Community in Action
Scoville Piece to Join Norfolk Sculpture Trail By Andra Moss Norfolk’s public art collection—made possible through donations from local art supporters to the Norfolk Community Association—is growing. According to Doreen Kelly and Barry Webber, co-presidents of the Norfolk Community Association (NCA), the latest addition to the town’s outdoor sculpture trail, planned to connect Norfolk’s monuments […]
Decision on Estey Road Tower Delayed Six Months
No public comments at August hearing By Avice Meehan The Connecticut Siting Council has been granted an additional six months to decide on whether to approve a 186-foot cell tower proposed by Tarpon Towers for a location off Estey Road in South Norfolk.A virtual public hearing was held on Aug. 14 with an evidentiary proceeding […]
Firehouse May Require More Taxpayer Funding
Budget gap likely despite design changes By Joseph Kelly Significant cost-cutting and a $500,000 federal grant have brightened the outlook for Norfolk’s new firehouse, but First Selectman Matt Riiska anticipates having to return to the taxpayers for additional funding. In July, prospects for the project darkened after initial bids came in more than $1 million […]
Eye on Town Government
Fresh Starts at Board of Education By Avice Meehan Botelle Elementary School Superintendent Kevin Case presented his first agenda to the Board of Education at its Aug. 19 meeting and quickly learned to take nothing for granted. A suggestion to open the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance—which opens every school day—drew fire from board […]
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 […]
