LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Heartfelt Thanks
Several months ago, I fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor, landing headfirst. What fol-owed was a long and difficult hospital stay and a recovery that at times seemed uncertain. The medical details are not nearly as important as what happened next. What I experienced was nothing short of a medical miracle, made possible […]
HEARD AROUND TOWN
Nature’s Classroom Receives a Boost Going on a multi-day adventure to Nature’s Classroom has become a beloved rite of passage for many students across Litchfield County, including Norfolk’s upper intermediate students. This year, 10 students made the trip to Pondside in Charlton, Mass. Much of the $420 per student cost was underwritten by the Norfolk […]
JUNE REAL ESTATE SALES
Only transactions with a monetary value are included. Transfers without consideration are excluded. Recorded sales dates typically lag actual closing dates by several days.
Botelle Students Move Up
By Avice Meehan Four sixth graders bid farewell to Botelle Elementary School at a laughter-filled, but occasionally serious, ceremony on June 16 that was attended by family, friends and town officials. First Selectmen Henry Tirrell, a Botelle graduate whose mother and aunt taught at the school for many years, reminded the students that they would […]
Norfolk Rail-Trail Project Pedals Forward
By Jude Mead After more than a decade of planning, permiting and redesign work, Norfolk’s long-await-ed Rails-to-Trails initiative has reached a major milestone, bringing the community closer to the creation of a new multi-use recreational trail along a historic railroad corridor. The project is the North Brook Trail, a planned three-quarter-mile ADA-accessi-ble pathway that will […]
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Budgets, Beetles, Nips and More
By Avice Meehan State Rep. Maria Horn came prepared to share details about the Connecticut budget (she is co-chair of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee) and the progress that has been made toward paying down the state’s unfunded pension liability, increasing the rainy day fund (now up to $18 billion) and allocating more state funds […]
Regional Trash Authority Faces New Hurdles
Will there be enough trash to operate? By Joe Kelly The rocky, contentious rollout of a new regional trash authority to serve Norfolk and other Northwest Connecticut towns has become even rockier and more contentious. Now there are worries that the new entity—known as the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority (NRRA)—may not have enough volume to […]
SELECTMAN’S CORNER: Dunk a Selectman on July 3?
By Henry Tirrell Another busy summer is upon us. Tobey Pond is open, we have a new place for dinner in town, Friday Nights on the Green are in full swing. The season promises a number of other fantastic activities around town, but don’t forget that it’s also the season for new stickers to access […]
EYE ON TOWN GOVERNMENT
Bridges and More By Avice Meehan The Board of Selectmen moved quickly through the agenda for the June 3 meeting, completing its work in 32 minutes. First Selectman Henry Tirrell and Selectman Leo F. Colwell Jr. were in attendance. The big news came from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) which has informed the town […]
