Eight long months with no end in sight
By Colleen Gundlach Eight months. The residents of Smith Road and Old Goshen Road (of which I am one) have had limitedaccess to their homes and property for eight months, after rain in excess of 10 inches fell in Norfolk onJuly 9, 2023, washing out roads and destroying property. At the time of the floods, […]
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A Look To the North By David Beers Many Norfolkians reading this are probably Connecticut-centric in their geographic thinking. This means we tend to favor and gravitate to in-state locations for work and play. Traveling south, east and west along the well-worn routes to Winsted, Torrington, Salisbury, Goshen and North Canaan is much more common […]
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How did we shape up? By Colleen Gundlach When something momentous happens in a town, it sometimes begins quietly, without fanfare, and quite innocuously. Then slowly, like a snowball rolling down a hill, it gains girth and strength until it becomes a vital source of information and communication in the lives of the townspeople. Such […]
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Do We Need A Land Ethic? By Kathy Robb The people of Norfolk have long known the importance of good land stewardship, as evidenced by the environmental work of Great Mountain Forest, Aton Forest, the Conservation Commission, the Norfolk Land Trust and many other organizations in town. The demands of global human justice—and humanity’s health—require […]
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Norfolk Ambulance Is on Life Support By Bevan Ramsey There have been a number of great articles in recent years about Norfolk’s ambulance service, about what we do and how we do it. These articles have always shared an invitation for much-needed volunteers. Sadly, the time has come to put a finer point on that […]
Giving Honor Where Honor Is Due
View From the Green By Colleen Gundlach Jim Harrington, Mary Fanette, Libby Bordon, Jim Hotchkiss, Barbara Tracey, Ann DeCerbo, Sid Toomey and Sandy Evans are just a few of the townspeople who had received the Norfolk Community Service Award, better known as the Volunteer of the Year Award in years past. In the late 90s […]
Working to Save a Town
View from the Green By Colleen Gundlach Most writers have their preferred ways of getting news firsthand. Richard Castle had Beckett and his other contacts in the police department; Murphy Brown had Phil’s Bar; and, of course, Jimmy Olsen had Superman. But most everyday reporters aren’t so well-endowed with great sources of information. Personally, I […]
Voting – Just Do It
View from the Green by Colleen Gundlach It’s great to see people outdoors in Norfolk’s village center. Diners are outside of Wood Creek Grill and Berkshire Country Store, enjoying the crisp fall air and the beautiful colors of a New England autumn. It’s interesting as well that several groups have opted for open-air meetings in […]
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Peaceably to Assemble By Colleen Gundlach “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The rights addressed in […]
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A Season for Making Choices By Colleen Gundlach As we come into election season, the signs have popped up on lawns from one end of town to the other. Despite all of the turmoil in national politics, Norfolk is having a relatively calm and well-mannered municipal election, which is good, but is it this quiet […]
