Radio Norfolk?
Resident Hopes to Develop a Community Station By Colleen Gundlach With internet radio and streaming services available, do people turn the dial to listen to old-fashioned radio these days? Norfolk musician, writer and content producer Michael Cobb answers that question with a resounding “yes.” Cobb, who was a disc jockey at the Berkshire School’s radio […]
Real Estate Sales
On Feb. 20 from Gardenmaker LLC to Sara and Kyle Acuna, 181 Greenwoods Road West, for $292,000. On March 4 from Marybeth Y. McNamee to Nancy J. Lorenz and Douglas J. Schwalbe, 92 Goshen East Street and 3.5 acres across the street on Goshen East Street, for $875,000. On March 17 from Estate of Susan […]
Master Artisans Craft a Folk School
Tradition comes alive in South Berkshire By Andra Moss For many, a DIY home improvement project begins with a bit of Googling. If that project involves woodworking, they may well be directed to a series of videos from “The Garage with Steve Butler,” a program about woodworking that, at its peak, was carried on 800 […]
Selectman’s Corner
It’s a Waiting Game for Federal Funds By Matt Riiska With all the projects we currently have in process in Norfolk, I am asked if the federal budget cuts will affect our plans and what we can expect in the future. Federal funds received by the town are filtered through the State of Connecticut, so […]
Chronicles of Gastronomy
Bakers Knead, Rise and Eat By Avice Meehan One baker prepped her baguette dough in the cab of her pick-up truck while another set a timer to keep track of when turn the dough stashed under her office desk. Regardless of the approach taken, roughly a dozen people gathered on a March Thursday in the […]
Cook for Goodness Sake!
“Back To The Womb” Lentil Loaf By Linda Garrettson I don’t know about anybody else, but going back to the womb—or childhood, at the very least—sounds like a good idea. Day dreams aside, memories of my post-war childhood in America are the next best thing. Back then, my biggest problem was the fact that our […]
Sidewalks Be Gone!
Town employees pulled up old sidewalk slates outside Norfolk’s United Church of Christ Congregational at the end of March and began filling the gap with topsoil trucked in for the purpose. Public Works Foreman Troy LaMere smoothed the way with a rake as colleague Tom Gorski graded the path, preparing it for grass seed. The […]
Maple Syrup Season Faced Weather Challenges
By Jude Mead Boiling sap for maple syrup, a beloved natural sweetener produced in Norfolk, is a seasonal ritual this time of year and has a longstanding cultural tradition throughout New England. This year, the treasured tradition was under threat because unfavorable weather conditions posed significant challenges to maple syrup producers. Russell Russ, property manager […]
Tariffs Pose Risks for Maple Syrup
Matt Gallagher, director of programs and operations at Great Mountain Forest, stokes a gleaming sap evaporator—emblem of potential challenges ahead for maple syrup producers. A possible tariff war between the United States and Canada could affect the maple business since most equipment used to make the product comes from Canada. Peter Gregg, publisher of The […]
Finance Board Gets First Budget Look
By Avice Meehan The Board of Finance (BoF) held two meetings on March 11: the first to hear a formal presentation of the budget for Botelle Elementary School and the second for a discussion with First Selectman Matt Riiska focused on the town’s preliminary budget. Chairman Michael Sconyers indicated that no final decisions on the […]
