The Celestial Sphere
INcoming: Five planets, two meteor showers and a comet By Matthew Johnson Daylight saving time will end for the year on Sunday, Nov. 3., returning us to local standard time. Some great news for space exploration occurred on Oct. 13, when SpaceX successfully landed its 20-story Super Heavy booster back on the launch pad, a […]
Hunter’s Moon
John Buchanan captured this shot of the Oct. 17 Hunter’s Moon. It was a Supermoon, the brightest moon of 2024.
Letters
We would like to thank everyone who made the Norfolk Land Trust’s 11th Annual Haystack Mountain Trail Races on Oct. 6 a huge success. We had 122 registered runners from throughout the region, and they were impressed, not only with land trust trails, but also with event volunteers. We are especially grateful for the dedicated […]
Can you spot the Real Curler?
There was movie magic ice to be made, and the pros of the Norfolk Curling Club were the first to get the call. In October, NCC’s Jon Barbagallo, Lou Barbagallo, Rachel Barbagallo, Mark Walsh, Harvey Chalmers and Phill West were hired by a production company to make curling ice at a Rhode Island hockey rink […]
Norfolk’s September Weather
Second Driest September By Russell Russ September’s weather was seasonable and beautiful; not too hot and not too cold. The drawback with the beautiful weather was that it was also very dry. Too much of a good thing eventually might not be a good thing. This September, with its majority of mostly clear or partly […]
Sewer Lines on the Move
As anyone traveling through Norfolk on Route 44 can attest, cooler weather has not slowed the K2 Infrastructure Group. Working under the supervision of the Norfolk Sewer District, the contractor has focused on relocating sewer lines to the opposite side of Route 44 in anticipation of the extensive retaining wall replacement project to come. The […]
Cook for Goodness Sake!
Creating Traditions By Linda Garrettson It’s November, the month of perhaps the most defining culinary holiday event … the Thanksgiving dinner. Here’s a list of some of the most traditional dishes we all might remember: Roasted turkey with bread stuffing, mashed potatoes swimming in butter, gravy loaded with turkey drippings, jellied cranberries with those telltale rings from […]
Community News
Art Exhibit at the Hub—Sean SweeneyArtist Sean Sweeney will show his mixed media works at the Norfolk Hub gallery space from Nov. 3 to Dec. 18. “Echoes & Vibrations” uses paint, printmaking and collage to reflect energy interacting with nature. A reception will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. Jessica […]
Norfolk Then…
This 1917 photograph is a timely reminder of the long struggle fought by many dedicated women for basic civil liberties, including the right to own property, hold public office, sit on juries, participate in public assemblies and vote. The group of 25 suffragists—20 women and five men—gathered on the porch following their meeting with Congressman […]
Voters to Decide An Absentee Voting Question
By Andra Moss Connecticut voters have several decisions to make in November, including whether to give their approval for “no-fault” absentee balloting. The state’s constitution currently allows voters to request an absentee ballot only if they cannot make it to the polls on election day for one of six specific reasons. A statewide ballot measure […]
