NOTES FROM A FRENCH KITCHEN
Spring Stirs Green Market Memories By Marie-Christine Perry Growing up as I did in a family of nine, with seven food-loving children and a mother who was a delightful cook, meal preparation was joyful, sometimes simple and sometimes complex—particularly when a new recipe was tried. It all started with gathering ingredients. Whether at home—which in […]
FIRST RESPONDER DATA
Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (February) Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance (January/February)
School Budget, Truck Replacements Occupy Finance Board
By Susan MacEachron and Avice Meehan The Board of Finance held two meetings in March. On March 10, members heard presentations from the Botelle School Board of Education (BOE), the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) and First Selectman Henry Tirrell. At a March 24 special meeting, Tirrell shared the draft town budget, sought BOF approval […]
New Hours at Town Hall
By Avice Meehan As of April 1, Town Hall will operate on a new schedule: it will be open for extended hours on Thursdays and closed on Fridays. The change was approved unanimously at the March 4 meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Except by appointment, Town Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to […]
Mountain Road Detour Set for April 6
Motorists, cyclists, runners and walkers who enjoy the view of Norfolk’s iconic snake fence on Mountain Road will soon need to find an alternate path to Westside Road or destinations accessed from further along Mountain Road, among them the Curling Club and the Norfolk Country Club. Starting in early April, crews from Dayton Construction will […]
Changes to P&Z Regs Considered
By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning meeting on March 10 was dedicated to a discussion of potential changes to regulations governing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and family compounds and camps. P&Z also considered a new regulation addressing blight. There were no decisions. P&Z commissioner Jordan Stern has suggested revisions to Norfolk’s ADU regulations at […]
Wetlands Weighs New Fees
By Susan MacEachron An in-depth discussion of the appropriate fees to charge for a wetlands permit consumed most of the Inland Wetlands Agency meeting on March 2. Wetlands Enforcement Officer Stacy Sefcik reported that a site meeting had been held to discuss tree removal on Mountain Road related to the upcoming bridge replacement and that […]
Baffling Budget Move Needed
By Avice Meehan Norfolk voters will likely see an unusual item on the agenda for this year’s annual town meeting in May: A request to appropriate $58,366 for Botelle Elementary School for the current fiscal year. The action will ensure that Norfolk remains in compliance with a nearly 40-year-old state statute that sets out minimum […]
Regional Budget Vote Is May 4
The referendum on the Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 budget has been set for May 4 in Norfolk, Colebrook, Barkhamsted and New Hartford. If approved, the district budget would be $25.25 million for the 2026-27 school year, an increase of 1.74 percent over the current year. Norfolk’s assessment, based on the town’s anticipated enrollment, […]
Envisioning Botelle’s Future
The Board of Education and Superintendent Kevin Case will hold a series of community conversations beginning April 1 to help inform the future of elementary education in Norfolk. Additional conversations will be held on April 22 and May 20. All are from 7 to 9 p.m. at Botelle School. The project grew out of discussion […]
