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Thank You, NorfolkEvery year as August wanes, the Weekend in Norfolk Committee looks back and thinks how lucky we are to live in Norfolk. Where else on earth would so many organizations and individuals come together year after year to demonstrate to the world what a great place it is? Thank you, everyone! Thank you for your support—physical, moral […]
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Thank you, WINners! We, the Weekend in Norfolk Committee, would like to say yet again that we are grateful to be part of this town. We just completed our seventh successful Winter WIN weekend, and are looking forward to the ninth summer WIN on August 2, 3 and 4. What other town has such great […]
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Zoning Regulations and the New Firehouse Over the past months, there has been much discussion about the current status of the zoning application for our new Norfolk firehouse. Some of that discussion suggests an incomplete understanding of how zoning applications must be processed under state law. As the chair of the Norfolk Planning and Zoning […]
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Thank You On behalf of Great Mountain Forest, Norfolk Curling Club and the Town of Norfolk, the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee would like to thank all our generous sponsors and volunteers who worked so hard at making this year’s 2023 Tour de Forest Bike Ride a huge success. We were fortunate that the weather […]
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Hazards of Farming An agricultural enterprise in Norfolk converted to organic practices after years of using pesticides, which was a relief for nearby residents, as pesticides increase rates of human cancers and harm birds and other pollinators. This business now applies manure waste from nonorganic dairy farms in Canaan to their fields. Although this application […]
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I am writing in response to a letter posted in the September issue of Norfolk Now, “They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot.” The writer noted that the town did not warn residents or post flyers indicating that work was going to take place on town roads after the July flooding. Those traveling, […]
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They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot Joni Mitchell’s voice is reverberating through the years and rattling in my brain. “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone? They paved paradise and put up a” racetrack! Sorry, Joni, for the revision. My grandparents, parents, and […]
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New Firehouse I’m writing to thank the Norfolk Now for the recent informational article that publicized the benefit of expediting the pursuit of a new Norfolk firehouse. Also, a special thank you to the Firehouse Building Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Enforcement Officer, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Inland Wetlands Agency for […]
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Recreation Committee Needs New Members The town Recreation Committee is looking for new members and team coordinators. Members of the committee meet monthly to discuss current recreational activities being offered and other topics related to the recreational needs of the town. The committee is also looking for recreation team coordinators for the following sports: Fall: soccer Winter: basketball, skiing […]
Clarification on Harvesting Ramps
The portion of the article on wild edibles needs some clarification about ramp harvesting (“In Search of Wild Edibles,” Norfolk Now, May 2023). While not advocated in the article it should be made very clear that you do not harvest ramp bulbs.The bulbs take many years to mature, and digging one up is destroying a […]
