Wangum on the Market
Norfolk’s Water Supply to Get New Owner By Joe Kelly Wangum Lake, the pristine, 177-acre reservoir that sits atop Canaan Mountain and supplies Norfolk with thousands of gallons of water every day, will come under new ownership thanks to the pending sale of Aquarion Water Company. Eversource Energy, better known to most people in Norfolk […]
Déjà Vu All Over Again
Selectmen Seek Conversation About Collaboration By Avice Meehan Nearly a decade after Norfolk and Colebrook failed to reach agreement on creating a new regional school district that would combine their elementary schools, the issue is back on the front burner thanks to a column from Matt Riiska, Norfolk’s first selectman. Riiska, a veteran of a […]
Haystack is Back
sixth annual festival convenes in October By Patricia Platt The chance to see and experience the world around us more deeply—whether that means understanding the stories of the trees, how the horse shaped empires or insights from wartime poets—will all been on offer during this year’s Haystack Book Festival. “We bring together in unmoderated conversation […]
Exploring natural History
C.H. Pease Museum Shines a light on Canaan’s past By Colleen Gundlach Where in North Canaan can one find a moose, a fox, an eagle, a turtle and various types of winged creatures in one place? If you know, you know. It’s the C.H. Pease Museum of Natural History right in the center of Canaan […]
Better Early Than never
Norfolk preps for early voting for general election By Andra Moss Early voting will be an option for Norfolk residents for the first time in this year’s general election. Living up to its nickname as the “Land of Steady Habits,” Connecticut had been one of only four states that did not allow early voting until […]
great blue heron rookeries
working together to provide sustainable breeding habitats By Jude Mead Great Blue Herons are a familiar sight in Norfolk and are one of the largest of all North American herons, standing up to four feet tall with a wingspan of close to six feet. They are most noticeable in flight as they soar across the […]
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 […]
