It’s Only Natural
The Legacy of Glacial Lake Norfolk By Hans M. Carlson A couple of months ago I wrote about the low water in Tobey Pond, and how it revealed interesting aspects of the pond’s human history. Today I’m thinking about high water at the pond, and that’s an entirely different story, one which unfolded even before […]
How many long-ago students of Norfolk’s Center School recognize this image of Snoopy? In the 1960’s, our wonderful school janitor, Mr. Ted Bourque, would make Snoopy characters out of particle board on his band saw for any child who asked for one. How many have survived the test of time or, rather, the test of […]
Museum of American Tort Law in Winsted Educates and Entertains
Grand Spring Reopening Planned for April 2 By Ruth Melville Say “tort law” to most people, and their eyes glaze over with boredom, but a new museum in Winsted is determined to change your mind. Far from being a dusty or arcane subject, tort law—which concerns the right of the average citizen to sue for […]
Morning Coffee and Papers at Haystack Pizza
The Haystack Pizza Restaurant along Route 44 just west of Norfolk’s downtown will open at 7:30 a.m. daily. Responding to a longtime wish of the community, owner Luis Veleu, above, is offering coffee, a selection of breakfast pastries, and the local and regional newspapers in the sunny atmosphere of his dining space. Photo by Bruce Frisch
After Paris and Sandisfield, a Novelist Comes to Norfolk
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo “It’s like living on a campus,” novelist Courtney Maum says of her new house on the village green. “With the church bells ringing… and being able to walk to the library… it’s pretty great.” The library, and the hidden wet bar in their new home, actually were the greatest […]
Norfolk’s Schoolchildren Learn to Curl
The school bus pulls up, seven schoolchildren pour out, huddle briefly with their coach, David Beers, in the foyer of the Norfolk Curling Club, then fan out over the ice, broom in hand, gliding over the pebbled surface of the curling sheets. This is the Norfolk After School Program in action. The curling class, […]
Through the Garden Gate—March 2016
March, Who Are You Calling Chicken? By Leslie Watkins Permaculture is the conscious design of agricultural systems that behave like natural ecosystems. According to Graham Bell, “It is the harmonious integration of the landscape with people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.” One principle of […]
Up on the Roof
The tiling of the library roof is proceeding apace. The crew from Alden Bailey Restoration Corp. began with the roof of the children’s wing in early December and continued with the north and east sides of the library roof. Installation of the tiles begins at the eaves and continues up to the ridge tiles, which are […]
Julie Scharnberg Is Grants and Program Director of the Community Foundation
Assisting Nonprofits and People in Need By Colleen Gundlach The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut (CFNC) was founded in 1969 by a small group of citizens in Torrington with $15,000 and plans to promote public giving. Today it has assets in excess of $87 million and endows 101 scholarships and more than 350 grants […]
New Face at the Farmers Market
As it starts its 10th year, the farmers market has just hired an assistant market manager, Jordan Rose Lee, to help Manager Teresa Cannavo. Jordan lives in Norfolk and is an administrative assistant at the Congregational Church. She is also a singer and will be offering an evening of classical vocal music at the Norfolk […]
