and to provide them with an outlet to sell their goods to thecommunity.This year the market committee has […]
Little Guild Animal Shelter Plans Major Renovation of Their Building
Capital campaign launching at the Great Country Mutt Show in June By Ruth Melville For over 60 years, the Little Guild has been taking in homeless cats and dogs and helpingthem find their “forever homes.” Located for 30 of those years in a 3,000-square-footbuilding in West Cornwall, the shelter is now planning a major renovation […]
Eye on Town Government
Dog Park is Approved with Conditions By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved the application for a special permit tocreate a dog park on Westside Road at its meeting on May 9. Specific conditions regardingoperation of the dog park were established after lengthy debate. The Friends of the Norfolk Community Dog Park […]
Church’s Fellowship and Growth Team Eager to Help
Serving the Community By Jude MeadNavigating life post-pandemic has been a struggle for many, including Norfolk’s Church of Christ Congregational. Just before Covid-19 struck, the church had restructured its committees into what are now known as teams. Since the pandemic, church members have been searching for ways to better help serve the community. One group, […]
Selectman’s Corner
Fun This Summer and a Slight Disruption The flag on the green flew proudly this Memorial Day thanks to John Hutchins and Chris Toomey, along with his crew from Toomey Tree Care. Over the winter, the wind took its toll on the flag and flagpole, snapping the flag raising mechanism and making it inoperable. Our […]
Grant-Funded Mental Health Professional to Join Botelle Staff
By Virginia Coleman-Prisco An $8.7 million U.S. Department of Education grant has been awarded to EdAdvance with thepurpose of increasing school-based mental health services over the next five years to 30 K-12schools in northwestern Connecticut. EdAdvance is one of Connecticut’s six RegionalEducational Service Centers (RESCs), and its mission is to promote the success of school […]
EDC Plans for Summer
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville The first order of business at the May 11 meeting of the Economic DevelopmentCommission was to welcome two new members, Trish Deans and the new specialprojects and grants manager at the Hub, Christal Preszler. Preszler reported that planning for this summer Friday Nights on the Green was wellunderway. […]
Cook! For Goodness Sake
By Linda GarrettsonBon Appetite, Fido There’s big excitement in Norfolk for dog owners these days with the prospect of a dog park – our very own outdoor play space for both dogs and their owners. Now that the dogs will have a place to work on their manners, social skills, and hygiene habits with other […]
Norfolk Salutes its Volunteers
Spotlight on Norfolk Volunteer Ambulance Bill Brodnitzki We moved to Norfolk in 1971, and about a year after moving into town, my neighbor called over to me. “Bill can you go on an ambulance call?” I went! Things were different then. We referred to those days as “load and go.” No training was required, and […]
