Wetlands Considers Erosion Control Options
Eye on Town Goverment By Susan MacEachron The Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) reviewed the proposed solar array at the Norfolk town farm at its June 6 meeting and determined that the impact on wetlands would be minimal. Wetlands Chair Hartley Mead proposed sending a letter to the Planning & Zoning Commission explaining their reasons for […]
Parking vs. Trees and Public Art Discussed at P&Z
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting on June 14 began with members of the public expressing views, pro and con, about the decision to retain the cement peninsulas and trees in front of the Berkshire Country Store in downtown Norfolk. Ryan Craig, owner of the store, explained […]
Cook! For Goodness Sake
American Pie By Linda Garretson It’s July and the time for cooling summer foods, outdoor meals and 4th of July parties. When I think of those parties I picture strawberry shortcake—red and white. But where is our patriotism without the blue? Determined to make Betsy Ross proud, I adapted recipes from two of my favorite […]
Norfolk’s May Weather
Eighth Warmest on Record By Russell Russ May started out cooler and much drier than normal. Temperatures increased by the middle of the month, and by the latter part of the month they matched record highs. Warmer temperatures, brighter skies and greening trees meant that Norfolk was getting closer to summer. After last year’s very […]
Maria Horn Attends May EDC Meeting
By Ruth Melville On May 12, State Representative Maria Horn joined the Economic Development Commission (EDC) meeting by Zoom to discuss current efforts at the state level to bring high-speed broadband to underserved parts of Connecticut. Horn said she had recently talked with Kevin Pisacich, the new director of the Office of Telecommunications and Broadband, […]
P&Z May Meeting
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) held a public hearing on May 10 to discuss the two projects being proposed by the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust—to renovate a portion of the Music Shed and to convert the Eldridge Barn for use as student housing. Ken Hrica, a civil engineer and owner of […]
Board of Selectman May Meeting
By Ruth Melville Richard Byrne, the town’s emergency management director, came to the May 4 Board of Selectmen (BoS) meeting to present a memorandum of understanding, proposed by the Red Cross, that needed an official signature from the town. Byrne suggested one change to the proposed document: the Red Cross wanted Norfolk to promise to […]
An Unusual Lineup of the Planets This June
The Celestial Sphere By Matthew Johnson The beginning of summer occurs on June 21 at 5:14 a.m. on the day celebrated as the summer solstice. The summer solstice occurs when the Northern Hemisphere of the earth becomes tilted toward the sun to its greatest extent, the North Pole glowing with 24 hours of daylight. On […]
Powerful Storm Hits Town
Norfolk’s April 2022 Weather By Russell Russ Spring got off to a slow start this year. It was a cool and cloudy early April with high temperatures staying in the 40s and 50s. For the first two weeks of April the weather felt more like March. Typical spring sights, smells and sounds were not common […]
A Spring Picnic with Fresh Peas, Asparagus and Rhubarb
Notes From a Franco-American Kitchen By Marie-Christine Perry After the first few hot days of spring, it always seems to me that the time for picnics has arrived. The garden offers asparagus and peas, rhubarb and the first strawberries, sprigs of chives and basil—all conducive to delightful dishes easy to transport, such as vichyssoise, fresh […]
