Food, Connection and Community on a Saturday
New farm store opens in Falls Village By Andra Moss Inspiration can be born of necessity, challenge or pure serendipity. The inspired partnership of the Undermountain Pantry and Beavertides Farm Store in Falls Village was a happy confluence of all three, say collaborators Tracy Hayhurst and Marleen van Gulick. Van Gulick and her husband, Dan Carr, […]
Take Something, leave something: the Swap shop is back
By Bina Thomson Charming is not often a word associated with a visit to a transfer station. When referring to the Norfolk Swap Shop at the Norfolk Transfer Station, however, it is spot-on. An American flag waves cheerfully in the summer breeze beside a planter of colorful annuals at the entry to a new shipping […]
Looking Back Over the Years
The End of an Era for Norfolk Now By Colleen Gundlach After 10 years and over 30 issues, Ruth Melville has put on her Norfolk Now editor’s hat for the last time. In June, the paper marked the end of an era with the publication of Ruth’s final issue as one of the executive editors […]
Wetlands Reviews Applications
By Susan MacEachran The Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on June 3 included discussion and approval of work at a residence on Mountain Road, review of Great Mountain Forest (GMF) work plans, a truck accident impacting a brook and concern about spraying the phragmites in City Meadow and the impact on local bee populations. Wetlands […]
Selectmen Focus on Project Funding
By Ruth Melville The main item of business at the June 5 meeting of the Board of Selectman was to approve several appointments to town positions. Jesse Warner was reappointed as animal control officer, Bill Millard was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Inland Wetlands Agency and Libby Borden and James Jasper were reappointed […]
Bald Eagles make a triumphant local comeback
Norfolk sightings excite birders By Jude Mead The story of the bald eagle in New England is one of resilience and triumph over adversity. Once on the brink of extinction, the bald eagle has made a remarkable recovery thanks to conservation efforts and legal protections. In the 1960s, there were only a few pairs of […]
Coalition for Sound Growth Closes Its Doors
After almost 20 years, the Coalition for Sound Growth (CSG) is formally ending its work in Norfolk. In characteristic fashion, CSG is sharing the wealth: the Norfolk Community Association and the Norfolk Food Pantry will each receive grants of $1,000 from its treasury. Founded by the late Vint Lawrence in response to a proposed golf […]
Selectman’s Corner
Summer Programs for Everyone By Matt Riiska People have often told me that I should write a book when I retire from this position, and they are probably right. With all the gossip and stories about some of the characters that live in Norfolk aside, the number of requests that come up are amazing—some good […]
$480K, by the Numbers
Norfolk’s debt service explained By Susan MacEachran Norfolk’s debt service for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is approximately $480,000, accounting for 11 percent of the town government portion of the budget. The total cost to run the town will exceed $9 million in 2024/25. Town government is 47 percent of the budget, and education costs […]
Schedule Mapped for City Meadow
By Avice Meehan Friends of the Meadow held an outdoor meeting on June 4 to sketch out a rough plan for addressing invasive plants and shrubs in City Meadow during the current growing season, as well as future restoration steps. The group is also beginning to develop a vision for City Meadow and will coordinate […]
