Ten Years of Weekend in Norfolk
This year is the 10th annual Weekend in Norfolk (WIN) and it’s bigger and better than ever. From Friday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 3, Norfolk opens its doors all over town to host a great variety of activities such as live music, art shows, open houses, hiking trails, bocce, fly-fishing lessons and the best […]
Firehouse Bids Go Over Budget
Town seeks new bids, more ways to cut costs By Joseph Kelly Initial construction bids for Norfolk’s new firehouse came in well over what was estimated, forcing town officials to once again look for ways to cut costs. The town received nearly 60 bids covering everything from site preparation to landscaping and was expecting them […]
Norfolk in the Civil War
As part of researching the current exhibition at the Norfolk Historical Society, “A New Birth of Freedom: Norfolk in the Civil War,” Norfolk town historians have discovered many additional graves of Civil War soldiers who were part of the Connecticut 29th and 54th regiments. According to Barry Webber, executive director of the historical society, “One […]
City Meadow Update
Native Plants Begin to Show Their Colors By Avice Meehan Looking out from the height of Robertson Plaza, the expanse of City Meadow is marked by large patches of dead, brown vegetation and bleached plant stalks. Don’t be fooled. These are signs of progress: the result of selective herbicide treatment of phragmites, invasive cattails, mugwort […]
Real Estate Transactions
On June 5 from Peter N. Coffeen to Michael P. Jarvis, 318 Goshen East Street for $4,000. On June 24 from Jonathan P. Rotolo & Lindsey L. Pizzica Rotolo to Christophe Vohmann & Tehzeen Choonavala Vohmann, Trustees for Christophe Vohmann Living Trust & Tehzeen Choonavala Vohmann Living Trust, 243 Schoolhouse Road for $1,275,000. On June […]
Goodfellas Driving Range Site Up for Sale
Highly visible site with varied topography By Joseph Kelly The 125-acre property off Route 44 in Colebrook that is home to the Goodfellas Driving Range is on the market. The land, which runs along Route 44 and Rock Hall Road, is owned by the Battistoni family.The listing by the Cohen Agency of Torrington describes the […]
Selectman’s Corner
An Announcement and Lots of Work Still to be Done By Matt Riiska I have made the decision not to run again for first selectman this fall. This was not an easy decision, but being three months shy of my 70th birthday when I complete my fourth term, I have decided it is time. The […]
New Movement on a Decade-Old Market Co-Op Initiative
Mad River Market members consider a change in direction By Colleen Gundlach Norfolk residents who invested in the Mad River Market (MRM) in the past will be interested to note that a new initiative has been launched to revitalize the market cooperative that was sidetracked by the onset of the Covid pandemic. A group of […]
Protecting Norfolk’s Water Sources from a Growing Threat
Conservation lecture to raise public awareness By Jude Mead No one noticed at first when the thin green threads floated just beneath the pond’s surface. Most people were hardly aware even when the wispy fronds swayed in the gentle ripples of the water. Within weeks, though, this invasive aquatic plant spread its long stems and […]
Heard Around Town
By Avice Meehan Taking Aim at Knotweed, Other Invasives Members of Norfolk’s public works crew joined colleagues from throughout Northwest Connecticut for a hands-on workshop in Winsted on July 29, to learn more about the threat of invasive plants and how to avoid spreading Japanese knotweed and other noxious weeds. “I am not very knowledgeable […]
