Letters
Leave Botelle School Alone My girls love going to school every single day. They look forward to being with their friends. They look forward to having fun with their teachers. They look forward to gym class, music class, band, art, library and maker space. They love EVERYTHING about their school. I was recently asked why […]
Artist Tom Burr Brings His Torrington Project to an End
Performances celebrate studio closing By Stephen Melville Norfolk resident and artist Tom Burr organized a day of performances and exhibition at his studio in Torrington on Oct. 26, marking an end to what he has called “The Torrington Project.” For the past three and a half years, Burr has rented a vast—15,000 square foot—former industrial […]
Eye on Town Government: Special Town Meeting Planned
By Avice Meehan The Board of Selectmen held an efficient meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6, with much of the discussion focused on resolutions to be brought before a special town meeting that First Selectman Matt Riiska hoped to call on Nov. 20 (See related article, page XX.) Riiska walked his colleagues, Sandy Evans and Henry […]
Eye on Town Government: Board of Education Meets in November
The members of the Norfolk Board of Education received an update on the “State of the School” at the Nov. 12 meeting and tackled several different items. See related story, page XX. The board authorized Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli to negotiate another 5-year contract with All-Star Transportation while rejecting language sought by the state in […]
Eye on Town Government: Wetlands Approves Five Applications
By Avice Meehan The Inland Wetlands Agency gave the green light to five projects at its Nov. 7 meeting, including a request for new parking spaces at the Meadowbrook Senior Apartments until December. The agency declined to accept an application from the Confucian Study Association Inc., better known as the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center, for permission […]
Eye on Town Goverment: P&Z Acts on Solar Panels, Maple Syrup and Parking
Chair plans to resign By Susan MacEachron Meeting on Nov. 12, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved installation of ground mounted solar panels, the expansion of an accessory building and a site plan modification to allow Meadowbrook to create four additional parking spaces. Short-term rentals were discussed without a conclusion as to what is […]
Elementary Conversations
Colebrook, Norfolk Selectmen Seek Collaboration By Avice Meehan The Colebrook and Norfolk Boards of Selectmen held a joint meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, to “restart the conversation” about how the two communities could find ways to collaborate as elementary school enrollments decline. Originally planned for Colebrook Town Hall, the session was moved to the adjacent […]
November Real Estate Sales
On Nov. 4, from Daryl O. Byrne to Dziekan & Co Real Estate LLC, 47-49 Blackberry Street for $192,470. On Nov. 4, from Sarah A. Bruso to Megan E. Tashash and Baxter M. Poe, 70 Colebrook Road for $575,000. On Nov. 20, from Theresa Curtiss Harrington Executor for the Estate of James Curtiss to John […]
Notes from a French Kitchen
Celebrating Holidays Across Cultures By Marie-Christine Perry Knowing that the Norfolk Historical Society cake auction is fast approaching, I have been musing about cultural celebrations and the foods associated with them. Because I am part of a bi-national household with three religious traditions (Jewish, Catholic and Buddhist), I have the immense joy to partake in a […]
Still Time to Be an Angel
The Church of Christ Congregational has once again organized an “Angel Tree” that enables Norfolk families to support area families without the means to share presents at the holiday. The church website provides detailed information about each child, including their age, gender and wish list. Anyone wishing to shop for a child is asked to […]
