A Bad Month for Invasives
Norfolk contractor Phillip Lovett volunteered a day of his time and equipment to clear a steep bank at Botelle Elementary School infested with a tangle of bittersweet, porcelain berry, Japanese honeysuckle and multiflora rose—among other invasive plants. It was part of the Conservation Commission’s all-out effort to tame invasives across Norfolk. A team from Native […]
Letters
Volunteers Much Appreciated Thank you to everyone who made the Norfolk Land Trust’s 12th annual trail races on Oct. 5 a resounding success. The weather was perfect and it was our largest race to date. We had 140 runners from throughout the region register for the races and they were impressed, not only with land […]
King of Pastry
Flora Lazar Co-Produces Documentary Film By Andra Moss It is the Olympics of French pastry—a marathon three-day competition for the honor of being recognized as one of the finest craftspeople in la République, a Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOF). Held once every four years in Lyon, the grueling pastry competition presents the ultimate challenge to 16 elite finalists. […]
October in the Rear View Mirror
Between Books, Spooks and Bocce, Norfolk Raced into Fall October’s splendid weather brought book lovers, bocce players, runners and cyclists to Norfolk in record numbers over the course of several action-packed weekends. And that was before the members of the Norfolk Lions Club took over the kitchen at Botelle Elementary School to prepare for the […]
Bunk Steps Down After 48 Years at Country Club
Longest tenure of any employee By Joseph Kelly It’s an old truism that the hardest part of any job is getting hired in the first place. With that in mind, you might think people would hang on to their jobs for long periods, but that’s rarely the case. Statistics show that after just four years, […]
Eye on Town Government
Board Chair to Step Down, Botelle Seeks to Set New Goals By Avice Meehan Board of Education Chair Virginia Coleman-Prisco announced that she would step down from that role once the board identifies a successor. Coleman-Prisco shared the news at a busy meeting of the BoE on Oct. 14 that saw the board receive a […]
Eye on Town Government
P&Z Approves Permit for Greenwoods Road Property By Avice Meehan A multi-year standoff between the Planning & Zoning Commission and an entity known as Love Simply, LLC moved closer to resolution with the granting of a special permit to replace the windows at the yellow building at 24 Greenwoods Road West. A reading of the […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Finance Updates By Avice Meehan During a 19-minute meeting on Oct. 14, the Board of Finance received updates from Botelle School Superintendent Kevin Case and First Selectman Matt Riiska while also setting the 2026 meeting calendar.Case has said he plans to attend as many BoF meetings as possible, addressing what was an often […]
Eye on Town Government
Handover Begins for Selectmen By Avice Meehan The Oct. 1 meeting of the Board of Selectmen primarily focused on matters related to the pending transition in leadership with two notable exceptions: emergency repairs to a bridge on Ashpohtag Road after a car accident and the town’s response to a complaint filed with the state Division […]
Eye on Town Government
Town Meeting Approves Higher Borrowing By Avice Meehan Voters at an Oct. 6 special town meeting unanimously approved higher borrowing limits to finance construction of Norfolk’s new fire house, but no formal action on the project will occur until after the new Board of Selectmen is sworn into office in mid-November. First Selectman Matt Riiska, […]
