A Look Back at Norfolk’s Year in Weather
By Russell Russ With an average yearly mean temperature of 46.9 degrees, 1.9 degrees above normal, 2022 came in as Norfolk’s 11th warmest of the last 91 years. Ten of 12 months were warmer than normal. Three months (May, July and November) ranked in the top 10 for warmth. Four other months were high ranking. […]
Ladies Night is Back
Calling all ladies! Grab a friend and head on down because Ladies Night is back at the Berkshire Country Store on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. Holly Kelsey, office manager, and Marisa Lebel, store manager, are spicing things up each month with a special themed evening of food, fun and crafting. The […]
Dewey Drop-In
Local artists and creatives of all kinds have a new destination and outlet on winter Wednesday evenings. Dewey Memorial Hall in Sheffield, Mass., has launched a new series called the Dewey Drop-In (DDI) that will feature readings, jazz jams, music and art soireés and game nights on a rotating schedule. The first Wednesday of each […]
Ralph Nader Champions Revival of Winsted Newspaper
The Winsted Citizen to publish first issue Feb. 3 Text By Colleen GundlachPhoto Courtesy of American Tort Law Museum More than 100 people turned out on the evening of Jan. 24 to hear plans for Winsted’s new monthly print newspaper, The Winsted Citizen. At a reception held at the American Museum of Tort Law on […]
Looking Ahead to the Annual Budget Meeting
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska Although we had little snow to get everyone in the holiday spirit, the town did not lack in its festive atmosphere. Thanks to Marie and West Lowe and their elves from the Community Associates, the town never looked better. The wreaths and trees with all of their white lights really […]
Off-Leash Dog Park Proposed
Text By Patricia PlattPhoto By Joel Howard A group of Norfolk dog lovers has come together to create a town dog park, where dogs can safely play off-leash and their people can relax and socialize. The Friends of Norfolk Community Dog Park, an all-volunteer group, will fund the building and maintenance of the park entirely […]
Real Estate Sales
On Dec. 27, from Ana Polo Prieto and Maya Isabelle Ghose, co-executors of the last will and testament of Udayan Daniel Ghose, to Northcon Properties LLC, 205 Litchfield Rd., for $1,600,000.
Prepare Now to Combat the Next Spongy Moth Season
Defending Norfolk’s Trees By Susannah Wood Last year an outbreak of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) caterpillars arrived in the Northwest Corner, defoliating the trees and turning entire hillsides back to early spring again. Norfolk forests suffered significant damage from these exotic pests, formerly known as gypsy moths. Towns to the west were even harder hit. […]
Remembering John Curtiss
John Francis Curtiss, 60, passed away peacefully at home Dec. 24, 2022. Born in Winsted to the late Francis and Gertrude (Augustyn) Curtiss, he worked as an electrician. John was a volunteer fire fighter in Norfolk for many years and belonged to the Norfolk Curling Club. He served as a Eucharistic minister at Immaculate Conception […]
William Haskell (1933-2022)
William Haskell of Pondwood Farm in Colebrook, passed away recently at age 89 at his home with his loved ones at his side. William was born and raised in Bradford, Penn., and Stamford, Conn. He attended The Kent School and Mercersburg Academy and earned his B.A. at Yale and M.S. at the Columbia University School […]
