Eye on Town Government: Selectman to review new job descriptions
By Ruth Melville Since Sarah Bruso will shortly be resigning as the town tax collector, Town Hall has drafted a job description for the position, which First Selectman Matt Riiska presented at the Sept. 4 Board of Selectmen meeting. The draft will be voted on at next month’s meeting. Pam Pelletier, an experienced, certified tax […]
Selectman’s Corner
Speed Bumps and Trick or Treaters By Matt Riiska In a recent Lakeville Journal article regarding the solar array at the Norfolk transfer station, the author, Jennifer Almquist, mentioned the SCEF or Eversource’s Shared Clean Energy Program. The program is designed to provide eligible electric customers with an opportunity to receive benefits from locally generated […]
The chicken who wanted to be a star and other tales from a norfolk movie set
By Andra Moss Secrets and small towns don’t often pair well, and Norfolk is a small town. Yet, for eight weeks this summer, a crew of nearly 100 people quietly transformed Tim and Paula Webster’s 1908 Norfolk farmhouse into a film set for a feature-length production, all the while staying under the local radar. It […]
Notes from a French Kitchen
Preserving your garden bounty By Marie-Christine Perry Mushroom foraging, a beloved activity in France, is starting as autumn is turning woods into a rich tapestry. This to me usually means I need to bring my dehydrator from its basement storage, and indeed some friends recently took me to some of their chicken of the woods […]
Nurturing Nature at Tobey Pond
Lifeguards protect more than just humans It was a busy and exciting summer at Tobey Pond as Norfolk residents and local wildlife coexisted. The summer started off with “Theresa”, a mother snapping turtle, laying her eggs in the middle of the beach. The lifeguards built a barrier around the nest with colorful rocks and a […]
The End of an Era in the NorthWest Corner
Brown Family says goodbye to Lone Oak Campsites Abraham (Bucky) Brown was a farmer with foresight. Back in 1964, when family farms were declining and selling out, he turned his East Canaan farm into a campground. It was incredibly successful over the years, hosting thousands of camping families, with a focus on their tag line […]
SHELTER Art Show
By Bina Thomson Shelter is a concept on which Jennifer Almquist meditates often. She asks questions like “What does true shelter look like?” and “What is it like to not have it?” Her attempts to answer these questions have led her to curate an art show in the Royal Arcanum Building in Norfolk, titled SHELTER. […]
city meadow progress
Invasives removed as town considers a new planting plan By Avice Meehan Sometimes a “closed” sign can be good news. That is certainly the case for City Meadow, where staff from Native Habitat Restoration are now treating invasive plants like phragmites and non-native cattails with a selective herbicide. Their broad-brimmed hats are barely visible above […]
Know your neighbor
jennifer almquist How did you come to Norfolk?It was photography that initially brought me to Norfolk. Paul Winter is an old friend. I worked as his photographer for years and enjoyed posing his musicians against the craggy rock formations near the Music Shed. I was hired by Joan Panetti to be the official photographer for […]
Special Tree to Honor Local Veterans
Raising funds for veteran’s issues A very special tree will be growing inside the Norfolk Hub, starting Oct. 1. The Veteran Remembrance Tree offers an opportunity for townspeople to honor and remember our veterans. This initiative is sponsored by the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) as a way to bring the community together for those […]
