Eye on Town Government
Selectman Outlines Key Fiscal Pressures for Finance Board By Avice Meehan The Board of Finance received an update from First Selectman Matt Riiska at a brief Aug. 12 meeting that highlighted some of the fiscal pressures facing Norfolk early in the new fiscal year. Kevin Case, the new school superintendent, joined the meeting and said […]
Eye on Town Government
P&Z Considers Family Camps, Vehicle Storage and Blight Ordinance By Avice Meehan Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) said they would review the definition of family camps—seasonal compounds that have long been part of Norfolk life—following an extended discussion at the Aug. 12 meeting about proposed improvements to one such camp on Mountain […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Selectmen Discuss Fire District Proposal and Closing Old Colony Road By Ruth Melville With no items to be voted on this month, First Selectman Matt Riiska devoted the Aug. 6 meeting of the Board of Selectmen to a quick rundown of ongoing town projects. Riiska acknowledged that it was a concern that the […]
Old Colony Road (Truly) Closed
By Avice Meehan Residents of Old Colony Road no longer live on a high-speed shortcut around the state Department of Transportation retaining wall project on Route 44. Thanks to the recent installation of a gate on the Route 44 end of Old Colony Road, the steep and winding road is now open only to local […]
High or Low Tech?
New Strategies Considered for Speed Control in Norfolk By Avice Meehan First Selectman Matt Riiska often ends his monthly Norfolk Now column by asking people to slow down and observe the speed limit. But what exactly is the speed limit on town roads?“It is 25 miles an hour all through the town, on all town […]
Free Seminar on Digital Marketing
Entrepreneurs in Northwest Conn. are invited to a free digital marketing seminar, “The Marketing Guru II,” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Market Street Creatives, 100 Lawton Street, Torrington. The marketing masterclass, led by industry expert Sarah Blecher, will offer essential small business marketing strategies including how to maximize a marketing […]
Drilling for Stability
By Avice Meehan A German-made rig so tall that it is nearly even with the top of Center Cemetery—the BG 23 H made by Bauer Maschenin GmbH and can reach a maximum height of 72 feet—is being used by K2 Construction to install the foundations for the first of two retaining walls along Route 44. […]
Firehouse Bids Go Over Budget
Town seeks new bids, more ways to cut costs By Joseph Kelly Initial construction bids for Norfolk’s new firehouse came in well over what was estimated, forcing town officials to once again look for ways to cut costs. The town received nearly 60 bids covering everything from site preparation to landscaping and was expecting them […]
City Meadow Update
Native Plants Begin to Show Their Colors By Avice Meehan Looking out from the height of Robertson Plaza, the expanse of City Meadow is marked by large patches of dead, brown vegetation and bleached plant stalks. Don’t be fooled. These are signs of progress: the result of selective herbicide treatment of phragmites, invasive cattails, mugwort […]
Goodfellas Driving Range Site Up for Sale
Highly visible site with varied topography By Joseph Kelly The 125-acre property off Route 44 in Colebrook that is home to the Goodfellas Driving Range is on the market. The land, which runs along Route 44 and Rock Hall Road, is owned by the Battistoni family.The listing by the Cohen Agency of Torrington describes the […]
