Heard Around Town
Personal Connections to an Icon, an Iconic EventWhen John X. Fernandez steps to the microphone to introduce the documentary film “Dolores” at 5 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the Norfolk Library, his words will carry special power. That’s because the iconic labor leader and activist, Dolores Fernandez Huerta, is also the 95-year-old matriarch of his […]
Making Hay When the Sun Shines
Rain, drought dictate farming strategies By Jude Mead Hay production is always influenced by weather and this year producers faced a challenging dry season. Drought conditions are known to reduce yields, compromise hay quality and force farmers to make difficult choices about cutting. Duncan Wilbur and Mark Jurgilewicz, two local farmers who cut many of […]
Food Pantry Shifts Focus
Demand brings a limit to hours, communities served By Elizabeth Bailey The Norfolk Food Pantry began as just that – a room stocked with cans of vegetables and jars of peanut butter donated by residents for anyone in need of help. Canned goods were there for the taking and no one tallied up the cost […]
Worried about Drug Costs?
Try Connecticut’s Medication Discount Card By Andra Moss Norfolk residents feeling the pinch of ever-rising prescription drug costs may want to investigate ArrayRx, a free prescription savings card provided by the state to anyone living in Connecticut.The program was created by the legislature through Public Act 23-171 and launched in October 2023 by Gov. Ned […]
Backyard Bird Chronicles
Sandhill Cranes Have a Tough Summer By Susannah Wood For more than 10 years, North Norfolk residents Marie and Stan Civco have recorded the coming and going of the Sandhill cranes that nest in nearby wetlands and spend much of each day feeding and hanging out in their yard or across the road at Drew […]
Norfolk Election Preview
Most Candidates Running without Opposition By Avice Meehan Candidates for roles that will influence Norfolk’s future are running for election this year: Board of Selectman, Planning & Zoning Commission, and the boards of education and finance. Only the Board of Education has a contest because there are five people running for four seats. Norfolk Now […]
New Firehouse Vote Set for Oct. 6
The Board of Selectmen have called a special town meeting for Monday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Botelle School Hall of Flags to increase the appropriation and borrowing limits for the town’s proposed new firehouse. Voters will be asked to approve a $10.4 million appropriation—up from the $9.3 million approved earlier in the […]
Eye on Town Government
Firehouse Costs, Traffic Calming on Selectmen’s Agenda By Ruth Melville The main topics up for discussion at the Sept. 2 special meeting of the Board of Selectmen were ongoing efforts to reduce the budget for the new firehouse and the possibility of setting up speed cameras in town. First Selectman Matt Riiska began with two […]
