Tax Relief and Medicare Assistance

By Sue Dyer A reminder to all elderly and totally disabled individuals to please contact the Assessor for information on the State’s Renters Rebate Program.  Single persons with an income up to $32,300 and married persons with an income up to $39,500 may be entitled to a partial reimbursement of rent and utilities.  Please call […]

Annual Town Meeting, Hazardous Waste, and Homeowners Tax Relief

By Sue Dyer The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Hall of Flags at Botelle School. Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, June 2. Drop-off will be at the Public Works Facility in Falls Village from 9 a.m. to noon.  This is an opportunity to get […]

Selectmen’s Corner

  By Sue Dyer The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Hall of Flags at Botelle School. Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, June 2. Drop-off will be at the Public Works Facility in Falls Village from 9 a.m. to noon. This is an opportunity to […]

Housing Rehab Loan Program is in The Works

By Sue Dyer The Town of Norfolk is part of a regional application to create a Regional Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program. If funded, the program could provide no-interest loans to income eligible property owners of existing homes. These loans would not need to be repaid until the house is sold, transferred or refinanced. Eligible rehabilitation […]

Taxes, Garbage and Rebates

The Hazardous Household Collection day will be Saturday, October 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Torrington Waste Water Treatment Plant on Bogue Road. To sign up, please contact the Selectmen’s Office at 860-542-5829. This is great time to get rid of those items that cannot be thrown into the waste stream. E-Collection […]

Help is Available 

Selectman’s Corner   Applications for this year’s heating assistance are now available in the Selectman’s office.  For further information, please contact 860-542-5829.   Please make a note that applications for Renter’s Assistance are due on September 15. The applications for the Town’s Local Option for Veterans are due no later than October 1.  Please contact the Assessor’s […]

Specialty Recycling days, Permits and Dog Licenses

Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held Saturday, June 5 at the Public Works Garage in Falls Village from 9:00 a.m. to noon. You must sign up for this event by contacting the Selectmen’s Office at 860-542-5829. Electronic Collection and Paper Shredding will take place Saturday, June 12 at the Water Treatment Plant on Bogue […]

Some Recycling News and a Few Reminders

Starting May 1, the Town will begin accepting all plastic food and beverage containers numbering one through seven. Until now the only plastic containers we could accept were numbers one and two. All containers must be under three gallons. Here is a quick reminder of what you can recycle at the Transfer Station. All newspapers […]

Spring Cleaning

Spring appears to be around the corner and that means clean up. Mark your calendars for Household Hazardous Waste Day, Saturday June 5, in Falls Village, and Electronics Collection Day on Saturday June 12 at the Torrington Waste Water Control Plant. Please remember when cleaning up your yard not to rake anything into the road. […]

Winter Reminders

By Sue Dyer Fish and game licenses are currently available in the Town Clerk’s office. The second tax payment is due by February 1, 2010. A reminder: during snow storms cars cannot be parked on the roads or they could be towed at the owner’s expense. It impedes plowing and storm clean up. If residents […]