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 […]
Art Honors
Norfolk Artist Wins Guggenheim By Avice Meehan Conceptual artist and Norfolk resident Tom Burr has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to pursue independent work under what the foundation described as “the freest possible conditions.” Burr is undertaking a multi-site project that he says is “loosely inspired” by “Saint […]
Cuts in SNAP Benefits Put Pressure on Food Pantries
Federal reductions will be felt locally By Elizabeth Bailey In the harvest season, food is all around us. From the neat rows of corn filling the fields along Route 44 to backyard gardens bursting with tomatoes and choked with zucchini, many of us can see just where our food comes from. Others are worried that […]
Eversource Bills Under Scrutiny
Outcry over public benefits charge By Joseph Kelly It’s said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life, but Connecticut residents can count on one more: high electricity rates. Flick on the lights, run a hairdryer, vacuum the carpet—anything requiring electricity costs more in the Nutmeg state. The electricity rates here run […]
Real Estate Sales
On July 8, from Brett Austin Robbins to Eric Schleich, 60 acres in the northerly portion of parcel A on Parker Hill Road, for $80,000. On July 15, from Peter R. Chaffetz and Andra L. Moss to Brian M. Van Baush and Amy D. Sullivan, 17 Maple Avenue, for $550,000. Only transactions with a monetary […]
Conservation Commission and Public Works Team Up Against Invasives
Knotweed, mugwort are priorities By Avice Meehan As a member of Norfolk’s Conservation Commission, Becky Eaton finds herself thinking a great deal about 21st-century road and property maintenance and building relationships with folks like Troy LaMere, the town’s public works supervisor. The motivation is clear: invasive plants like bittersweet kill trees and create roadside hazards […]
Community in Action
Scoville Piece to Join Norfolk Sculpture Trail By Andra Moss Norfolk’s public art collection—made possible through donations from local art supporters to the Norfolk Community Association—is growing. According to Doreen Kelly and Barry Webber, co-presidents of the Norfolk Community Association (NCA), the latest addition to the town’s outdoor sculpture trail, planned to connect Norfolk’s monuments […]
Decision on Estey Road Tower Delayed Six Months
No public comments at August hearing By Avice Meehan The Connecticut Siting Council has been granted an additional six months to decide on whether to approve a 186-foot cell tower proposed by Tarpon Towers for a location off Estey Road in South Norfolk.A virtual public hearing was held on Aug. 14 with an evidentiary proceeding […]
