Prospect of Proposed Tower Alarms South Norfolk
Residents search for answers and alternatives By Avice Meehan The letters arrived in March and residents of Old Goshen Road, Smith Road and the surrounding area thought nothing would happen. A representative of Smartlink, a company working on behalf of Verizon, was looking for a location for a new cell tower. Surely, they thought, no […]
The Body Scientific
Beech Leaf Disease and Nematodes By Richard Kessin I am used to studying diseases of animals. Like humans, vertebrates have immune systems and cells like macrophages that roam through the body to eat invaders. Trees are a whole other category: They do not make antibodies to protect themselves and they certainly cannot run away from a […]
Personal Products Program to Launch at Norfolk Food Pantry
Initiative fills a gap for women and girls By Andra Moss An increasing number of families in the Northwest Corner are turning to local food pantries to help fill the gap for basic necessities as rising prices stretch many budgets to the breaking point. The variety of offerings can be limited, though. Clients visiting the […]
A Summer Outdoors Begins with Tick Prevention
By Kelly Kandra Hughes The Norfolk Land Trust (NLT) wants everyone to be extra aware of ticks this summer. “It’s already a heavy tick season,” says NLT board member Bill Couch. “Everyone needs to take extra precautions this year.” One of the primary concerns with tick bites is Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia bacteria spread […]
Lakeville Journal Expands Coverage of Norfolk
Meet and Greet held at Norfolk Hub By Patricia Platt Norfolk residents braved a late-July rainstorm for a conversation at the Hub with representatives of The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News to learn about the Journal’s plans to expand coverage of Norfolk. “The idea of this meeting is to connect with you, let you […]
Why Such a big Firehouse?
Plans call for a near tripling of space By Joe Kelly As plans for a new Norfolk firehouse advance through the design and budgeting phases—and ultimately a town vote—one question comes up repeatedly: Why is the proposed firehouse, at 10,700 square feet, so much larger than the current one, which is just 3,800 square feet? […]
From the Bookshelf
A Very Local Sacrifice: Litchfield County and the Civil War By Joe Kelly In the middle of Norfolk’s village green stands the Soldiers’ Monument, a tall, tapered tribute in stone to 35 soldiers from Norfolk who lost their lives in the Civil War. It’s a monument to the sacrifices made to end slavery and preserve […]
Jumping Worms, Part 2: What to do?
By Susannah Wood Last month Norfolk Now published a short piece (“Jumping Worms: Fast-Moving Agents of Destruction”) on the breaking story that Asian jumping worms had arrived on the grounds of the Norfolk Library, adjacent to the new native plant bed. Readers may be wondering what steps can be taken to, at the very least, […]
New Growth, New Services
A Norfolk Tradition Looks to the Future By Colleen Gundlach The company now known as A.B. Bazzano Fuels has been a part of Norfolk history since 1937, when John C. Bazzano, Sr. opened John C. Bazzano & Son, a business that sold ice and coal. As coal gave way to oil, the business evolved and […]
Keeping up with Mama T
Freund’s Market Continues to Expand By Colleen Gundlach Anyone who hasn’t paid a recent visit to Freund’s Farm Market in East Canaan is in for a surprise. First came additional parking around the back of the property and the installation of a second driveway, creating a one-way traffic flow. Now, displays of perennials for sale […]
