Selectmen Discuss School Consolidation and Town Projects
By Ruth Melville The major topic of discussion at the Board of Selectmen’s first meeting of the year was the possible consolidation of the Botelle and Colebrook elementary schools. A previous plan to consolidate the two schools was rejected by Colebrook voters in 2015. Representing Botelle School at the Jan. 8 meeting were John DeShazo, […]
Cold Night – Brief Meeting for Wetlands Agency
By Susan MacEachron The Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on Jan. 6 began inauspiciously with agency members standing in the frigid town parking lot, locked out of Town Hall. The only person with a key, Wetlands Enforcement Officer Stacey Sefcik, was on vacation. First Selectman Matt Riiska responded to a call for his assistance with […]
Board of Assessment Appeals Anticipates Busy Season
By Susan MacEachron Norfolk property owners who want to appeal the recent revaluation of their real estate, vehicle or personal property must file the completed application by 4p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20 at Town Hall. No exceptions are made for applications filed after the deadline and the paperwork must include an original signature of the […]
Bridges Highlight Board of Finance Discussion
By Susan MacEachron At the Jan 14 Board of Finance (BoF) meeting, First Selectman Matt Riiska reported on the budget and the River Place financing. He noted that he also continues to follow-up with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Smith Road temporary bridge. Riiska […]
Norfolk’s 2024 November and December Weather
The Weather Finally Changed By Russell Russ The weather during the first three weeks of November was an extension of the weather we had seen in September and October. Above-normal temperatures and very (very) little precipitation was the theme. The weather patterns finally changed on Nov. 22, when Norfolk finally said goodbye to the unusual […]
Measles Kills
By Richard Kessin Editor’s Note: Richard Kessin is Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. This column is adapted from one that appeared in The Lakeville Journal. In 1962, about 500,000 American kids got measles, with fever and spots made by the immune system reacting with the virus. […]
Eye on Town Government: Special Town Meeting Planned
By Avice Meehan The Board of Selectmen held an efficient meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6, with much of the discussion focused on resolutions to be brought before a special town meeting that First Selectman Matt Riiska hoped to call on Nov. 20 (See related article, page XX.) Riiska walked his colleagues, Sandy Evans and Henry […]
Eye on Town Government: Board of Education Meets in November
The members of the Norfolk Board of Education received an update on the “State of the School” at the Nov. 12 meeting and tackled several different items. See related story, page XX. The board authorized Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli to negotiate another 5-year contract with All-Star Transportation while rejecting language sought by the state in […]
Eye on Town Government: Wetlands Approves Five Applications
By Avice Meehan The Inland Wetlands Agency gave the green light to five projects at its Nov. 7 meeting, including a request for new parking spaces at the Meadowbrook Senior Apartments until December. The agency declined to accept an application from the Confucian Study Association Inc., better known as the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center, for permission […]
Eye on Town Goverment: P&Z Acts on Solar Panels, Maple Syrup and Parking
Chair plans to resign By Susan MacEachron Meeting on Nov. 12, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved installation of ground mounted solar panels, the expansion of an accessory building and a site plan modification to allow Meadowbrook to create four additional parking spaces. Short-term rentals were discussed without a conclusion as to what is […]
