State’s Gun Control Legislation Leaves Confusion in its Wake
Over 100 guns added to the state’s existing list of banned weapons By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo While the United States Senate voted on April 17 to defeat a compromise plan that would have banned some semi-automatic weapons and expanded background checks on firearms sales, the Connecticut legislature passed one of the toughest sets of gun […]
Eye On Town Government — May 2013
By Wiley Wood Budget discussions this past month were led off by the Board of Selectmen, which presented its preliminary budget to the Board of Finance on April 2. Total expenditures for the town, exclusive of education, were set at $3,371,800, an increase of 4-percent or $131,550 over last year. A number of […]
Serving Time in Connecticut
For Majewski and Carey, No Easy Road to Freedom By Susanna Wood Ten years in jail is a long time. With two leap years that’s 3,652 days, 87,648 hours, 5,258,880 minutes. How does that time pass for inmates like Kyle Majewski and Matthew Carey, the two young men recently sentenced for a crime spree that […]
Election Officials Facing a Retirement Problem
Replacements needed to help oversee voting By Bob Bumcrot Staging local elections depends on a small cadre of Norfolk residents who supervise the polling, for which they are paid modestly, yet who keep coming back seemingly year after year. But change is in the offing. The town is looking for a few good men or […]
Are You Ready for Summer?
Norfolk Children’s Foundation Offers Camperships to Camp Jewell By Julie Scharnberg Imagine being able to spend a week or two this summer horseback riding, swimming, trying out archery or pottery, mountain boarding, rock climbing, kayaking, learning how to use high ropes or how to play the guitar, hiking, fishing, playing soccer and lots more. The […]
Preparing the Next Generation of Curlers
Botelle students learn Norfolk’s trademark game By David Beers Students in grades three through six at Botelle School have been curling at each of their gym classes for all of February and early March. After some initial instruction in curling rules, vocabulary, scoring and history of the sport, red and blue four-person teams were formed […]
Infinity Hall Reaches Two Milestones
The 1,000th concert in Norfolk performed March 14 By Bob Bumcrot Two milestones were reached in March for Infinity Music Hall and Bistro, often referred to as IMH for short. The first, on the 14th, celebrated the 1,000th concert performed on the Norfolk stage. “I’m both proud and grateful,” said IMH owner Dan Hincks. “It’s […]
Champion Norfolk Girls
For the first time in the history of Botelle School, the Northwestern League Girls B Division championship trophy was brought home to Norfolk. A dedicated group of fourth and sixth grade girls defeated Salisbury Central School on March 10, wrapping up three days of tournament play at the Cornwall Consolidated School. This win tops off […]
Norfolk Land Trust Pursues Elite Status with Land Trust Alliance
Decision taken to seek national accreditation By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The Norfolk Land Trust (NLT) is seeking hard-to-win accreditation from the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission, a program of the Land Trust Alliance. According to a recent press release, NLT welcomes the accreditation process as an opportunity to review and fine tune its practices and […]
Norfolk Vintage Vehicles to Vie for Top Honors
By Colleen Gundlach On July 14, a first-time ever event will be held in Norfolk that will have residents reminiscing and harking back to the days of their youth. The First Annual Classic Community Classic Car Show will be sponsored by the ArtsWave Committee of the Norfolk Economic Development Commission (EDC), and promises nostalgic moments […]
