Norfolk’s January 2024 Weather
Fickle Winter Weather By Russell Russ The year of 2023 was tied with 1998 as Norfolk’s second warmest and was also the fifth wettest and ninth least snowy year on record. December was very high ranking for temperature and precipitation and high ranking for minimal snowfall. The recent trend certainly points to warmer and wetter […]
Community News
Library Art Exhibit: Linda Filley, “In These Shoes”Linda Filley has been making her paper creations for over 15 years. Her Paper Shoes are a transformation of everyday materials. Cardboard, brown paper, wallpaper, old maps, and sheet music, sometimes new and sometimes vintage. A self-taught artist who was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up in […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph of the Norfolk Library with empty shelves was probably taken justbefore the Library opened its doors for the first time in 1889. Isabella Eldridge, one of thefive daughters of the Rev. Joseph and Sarah Battell Eldridge, built the Library both as amemorial to her parents and as a gift to the town. The […]
GMF Partnering with Yale School of Architecture
New research program explores sustainable forestry and building design By John Perkins What does forestry have to do with architecture? A lot, says Alan Organschi, senior critic at the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, and director of Innovation Labs at Bauhaus Earth in Berlin, Germany. Organschi is also a design principal and partner […]
Keeping Us Informed
Town Website Plays Multiple Roles, Serving Multiple Audiences By Avice Meehan Over the past decade, Norfolk’s website has evolved from a project nurtured by the Coalition for Sound Growth (CSG) into a town-supported information hub that provides access to everything from agendas and minutes for town boards and committees to the seasonal operating hours for […]
Fresh, Healthy Dining Innovations Are on the Menu at McMuckle’s Market
New eatery offers clean food for all tastes By Andra Moss Those who have vowed to eat healthier this year can get a delicious jump-start on that resolution with a visit to North Canaan’s newest dining establishment, McMuckle’s Market. Chef and owner Matthew Sadowski offers guests his take on healthy grains and vegetable-forward fare that […]
Board of Selectmen Approves Changes to Pension Plan
By Ruth Melville Susan MacEachron, chair of the town Retirement Plan Committee, attended the first part of the Jan. 10 special meeting of the Board of Selectmen (BoS) by phone to present the committee’s recommendations on the town’s pension plan. The BoS then voted (1) to terminate the defined benefit (DB) plan, (2) to offer […]
Proposed Firehouse Focus of P&Z Hearing
By Susan MacEachron Members of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) filled the room on Jan. 9 for the continuation of the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) public hearing on the proposed new firehouse. First on the agenda was the application to transfer some City Meadow land for the new firehouse. City Meadow and the […]
Wetlands Discusses Proposed Subdivision, City Meadow
By Susan MacEachron The subdivision of a residential lot, the restoration of City Meadow and two tennis courts were discussed at the Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on Jan. 8. At a public hearing, George Johannesen of Allied Engineering Associates, representing homeowner Carlene Laughlin, described the plan to subdivide her land at 305 Mountain Road. […]
Church Steeple Raised Back Up
After resting on the ground in a steel cradle for almost three years, the steeple of the Church of Christ, Congregational was raised back up to the top of the church on Jan. 18. The day was bitterly cold, but clear and calm. The crane strap had to be readjusted to accommodate the length of […]
