Red-hot Start to the School Year
Three lucky students arrived for the first day of school at Botelle Elementary aboard Engine No. 3 driven by Mike Listorti of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. Listorti, who is running for a seat on the Board of Education, helped his daughter Angie down from her front-seat perch.
Weekend In Norfolk
WIN guests enjoyed a classic combination of blueberry Betty and ice cream on the lawn of Meadowbrook Apartments, deliciously accompanied by guitarist Brad Dubow in the gazebo.
Firehouse May Require More Taxpayer Funding
Budget gap likely despite design changes By Joseph Kelly Significant cost-cutting and a $500,000 federal grant have brightened the outlook for Norfolk’s new firehouse, but First Selectman Matt Riiska anticipates having to return to the taxpayers for additional funding. In July, prospects for the project darkened after initial bids came in more than $1 million […]
Eye on Town Government
Fresh Starts at Board of Education By Avice Meehan Botelle Elementary School Superintendent Kevin Case presented his first agenda to the Board of Education at its Aug. 19 meeting and quickly learned to take nothing for granted. A suggestion to open the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance—which opens every school day—drew fire from board […]
Eye on Town Government
Selectman Outlines Key Fiscal Pressures for Finance Board By Avice Meehan The Board of Finance received an update from First Selectman Matt Riiska at a brief Aug. 12 meeting that highlighted some of the fiscal pressures facing Norfolk early in the new fiscal year. Kevin Case, the new school superintendent, joined the meeting and said […]
Eye on Town Government
P&Z Considers Family Camps, Vehicle Storage and Blight Ordinance By Avice Meehan Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) said they would review the definition of family camps—seasonal compounds that have long been part of Norfolk life—following an extended discussion at the Aug. 12 meeting about proposed improvements to one such camp on Mountain […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Selectmen Discuss Fire District Proposal and Closing Old Colony Road By Ruth Melville With no items to be voted on this month, First Selectman Matt Riiska devoted the Aug. 6 meeting of the Board of Selectmen to a quick rundown of ongoing town projects. Riiska acknowledged that it was a concern that the […]
Selectman’s Corner
Speed Surveillance in Norfolk and Project Hand-Offs at Town Hall By Matt Riiska Traffic speed and road work have been the major talking points of many of my submissions for almost eight years. Speed bumps are not the only answer for reducing speeding on our roads. No matter how much I plead with motorists to […]
Old Colony Road (Truly) Closed
By Avice Meehan Residents of Old Colony Road no longer live on a high-speed shortcut around the state Department of Transportation retaining wall project on Route 44. Thanks to the recent installation of a gate on the Route 44 end of Old Colony Road, the steep and winding road is now open only to local […]
Ahoy! Another Big-Time Beach Bash
Families and friends enjoyed a pirate-themed party as they celebrated Tobey Pond Day on Aug. 17 with games, a sandcastle contest, cookout and even a good old-fashioned tug-of-war between the lifeguards and the dads (no word on which side had to walk the plank). The town has hosted this annual event for over 30 years.
