July Rainstorms Leave Town Underwater Financially
By Susan MacEachron At its meeting on Oct. 10, First Selectman Matt Riiska provided the Board of Finance (BoF) with an update on the significant expenses the town incurred from the July rainstorms and flash flooding. He stated the flooding cleanup and repair cost the town $566,291. Riiska explained that the town’s application for Federal […]
Nov. 14 Public Hearings on Firehouse and Sunset Ridge Property
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing upstairs in Town Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at 6:45 p.m., to consider an application for a re-subdivision of property at 77 Sunset Ridge Road for a single family home. Immediately following the above hearing on Nov. 14, the Planning & Zoning Commission will […]
Two Wheels Bicycles Gears Up in Sheffield
Route 7 shop offers repair and rentals By Andra Moss Norfolk residents will be able to take on the town’s notorious hills with greater ease thanks to a new electric bicycle rental and repair shop just over the Massachusetts border in Sheffield. Those still clinging to the dream of analog, zero-assist bicycles can also rent […]
Future of Norfolk Farmers Market Uncertain, For Now
Long-time head steps down, replacement sought By Michael Cobb Norfolk Farmers Market Manager Lisa Auclair and Market Master Angie Bollard have resigned, leaving both positions open and plans up in the air for next season’s market. Doug McDevitt, Norfolk Farmers Market co-chair, commends their years of commitment, saying, “These individuals have put their hearts and […]
Norfolk Literary Event Hits Its Stride
Haystack Book Festival explores far-ranging topics By Joe Kelly From a small conversation six years ago with a biographer of the poet John Ashberry, Norfolk’s Haystack Book Festival has evolved into a multi-day exploration that remains true to its roots in literature but now ranges into criticism, religion, history, foreign affairs, journalism, domestic politics and […]
Community in Action
Haystack Woods Development Moves Forward By Avice Meehan Sixteen years after the idea first surfaced, the affordable housing development off Old Colony Road is approaching a major milestone: completion of site prep work and road construction. A first coat of asphalt should be laid down before winter if all goes according to plan. The project […]
Norfolk’s September 2023 Weather
Fourth Wettest September By Russell Russ In an odd fashion, early September was more summer-like than most of August. August’s high temperature of 80 degrees was reached just once during that month. To the contrary, September had five days above 80 degrees in nearly the first week. Temperatures turned more seasonal after mid-month. The real […]
Victoria Nelson Joins Staff at Great Mountain Forest
By Patricia Platt After 36 years as a teacher and IT director at Cornwall School in Cornwall, Conn., Vicki Nelson serendipitously found a position this August as office manager at Great Mountain Forest (GMF). It has turned out to be a perfect fit. “I’m very excited that I can bring my expertise in technology and […]
Town Elections Set for November 7
By Andra Moss Norfolk voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7 for municipal elections, but there’s still time to register to vote or file an application for an absentee ballot. Those who have Norfolk as a primary residence (the address used for filing federal income tax returns) and are registered to vote […]
Community News
History of Maritime Knitting Join the Norfolk knitting circle at the library on Friday, Nov. 3, at 3:30 p.m., for Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue’s presentation on “Knit So As to Turn Water: The History of New England’s Maritime Knitting.” Please visit the Norfolk Library website or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2 to register. Rewilding New England Forests […]
