Letters—June 2015
Where Art Thou South Norfolk? Dear Editor, We were surprised to see that the new Norfolk map excluded the southern part of town! This is disturbing – does this mean that the southern part of town does not matter? For $15,000, one would think that the entire town would be represented! We have been proud […]
Letters December 2014
Blue-sky Thinking Norfolk’s topography is topsy-turvy. Unlike neighboring towns on Route 44, the heart of Norfolk is situated on a steep hill that begins and ends with dangerous boomerang-shaped curves that run past our two memorial greens. Most drivers are in a hurry to get through this roller coaster ride, vigilant for their safety and […]
Letters November 2014
Attitudes and Platitudes I fondly remember the feeling I had when I first visited Norfolk eleven years ago. Having lived in big cities, suburban neighborhoods and small rural towns, my perspective then was based on seeing what Norfolk is—a lovely small town with amazing cultural offerings, overwhelming natural beauty and a tight-knit community where people […]
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Consolidation Considerations Colleen Gundlach’s View from the Green hopefully alerts residents of both Colebrook and Norfolk alike to further examine regionalization before committing to a path that is nearly impossible to change. If the only issue were having our friends and neighbors from Colebrook share in our school community, I would wholeheartedly support that! Unfortunately, […]
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Business Options With Mizza’s closed and the Corner Store a question mark, surely Norfolk needs to revisit the future desires expressed in last year’s 2023! symposium. These basically were for the familiar Our Town scenario – a town of every social class and full of small retail businesses – flowers, candy, books. Sweet… Now it […]
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Let’s hear some positive facts Last month’s “View From the Green” by Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo, citing an article published in the Hartford Courant, depicted the state of Connecticut in overly negative terms. A recent bulletin titled “Connecticut Economic Review: 2014,” a publication of the not-for-profit, Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC), offers a useful balance to […]
Letters to the Editor
Curb Your Dog I just read the article in the March issue about “close encounters with moose,” and I am very disappointed that neither the author nor Jody Bronson said anything about keeping your dogs on leash. Under CT statute 22-358, any dog found pursuing a deer (and (I would hope moose) can be killed […]
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PTO Is Grateful The PTO of Botelle School would like to express our immense gratitude to the people of Norfolk for their understanding at this difficult time. The donations and moral support we have received, from local foundations, small businesses, families and individuals, have reaffirmed our enthusiasm for the work that we do. We promised […]
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Congratulations to Norfolk Now for its 2023! symposium. The positive energy in the room was heartening. I took away three specific initiatives for the future: fiber optics (Kim Maxwell), improve the school (Sally Carr and Ann DeCerbo), and a trails network (West Lowe and Marie Isabelle). Coincidentally, as president of the Norfolk Land Trust I […]
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Why Bond Everything At Once? After reading the story in September’s Norfolk Now “…Pension Plan Underfunded by $1 Million,” I’m hearing a recurring question. Given the state of Norfolk’s finances, and other issues, why would a single bond be used to cover three undertakings with widely disparate levels of importance, i.e., the pension underfunding, the […]
