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 […]
Yale Student Housing and Renewable Energy Plans Before P&Z
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (“P&Z”), at its meeting on April 12, heard about plans for two projects to renovate facilities owned by the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust (Trust) and used by the Yale School of Music for its summer programs. Ken Hrica, a civil engineer and owner of Hrica Associates LLC, […]
Board of Finance Approves Budget
By Susan MacEachron The Board of Finance (BoF) approved a town budget of $7.7 million for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 at its meeting on April 19. The budget total represents an annual increase of approximately four percent. However, the tax increase will be 3.55 percent because the grand list, which represents the […]
Board of Finance Approves Budget
By Susan MacEachron The Board of Finance (BoF) approved a town budget of $7.7 million for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 at its meeting on April 19. The budget total represents an annual increase of approximately four percent. However, the tax increase will be 3.55 percent because the grand list, which represents the […]
Yale Student Housing and Renewable Energy Plans Before P&Z
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (“P&Z”), at its meeting on April 12, heard about plans for two projects to renovate facilities owned by the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust (Trust) and used by the Yale School of Music for its summer programs. Ken Hrica, a civil engineer and owner of Hrica Associates LLC, […]
The Hidden Life in Trees
Text by Susannah WoodPhoto by Wiley Wood The first butterfly drifting through our woods in spring is the mourning cloak, its red-brown wings dabbed with pale blue, edged in cream. It survived the long winter in a semi-dormant state filled, most likely sheltering in a hollow tree or log. If you’re lucky, you may see […]
Cook, For Goodness Sake!
Remembrance Borscht By Linda Garrettson Several years ago, I had the pleasure of traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans Siberian Railroad with my godson, Max. Fascinating glimpses of China and Mongolia sped past our window as we made our way to Moscow. Endless stretches of Siberian tundra, forests and Lake Baikal graced the […]
Nothing Special
March Weather by Russell Russ An accurate description of March’s weather this year would be that it was unremarkable. Last year it was warm, sunny and nice. If you like snow, however, last year was terrible because it was the least snowy March on record. This March was middle of the pack in just about […]
The Story of Molecular Biology of the Cell
The Body Scientific By Richard Kessin Years ago, a biology student from Manila wrote to me about earning a PhD at Columbia University. At the time, I was the Director of the PhD program in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Every year we recruited a number […]
