First Responder Statistics
Norfolk’s volunteer firefighters and ambulance crew dedicate their time, talent and training to support the people of our community. Here is a summary of their activity for the month of September. Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department
Passing the Torch
Kevin Gundlach Steps Down From Norfolk Now Behind the scenes of each issue of Norfolk Now that hits local mailboxes at the beginning of every month lie many hours of not only writing and editing, but also many layouts, designs and re-designs before it is completed. Obviously, the editors put in numerous hours on this, […]
Norfolk Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant
Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) Chief Brian Hutchins announced last month that the department had received a grant to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), funded by the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “This equipment,” says Hutchins, “provides the most up-to-date protection available, uses the most state-of-the-art technology […]
Selectman’s Corner
An Ending With Confidence for the Future By Matt Riiska Thinking back over the past eight years, time sometimes seemed to fly by, and at times it seemed like eternity. The one thing I can say is that I worked with some of the most kind, generous and dedicated people. The hours spent in too […]
A Bad Month for Invasives
Norfolk contractor Phillip Lovett volunteered a day of his time and equipment to clear a steep bank at Botelle Elementary School infested with a tangle of bittersweet, porcelain berry, Japanese honeysuckle and multiflora rose—among other invasive plants. It was part of the Conservation Commission’s all-out effort to tame invasives across Norfolk. A team from Native […]
Letters
Volunteers Much Appreciated Thank you to everyone who made the Norfolk Land Trust’s 12th annual trail races on Oct. 5 a resounding success. The weather was perfect and it was our largest race to date. We had 140 runners from throughout the region register for the races and they were impressed, not only with land […]
King of Pastry
Flora Lazar Co-Produces Documentary Film By Andra Moss It is the Olympics of French pastry—a marathon three-day competition for the honor of being recognized as one of the finest craftspeople in la République, a Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOF). Held once every four years in Lyon, the grueling pastry competition presents the ultimate challenge to 16 elite finalists. […]
October in the Rear View Mirror
Between Books, Spooks and Bocce, Norfolk Raced into Fall October’s splendid weather brought book lovers, bocce players, runners and cyclists to Norfolk in record numbers over the course of several action-packed weekends. And that was before the members of the Norfolk Lions Club took over the kitchen at Botelle Elementary School to prepare for the […]
Bunk Steps Down After 48 Years at Country Club
Longest tenure of any employee By Joseph Kelly It’s an old truism that the hardest part of any job is getting hired in the first place. With that in mind, you might think people would hang on to their jobs for long periods, but that’s rarely the case. Statistics show that after just four years, […]
Eye on Town Government
Board Chair to Step Down, Botelle Seeks to Set New Goals By Avice Meehan Board of Education Chair Virginia Coleman-Prisco announced that she would step down from that role once the board identifies a successor. Coleman-Prisco shared the news at a busy meeting of the BoE on Oct. 14 that saw the board receive a […]
