Board of Finance Considers Town Projects
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron At the Board of Finance meeting on Nov. 10, First Selectman Matt Riiska reported on several projects that will impact the town’s future budgets. Riiska described impending state legislation that will increase the incentive for EMS volunteers from $1,000 per year up to $2,000. The town’s current budget […]
October Meeting of Inland Wetlands Agency
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron Richard Byrne, director of the Local Emergency Planning Committee, attended the Inland Wetlands Agency (Wetlands) meeting on Nov. 7 to provide an update on the Nov. 5 gasoline spill on Route 44. Byrne described the ongoing work of digging out contaminated soil and drilling wells along Maple Ave. […]
Board of Selectman Approves Requests
Eye on Town Government At their Nov. 2 meeting, the Board of Selectmen (BoS) voted on two motions. The BoS affirmed the request from the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to opt out of Connecticut’s Public Act 21-29, which would relax some restrictions on accessory apartments. First Selectman Matt Riiska said that, after discussions with […]
Celebrating the Christmas Season
Notes From a French Kitchen By Marie-Christine Perry Thanks to the years I spent in Provence, I have many memories of the advent Marché des Santons on the Canebière in Marseille, where all the Santonniers of Provence come to sell their wares for people to buy for their Christmas crèches. Once you have the basic […]
A Slowly Decreasing Rainfall Deficit
October Weather By Russell Russ It was a fairly average October in this part of the world. Temperatures were close to normal, and precipitation, for the second month in a row, was above normal. After a dry summer that increased the rainfall deficit by 7.60 inches, the fall months of September and October reduced it […]
Board of Selectman Considers Proposals
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville The first item of discussion at the Oct. 5 Board of Selectmen’s (BoS) meeting was a request from the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) for approval to opt out of Connecticut’s Public Act 21-29, which, among other things, relaxes restrictions on accessory apartments (an accessory apartment is defined […]
Wetlands Agency Addresses Several Issues and Concerns
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron The Inland Wetlands Agency discussed several permit applications at its meeting on Oct. 3 and addressed concerns about a resident who has refused to identify a product sprayed along a stretch of Bruey Rd. At the August Wetlands meeting, Ginger Creek Nursery had requested a permit to clean […]
Chestnut Stuffing, Past and Present
The Good Natured Chef By Linda Garretson It didn’t take long to decide what recipe to write for November. I mentioned the upcoming article to my daughter and she was adamant that chestnut stuffing is the hands-down favorite. So here you go, from my holiday memories to you. The history of this recipe dates back […]
Autumn Replaces Summer
Norfolk’s September 2022 Weather By Russell Russ September was our transition from summertime warmth and dry conditions to cooler fall temperatures and wetter conditions. It was bound to happen at some point. Summer cannot last forever here in Norfolk. September was about normal for temperatures and came in above normal for precipitation. It was our […]
EDC Discusses Fiber Optics, Economic Vitality, and the Future of Infinity Hall
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville At their Oct. 13 meeting, the Economic Development Commission (EDC) voted to give $100 in support of this year’s Tour de Forest bike ride, an annual fundraising event to support Norfolk Rails to Trails and Great Mountain Forest. Commission co-chair Libby Borden also took the opportunity to remind […]
