Norfolk’s October Weather
A Little Warm and A Little Wet By Russell Russ This October was significantly different from last October. Last October was dangerously dry around these parts. Precipitation for September and October 2024 were off-the-charts low and, as a result, the forest fire danger levels were extremely high both months. Not the case this year. This […]
Out and About
A New Floral Shop Blooms in Canaan By Andra Moss Blake Wilkinson, born and raised in Sheffield, Mass., grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs. “My family members all own their own businesses, so I sort felt like I was meant for that,” she says, standing in her newly-opened gardening and floral design shop at 10 Railroad […]
Cook for Goodness Sake!
Eggs Benedict, 131 Years Later By Linda Garrettson In my November 2024 article I wrote about creating new traditions at Thanksgiving. Here we are, one year later, and I am thinking about traditions again. This time it’s eggs Benedict. As long as I can remember, our family holiday breakfasts featured eggs Benedict, a delicious stack […]
Eye on Town Government
Board Chair to Step Down, Botelle Seeks to Set New Goals By Avice Meehan Board of Education Chair Virginia Coleman-Prisco announced that she would step down from that role once the board identifies a successor. Coleman-Prisco shared the news at a busy meeting of the BoE on Oct. 14 that saw the board receive a […]
Eye on Town Government
P&Z Approves Permit for Greenwoods Road Property By Avice Meehan A multi-year standoff between the Planning & Zoning Commission and an entity known as Love Simply, LLC moved closer to resolution with the granting of a special permit to replace the windows at the yellow building at 24 Greenwoods Road West. A reading of the […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Finance Updates By Avice Meehan During a 19-minute meeting on Oct. 14, the Board of Finance received updates from Botelle School Superintendent Kevin Case and First Selectman Matt Riiska while also setting the 2026 meeting calendar.Case has said he plans to attend as many BoF meetings as possible, addressing what was an often […]
Eye on Town Government
Handover Begins for Selectmen By Avice Meehan The Oct. 1 meeting of the Board of Selectmen primarily focused on matters related to the pending transition in leadership with two notable exceptions: emergency repairs to a bridge on Ashpohtag Road after a car accident and the town’s response to a complaint filed with the state Division […]
Eye on Town Government
Town Meeting Approves Higher Borrowing By Avice Meehan Voters at an Oct. 6 special town meeting unanimously approved higher borrowing limits to finance construction of Norfolk’s new fire house, but no formal action on the project will occur until after the new Board of Selectmen is sworn into office in mid-November. First Selectman Matt Riiska, […]
Botelle Beat
The Five Cs Shape Learning at Botelle In the 21st Century By Kevin Case On any given day, when you walk into any of our classrooms at Botelle School, you will observe our students engaged in 21st Century Learning Skills. We call these skills the 5 C’s: Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication and Compassionate Citizenship. […]
Eye on Town Government
Firehouse Costs, Traffic Calming on Selectmen’s Agenda By Ruth Melville The main topics up for discussion at the Sept. 2 special meeting of the Board of Selectmen were ongoing efforts to reduce the budget for the new firehouse and the possibility of setting up speed cameras in town. First Selectman Matt Riiska began with two […]
