Botelle Beat
Welcome from the School Superintendent By Kevin D. Case The 2025-2026 school year is off to a great start at Botelle School. We began on Aug. 27 with 55 students enrolled in Pre-K through Grade 6. Lauren Valentino, Botelle’s principal; Spark, the school mascot, and I were greeted with smiles as students stepped into their […]
Work Party Planned for Botelle Invasives
By Avice Meehan Becky Eaton, a member of Norfolk’s Conservation Commission and foe of invasive plants everywhere, appeared before the Board of Education on Sept. 9 to present a problem and a proposed approach to containing rampant knotweed, mugwort, honeysuckle and multi-flora rose growing throughout the Botelle Elementary School grounds. As a result, the commission […]
Cultivating Culture in Norfolk
Could Norfolk—with its summer music festival, rich historical resources and natural beauty—become a state-designated cultural district? That’s what an informal group of Norfolk residents gathered to discuss at the Hub on Sept. 26 with a group of experts and potential advisors, including state Rep. Maria Horn (D). Roughly 40 people attended, and all seemed generally […]
Cook for Goodness Sake!
What Happened to the Trick? By Linda Garrettson October is a month when I rejoice about the fact that my weeds have finally stopped growing. Brilliant bursts of color, orange in particular, dominate the landscape. October also brings scary lawn decorations, shorter days and pumpkins on doorsteps. It culminates with the magic, wonderment, and excitement […]
The Celestial Sphere
Shine on, Harvest Moon By Matthew Johnson “October” comes from “octo,” the Latin word for eight. It was the eighth month in the first, 10-month Roman calendar, but the name stuck after the calendar expanded to 12 months. On Sept. 22, Earth reached the point in its orbit designated as the autumnal equinox. We transitioned […]
Norfolk’s August Weather
Top Notch Summer Weather By Russell Russ Last year’s title for August was, “Not the Best Summer Weather.” Two years ago, it was about the same. This year, it was the complete opposite. Many people have said the weather this August was the best they could remember. Numerous sunny days, not much humidity and only […]
Know Your Neighbor
Keith Goring Drivers headed west on Route 44 towards Canaan have probably noticed the low-slung stone garage that hugs the left hand side. There are always a few interesting vehicles to be seen. Although many commuters may be frustrated waiting in line for the stoplight to change—a reality of life while the retaining wall across […]
Community News
Norfolk Library: Art by Susannah AndersonSusannah Anderson is a Norfolk-based artist whose current work explores the back and forth between control and freedom. In acrylic paintings that range in size from four inches to more than six feet, Anderson draws from a constellation of sources—figures, nature, domestic and industrial scenes—and invites viewers to step into uncertain environments. She […]
Norfolk Then…
Emergency medical transport has changed dramatically over the past century, evolving from simple horse-drawn carriages to life-saving ambulances with advanced medical equipment. The original Norfolk Lions Club ambulance, a Henney Packard, is parked in front of Town Hall in this photograph, probably taken soon after the Lions Club was organized in January of 1951. Unlike […]
