Mountainside Treatment Center Receives State Commendation
In February, the State of Connecticut honored Mountainside Treatment Center in Canaan for its 25 years of providing innovative care in helping individuals recover from alcohol and drug addiction. Governor Ned Lamont visited the center to present the official commendation letter. Since it was founded in 1998, the center has helped over 20,000 people and […]
Community News
Music Among Neighbors Ella Vorenberg and the bluegrass band The Banjo Babies will perform at the library on Saturday, April 1, at 5 p.m. Visit the Norfolk Library website or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2 to register. Art Exhibit: Adam Paul Heller The exhibit HERE! Paintings by Adam Paul Heller will be on display at the […]
Norfolk Then …
Maple Avenue was once known as the “Highway to Judge Pettibone,” whose house is pictured on the right in this view looking north from Greenwoods Road. Judge Augustus Pettibone (1766-1847) was the son of one of the first settlers of Norfolk and represented Norfolk in the state legislature. The house eventually passed to his grandson […]
Winter Weekend Was Wonderful
Letter to the Editor Thank you, Norfolk, for a wonderful weekend. You pitched in with events, you welcomed neighbors and visitors with a smile, you dealt with the weather and above all you showed everyone who came what a great place Norfolk is. From all of us to all of you, thank you from the […]
Crowd Turns Out to Debate Merits of Norfolk Dog Park
Location and parking issues discussed at P&Z Meeting By Susan MacEachron The proposal to create a private dog park, open to all dog owners, on Westside Road south of Mountain Road generated a large turnout at the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) public hearing on Feb. 14. The Friends of the Norfolk Community Dog Park […]
Giving Honor Where Honor Is Due
View From the Green By Colleen Gundlach Jim Harrington, Mary Fanette, Libby Bordon, Jim Hotchkiss, Barbara Tracey, Ann DeCerbo, Sid Toomey and Sandy Evans are just a few of the townspeople who had received the Norfolk Community Service Award, better known as the Volunteer of the Year Award in years past. In the late 90s […]
Town Garage Crew Has Its Act Together
A Well-Oiled Team By David Beers Tucked away between Haystack Mountain and Center Cemetery is our town garage at 36 Old Colony Road. It is from this base of operations that the town’s six-person crew maintains our town’s public infrastructure. Troy LaMere is the supervisor. Tommy Gorski has been the crew foreman for over 20 […]
Planning & Zoning: Crushing Rocks and Special Permits
By Susan MacEachron At its four-hour meeting on Feb. 14, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) devoted almost three hours to discussions on the proposed dog park (see page one article), but also addressed the Foundation for Norfolk Living’s request to crush rock at its Haystack Woods development site and individual homeowner special permits. Kate […]
Board of Finance Proposes School Cooperation
By Susan MacEachron At the February 14 meeting of the Board of Finance (BoF), First Selectman Matt Riiska reported on the current year’s budget and the bridge reconstruction projects. BoF Chair, Michael Sconyers described a virtual meeting with the Connecticut Department of Education. Riiska said the lack of snow has been a boon to the […]
Great Mountain Forest Moves Into Town
New offices to open March 1 By Andra Moss The Board of Trustees of Great Mountain Forest (GMF) has announced that it will move its headquarters to offices in downtown Norfolk’s Station Place as of March 1. GMF is a privately-operated foundation utilizing its 6,300 acres of land straddling Norfolk and Falls Village for forestry […]
