Norfolk’s Record July Rainfall
By Russell Russ Norfolk’s last several months have hovered around average levels for precipitation. Through June, the year’s rainfall deficit was 2.09 inches and people were saying we needed rain. This would change dramatically during the first half of July. The first week of the month was wet, and many Independence Day plans were certainly […]
June EDC: City Meadow, Affordable Housing
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville Andra Moss, a member of an informal group of “friends of Robertson Plaza,” visited the June 8 Economic Development Commission meeting to ask for money in support of two concerts the group is planning for this summer on Robertson Plaza, one in July and the other in August. […]
P&Z June Meeting: Three Public Hearings
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron Three public hearings were held at the Planning & Zoning meeting on June 13. Two related to Consolini & Tonan Landscape Design (C&T) regarding their properties at 290 Bruey Road and 15 Pine Ledge Way. The third concerned the need to blast ledge and crush rock at the […]
Selectmen: Fire Department Eager to Move Forward With Plans for New Firehouse
By Ruth Melville A delegation from the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, lead by Fire Chief Matt Ludwig, appeared before the June 7 meeting of the Board of Selectmen to discuss lack of progress with finalizing plans to build a new firehouse. Ludwig told the selectmen that the fire department was ready to start a capital […]
Norfolk’s May 2023 Weather
Beautiful Early Summer Weather By Russell Russ May started out cool and wet. After the first week, the weather turned warmer and much drier. There were numerous sunny or partly sunny days this month, seemingly many more clear days than in a typical May. Hard to complain about nice weather. For the second year in […]
Notes From a French Kitchen
Pesto and Dressings By Marie-Christine Perry Having been gifted a huge bag of cilantro recently by a gardening friend, I started to think about what I could do with it. My partner is one of these rare people who cannot abide the taste, or the smell, of fresh cilantro and ginger, apparently because of an […]
Eye on Town Government
Dog Park is Approved with Conditions By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved the application for a special permit tocreate a dog park on Westside Road at its meeting on May 9. Specific conditions regardingoperation of the dog park were established after lengthy debate. The Friends of the Norfolk Community Dog Park […]
EDC Plans for Summer
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville The first order of business at the May 11 meeting of the Economic DevelopmentCommission was to welcome two new members, Trish Deans and the new specialprojects and grants manager at the Hub, Christal Preszler. Preszler reported that planning for this summer Friday Nights on the Green was wellunderway. […]
Cook! For Goodness Sake
By Linda GarrettsonBon Appetite, Fido There’s big excitement in Norfolk for dog owners these days with the prospect of a dog park – our very own outdoor play space for both dogs and their owners. Now that the dogs will have a place to work on their manners, social skills, and hygiene habits with other […]
Norfolk’s April 2023 Weather
Fifth Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ April’s weather this year was highlighted by summer-like conditions early in the month. Unlike last year, when April started off cool and ended warm, this April started off warm, went to hot, then went to cool. After a very snowy March, it was quite the rebound to […]
