Norfolk Then . . .
Spring piglets? Although we don’t know the time of year this photograph was taken, the litter of piglets asleep near the warmth of a cast-iron stove may well have been born at the end of a long Norfolk winter. The photograph is one of many Marie Hartig Kendall (1854-1943) took of Norfolk farm scenes at […]
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 […]
Community News
Annual Budget Hearing On April 28, Michael Sconyers, chairman of the Board of Finance, will present the town budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Hall of Flags at Botelle School. College Scholarships Available The Norfolk Connecticut Children’s Foundation offers college scholarships to high […]
Milestones
Dennis Gawtry Collins, 79, died unexpectedly on March 15, 2014. Born April 3, 1934, in New York City, he was raised in Millbrook, N.Y., where he attended Millbrook School, followed by Cornell University. A lifelong outdoorsman, birder and conservationist, Collins helped organize the Norfolk Land Trust in his home basement. Following a career […]
Community News
Workshops and a Walk at Aton Forest Embrace the winter before it’s gone and join us for a Winter Walk in the Woods, Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. We are also offering two workshops: Winter Tree and Shrub Identification with John Anderson, Thursday, March 13 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and Winter […]
Norfolk Then . . .
From Mother Goose to Ogden Nash, March winds have been the poet’s muse. In the familiar nursery rhyme, they bring April showers and May flowers. In 1888, however, March winds brought in the biggest blizzard to hit the Northeast in recorded history. Beginning on March 12, the storm lasted three days and crippled the region […]
Real Estate Transactions—January 2014
The following property transfers were recorded at town hall in January: 114 Colebrook Road, from 114 Colebrook Rd. LLC to Thomas Fahsbender & Jennifer Almquest, $300,000, on Jan. 27, 2014. 310-312 Litchfield Road, from Arden Mason to Jennie K. Brown, $925,000, on January 30, 2014.
Selectmen’s Corner
Here’s Looking at Spring! By Sue Dyer It’s been a challenging winter and I want to pass along our appreciation for your understanding. It’s hard on the public works crew but I know they do a good job and they work hard to make sure the roads are navigable. It’s budget season and the Board […]
Milestones
Arlene Swift Jones, a poet, memoirist and educator, died at home in Bloomfield, Conn. on December 31, surrounded by her three daughters and granddaughter. The cause was sepsis, following complications from peripheral vascular disease. As the wife of a foreign service officer, Jones lived in Germany, Poland, Cyprus, Norway and Switzerland, with spells in Greece, […]
Community News
Nature Collage Workshop Great Mountain Forest will host a Nature Collage Workshop for adults on February 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 200 Canaan Mountain Road in Falls Village. Contact Jean Bronson for more information, jean@greatmountainforest.org. Art Reception A closing reception for the ‘Sky & Sea’ exhibit at Aija will take place on Saturday, […]
