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 […]
New Buzz in the Village Center
By Avice Meehan A mere six months after the closing of the Norfolk Pub, life in Norfolk’s village center is abuzz with change. The fate of the former pub space may be unconfirmed and its windows papered over, but the owners of Infinity Hall made good on their commitment to reopen the Bistro five nights […]
Noteworthy Natives: Coral Honeysuckle
By Jill Chase Do you go to other people’s gardens and envy all the hummingbirds they have? I did. But then I realized I had completely overlooked one of their favorite plants: The native coral honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens. It was practically designed for humming-birds. Their long beaks and extra-long tongues are a perfect fit for […]
Will You Join Me?
Sarah Nolen captivated audiences at the Norfolk Library with her engaging puppet performance, although young Hiwa, visiting from New York, appeared nonplussed from his perch on the stage. Nolen delighted both children and adults during the Greenwoods Puppet Festival last month. Through her creativity, storytelling and skillful puppetry, Nolen transformed the stage into a lively […]
