Eye on Town Government
P&Z Approves Permit for Greenwoods Road Property By Avice Meehan A multi-year standoff between the Planning & Zoning Commission and an entity known as Love Simply, LLC moved closer to resolution with the granting of a special permit to replace the windows at the yellow building at 24 Greenwoods Road West. A reading of the […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Finance Updates By Avice Meehan During a 19-minute meeting on Oct. 14, the Board of Finance received updates from Botelle School Superintendent Kevin Case and First Selectman Matt Riiska while also setting the 2026 meeting calendar.Case has said he plans to attend as many BoF meetings as possible, addressing what was an often […]
Eye on Town Government
Handover Begins for Selectmen By Avice Meehan The Oct. 1 meeting of the Board of Selectmen primarily focused on matters related to the pending transition in leadership with two notable exceptions: emergency repairs to a bridge on Ashpohtag Road after a car accident and the town’s response to a complaint filed with the state Division […]
Eye on Town Government
Town Meeting Approves Higher Borrowing By Avice Meehan Voters at an Oct. 6 special town meeting unanimously approved higher borrowing limits to finance construction of Norfolk’s new fire house, but no formal action on the project will occur until after the new Board of Selectmen is sworn into office in mid-November. First Selectman Matt Riiska, […]
Botelle Beat
The Five Cs Shape Learning at Botelle In the 21st Century By Kevin Case On any given day, when you walk into any of our classrooms at Botelle School, you will observe our students engaged in 21st Century Learning Skills. We call these skills the 5 C’s: Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication and Compassionate Citizenship. […]
Notes from a French kitchen
Comfort Foods for a Comfy Season By Marie-Christine Perry As I put my garden to rest after planting my garlic, the sudden cooling of the air, the changing of colors against a still blue sky are all announcing my favorite time of year. For me it means mushrooms and chestnuts, the last of the Tuscan […]
Behind the Scenes on Route 44
The view from Norfolk’s Center Cemetery provides a good vantage point for the ongoing construction of the new retaining walls along Route 44. The so-called H piles, which can reach upwards of 50 feet, are in place and welders are working to install the studs that will be used to connect to the concrete face […]
Letters
Thank You On behalf of Great Mountain Forest, the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee would like to thank the Norfolk Curling Club for hosting our event. We would also like to thank all our generous sponsors and dozens of volunteers who worked so hard at making this year’s 2025 Tour de Forest Bike Ride a […]
Know Your Neighbor
Colin Burn What’s your relationship to the area?We moved to Norfolk about three years ago. Before finding our house, we’d actually never heard of the town! It ended up being one of those wonderful discoveries that come from late-night house hunting online. How did you come to Norfolk?I think of Norfolk as my third big […]
Norfolk’s September 2025 Weather
Another Beauty By Russell RussSeptember’s weather was beautiful. It was another warmer than normal and drier than normal month. It has been hard to complain about the weather around here over the last few months. It was warm and dry, but not too warm and dry. We are in a slight drought, but we are […]
