The City Meadow is Once Again Ruled A Wetland, Barring Future Development
By Bridgette L. Rallo Northwest Conservation District soil scientist Sean Hayden has determined, yet again, that City Meadow is a wetland. That’s the verdict Hayden delivered to the Conservation Committee on September 1, and the committee forwarded the report to First Selectman Sue Dyer. The small piece of undeveloped land in the middle of the […]
Norfolk’s May Weather
Lilacs and laurel bloom two weeks ahead of normal. By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of 28 degrees was observed on May 11. The high temperature of 87 degrees was observed on both May 2 and May 26. The average mean temperature this month was 58.8 degrees, 4.2 degrees above the May normal. There […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen Meeting: June 1, 2010
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo It’s official. At their June 1 meeting, Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen (BOS) decided unanimously to prohibit the use of privately-owned boats, including rowboats, canoes, kayaks and any other type of recreational watercraft, on Tobey Pond. Two large signs stating as much have been posted at the pond. […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen and Economic Development Commission Meetings
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo Norfolk’s Town Hall, the public works facility and the sewer plant will undergo an energy audit performed by Source One, a firm recommended by the town’s Energy Task Force after reviewing several applications from competing firms. Funds to pay for the audit will come from a state […]
Norfolk’s April Weather
Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ It was Norfolk’s warmest April in the last 79 years, which is as far back as our records go. The second warmest April was in 1945, with an average mean temperature of 48.7 degrees. Five of the top ten warmest Aprils since 1932 have taken place in the […]
A Striped Menace Threatens Our Ponds and Lakes
By Star Childs As summer approaches and thoughts turn to boating on freshwater lakes and rivers, everyone must be vigilant of a new ecological threat to our bodies of water. Zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, have made their way from the distant Black and Caspian Seas of Eurasia and Russia to our Great Lakes and other […]
Notes from recent Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance Meetings
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo The hottest topic in Norfolk this month is money: where it’s coming from and where it’s going. Residents will probably see a tax increase next year and no one on either the Board of Selectmen (BOS) or the Board of Finance (BOF) can figure out a way […]
Norfolk’s February Weather
Finally, some snow By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of 5 degrees was observed on February 7. The high temperature of 42 degrees was observed on February 22. The average mean temperature this month was 24.1 degrees, 2.3 degrees above normal. The trend which started back in December of having the average daily high […]
Invasive Beetles Threaten Woodlands
New England Maples at Risk By Shelley Harms The Asian Long-Horned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer have not been reported in Connecticut, but they may be here nonetheless. As spring approaches, residents should be vigilant for signs of these insects, which kill trees when their larvae bore through and feed under the bark. […]
Norfolk Board of Selectmen Meeting: Notes from March 2, 2010
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo The agenda for Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen (BOS) March 2 meeting included several issues that could have a substantial impact on town residents in the near and not-so-near future. Of most interest to residents with younger children is the ongoing discussion about a merger between Botelle Elementary […]
