After 40 Years as Town Clerk, Anne Moses Retires
Linda Perkins is sworn in as her replacement By Bob Bumcrot On a warm, sunny November 15, Norfolk Town Clerk Anne Moses did something different in her 40 years of service to the town. She swore in her replacement, Linda Perkins. The Town Hall ceremonies began with the posting of colors, pledge of allegiance and […]
Recession Spawns Special Deals At Berkshire Ski Resorts
Discounts offered for lifts, restaurants and other ski areas By Lloyd Garrison The struggle to attract skiers in hard times is prompting several ski areas near Norfolk to take a page from Walmart with specials on lifts and numerous other eye-popping discounts. Want to ski for half price at Smuggler’s Notch, Jay Peak or Okemo […]
Big art on the small scale on view at the Norfolk Library By Veronica Burns The works may be on the small side but their heart is large. “It’s quite amazing how much detail there is,” exclaimed a visitor, who was recently viewing the new exhibit, Wee Works by Awesome Artists, for the first time. […]
Yale Farm on the Market for $24 Million
Recession likely to dampen buyer interest By Lloyd Garrison Yale Farm, once poised to become a luxury golf course only to have the project fall victim to a shrinking economy, can now be purchased in its unaltered state for $24 million. That is the price set by Peter Klemm of Klemm Real Estate. “No other […]
Swine Flu; Dispelling the Myths
Local cases have been mild By Bridgette L. Rallo The news about the Swine Flu outbreak isn’t good. President Obama has declared a national health emergency, Connecticut public health officials admit that, in all likelihood, there won’t be enough H1N1 vaccine to go around and several schools in our state have reported spikes in student […]
State Grants Help Norfolk Fund Capital Improvements
By Bob Bumcrot The selectmen were recently notified that Norfolk has been granted $250,000 from the Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), a state program created in 2007 to pay for economic development, community conservation and quality of life projects for small municipalities in Connecticut. Governor Jodi Rell stated in her press release regarding […]
Barbour Woods gets a safer bridge
By Veronica Burns On a bright, sunny day last month, the Norfolk Land Trust (NLT) got a good turnout for the ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Killarney Bridge in Barbour Woods. Alison Barbour Fox is shown about to cut the ribbon on the new bridge, which had been constructed onsite by the NLT. The old bridge […]
Friends of Khmer Culture
Norfolk resident salvaging Cambodian culture By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Ten years ago, Norfolk resident Helen Jessup began a not-for-profit group called Friends of Khmer Culture (FOKCI) to support artistic and cultural projects in Cambodia. “Cambodia produces some of the world’s most glorious and spectacular architecture and sculpture,” Jessup said. “We’re doing everything we can to […]
Empty House Hit by Fire On Route 272
Quick NVFD response saves most of home facing foreclosure By Lloyd Garrison It could have been worse for John Baird and two family members who own the residence at 832 Litchfield Road on Route 272. The home, whose owners are fighting foreclosure, was vacant when a passerby spotted smoke and called 911 at 5:43 p.m. […]
New Emergency Services Building Gets a Break
No longer using modular construction By Bob Bumcrot Despite a big change in construction plans, work on the new Emergency Services Building (EMS) on Shepard Road proceeds on schedule. Several weeks ago, Penn Lyon, the Millennium Builders subcontractor that was to manufacture the modular building withdrew. Lyon claimed that other larger projects prevented Millennium’s ability […]
