Notables—Senator Frederic Collin Walcott
Businessman, Humanitarian, Conservationist, Statesman By Michael Kelly Frederic Walcott was born in 1869 to a prominent family in New York Mills, NY. His great-great grandfather established the first cotton mills in New York state and garnered a sizable fortune. Walcott’s father married Emeline Alice Welch, daughter of noted Norfolk physician William Wickham Welch, forging […]
Berkshire National Fish Hatchery
Volunteers work to preserve indigenous fish habitats By Michael Kelly It’s all about the water. At the Berkshire National Fish Hatchery (BNFH) in Hartsville, a hamlet of New Marlborough, Mass., 14 miles from Norfolk’s Village Green, 200 gallons a minute of pure 45-degree water from a deep underground aquifer course through 148 acres of […]
Norfolk’s November and December Weather and a Yearly Summary for 2016
A Snowy End to a Very Warm and Dry Year By Russell Russ After tracking a growing precipitation deficit and above average temperatures for the entire year, it was quite the twist in weather fate to have an early winter with snowy conditions before Thanksgiving. The closing months of 2016 were still a little […]
Through the Garden Gate
February, Precious Snowflakes By Leslie Watkins “Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated.”–Wilson Bentley Avalanches are sudden, unstoppable forces of nature. They gain mass, volume and momentum as they sweep down mountainsides. But even the mightiest of avalanches is made up of many small, harmless, fragile things—snowflakes. […]
Berkshire Mountain Springs—From the Fountainhead to Your Door
By Michael Kelly The most direct way to access Berkshire County’s wealth of cultural amenities is to drive north on route 272, a felicitous, forested, rural byway. Just 4.5 miles from Norfolk’s village green, near the cutoff to Campbell Falls, you cross into Massachusetts and subconsciously absorb subtle, topographical changes. Two miles further up the […]
Through The Garden Gate
December, Divine Pleasures By Leslie Watkins After the hustle and bustle of autumn activities, the comfy chair by the fire looks very inviting. Even if we were not able to cross all the items off the to-do list, the weather dictates that enough is enough. We are ready for a long winter’s rest. The […]
Norfolk’s October 2016 Weather
Drought Conditions Intensify By Russell Russ It’s all about the numbers. As we get closer to year’s end all eyes will be on the year’s weather statistics. The year of 2016 has a very good chance of ranking very high in two weather categories. Unless weather patterns change drastically before the end of the […]
Botelle Beat
Newly Formed Student Council Decides to Work on Kindness By Lauren Valentino A nine-member Student Council was formed at Botelle School this fall. Fifth- and sixth-grade students were given the opportunity of joining. Interested students were asked to complete a five-question application. The questions included “What is your vision for how kindness can be […]
