Selectman’s Corner
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly By Matt Riiska The Good I would like to thank Ben Crone and his team of Regional 7 classmates, Nicole Dynak, Dylan Farr and Makayla Ensminger, for their work cleaning up at Dennis Hill State Park and Haystack Mountain State Park. Working with the “Kindness in Motion” […]
Selectman’s Corner
Fun This Summer and a Slight Disruption The flag on the green flew proudly this Memorial Day thanks to John Hutchins and Chris Toomey, along with his crew from Toomey Tree Care. Over the winter, the wind took its toll on the flag and flagpole, snapping the flag raising mechanism and making it inoperable. Our […]
May 8 Annual Town Meeting
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska As I am writing this, the preparations are being done for Norfolk Clean-Up Day. The clean-up event will be over when you read this, but there are still plenty of areas around town that need our attention. The next time you are out for a walk, bring a trash bag […]
Selectman’s Corner
A Tale of Two Norfolk Schools By Matt Riiska Perhaps it’s the number of times they had to stay after school to clean the chalk board or got caught snoozing in class, but whatever their motivation, I have to thank Jeff Torrant and Dan Green for organizing the replacement of the roof of the “little […]
Looking Ahead to the Annual Budget Meeting
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska Although we had little snow to get everyone in the holiday spirit, the town did not lack in its festive atmosphere. Thanks to Marie and West Lowe and their elves from the Community Associates, the town never looked better. The wreaths and trees with all of their white lights really […]
Selectman’s Corner
Thank You to All Our Emergency Services Volunteers By Matt Riiska Norfolk’s tranquillity was completely upended on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 5:45 a.m. We have all heard most of the details of the accident and the resultant aftermath that will take months to clean up and years of monitoring. If there was ever a doubt […]
New Town Projects Underway and Others Almost Completed
By Matt Riiska Fall is here and there has been no let-up in projects in Norfolk. Trying to get everything done before the snow flies has been keeping us busy and other than a few rainy days, Mother Nature has more than cooperated. The bridge on Mountain Road is almost complete. Watching the Mountain Road […]
How to Cure the Need for Speed
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska The downside of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on road repair is that everyone seems to think it’s so that you can increase your speed. You might even think that we repair the roads strictly for your benefit so you can leave your house later than you should and […]
Summer’s Coming to a Close
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska It seems like things should slow down in the summer, but unfortunately, they do not. The Friday Nights on the Green have been a great success. Thanks to Jenna Brown, the Norfolk Foundation and all the volunteers and performers for making this a great event throughout the summer. WIN Weekend […]
Things Like This Don’t Happen in Norfolk – Or Do They
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska Summer is here and so are kids on bicycles, walkers and unfortunately speeders. Please slow down. The next time you think you need to get to somewhere in a hurry, slow down and think about others who are on the roads. We have finally received more moveable speed bumps that […]
