Botelle Beat—October 2014
By Ann DeCerbo Botelle students and parents celebrated the beginning of the school year at a Welcome Back Ice Cream Social sponsored by the PTO. The event was held on the playground and ice cream was served by the school’s new administration, Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli and Principal Matt O’Connell. The school children have also […]
Lone Oak Campsites: 50 Years
The Browns of East Canaan celebrate semicentennial of family farm turned campground By Colleen Gundlach There was an air of excitement, friendship and festivity on August 16 in East Canaan as Lone Oak Campsites celebrated its 50th anniversary by throwing an all-day party for the people who have been a part of the business over […]
Eye on Town Government
Selectmen Make Provisions for Next Winter and Repair Damages from the Last By Robert Carter The Norfolk Board of Selectmen held its first monthly meeting of the new fiscal year on July 1. The Farmers Market has requested to use the upstairs at town hall twice a month from November through April. After considering a […]
Botelle Beat
New School Year At Botelle Begins August 27 By Ann DeCerbo Although students are out on break, it’s been anything but a quiet summer at Botelle. Over the past two months, the Norfolk Board of Education conducted searches and interviewed prospective candidates for both principal and superintendent. Newly-hired Principal Matthew O’Connell and Superintendent Mary Beth […]
The Botelle Beat
End of the Year Happenings By Ann DeCerbo At the end of each school year, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department arrives early one morning with a pumper truck to fill kiddie pools and buckets with water. This kicks off the annual Botelle School Field Day. Led by Botelle’s physical education teacher, Hannah Sobieski, Field Day […]
It’s Only Natural
Birth of a Fawn Bu Marie Lowe It is not often that people are privileged to view the miracle of new life in the natural world. My husband, West, and I were fortunate recently to do just that, in triplicate! While gazing out our bedroom window early one morning this past May, we noticed a […]
Arethusa Farm Serves Up Fresh From Barn to Bistro
Wholesome and natural are its bywords By Colleen Gundlach In Greek mythology, Arethusa was a nymph whom the goddess Artemis transformed into a spring to save her virginity when she was being pursued by the river god Alpheus. It is an apt name, then, for Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, because the land it is built […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Education Salutes Departing Administrators By Robert Carter At its meeting on June 11, the Norfolk Board of Education recognized the departure of Botelle’s principal and superintendent at the end of the school year. The board thanked Principal Peter Michelson and Superintendent George Counter for their service to the school and dedication to its […]
Norfolk’s May Weather
Nothing Special By Russell Russ The month of May brought with it the final transition into summertime weather. May always holds the threat of one last parting shot of winter weather. That was not the case this year. There were no real cold temperatures and there was no snowfall. It was not a bad weather […]
It’s Only Natural
Birding by Ear By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo There’s a certain lonesomeness that accompanies time in nature, which birding eliminates. It also affords a rare opportunity to glimpse into a secret natural world and observe a multitude of species. It is no surprise that birders are everywhere, especially this time of year. On a recent birding […]
