Some town Web sites go Offline
But norfolkct.org is still up and running By Leila Javitch On October 1, several small Connecticut towns in the northwest corner shut down their Web sites including North Canaan, Harwinton, Colebrook, Bethlehem, and Litchfield. Town governments were reacting to a state statute, which had been added to the Freedom of Information Act in a special […]
Northwestern Regional 7 Wins a High Grade
Ranks in Top 35 public high schools By Colleen Gundlach When Northwestern Regional School 7 was rated by Connecticut Magazine among the top 35 public high schools in the state, proud parents, students and educators began passing the magazine around and pointing to this honor. Northwestern principal Wayne Conner, however, took the news in stride. […]
Paws For Thought
Protecting our pets this winter By Kim Maynard, DVM This time of year brings us not only family, fun, and festivities, but a whole new set of concerns for our four-legged companions. So here are some suggestions to help keep your pet out of harm’s way. When temperatures drop below freezing, please bring your cats […]
Whalen’s Transportation
Norfolk’s School Transport Starts To Go Green By Bob Bumcrot Whalen Transportation, which has been driving Norfolk school children since at least 1924, is about to install one hundred three-by- five- foot solar collectors on the 106-foot roof of the maintenance facility attached to their home on Greenwoods Road East. The small commercial-level array is […]
Road Foreman Dennis Porter Fired, Arrested
Dennis Porter of Winsted, Supervisor of Norfolk’s road crew since 1999, was fired on July 2, 2008. On July 8, he was arrested on a charge of second-degree larceny. Allegedly, Porter had sold town-owned scrap metal and failed to turn over all the proceeds to the town. The criminal case against Porter is pending in […]
Self Awareness and Discipline
Leonore Alaniz leads Norfolk residents in Ananda Yoga By Colleen Gundlach With the bright colors of a Norfolk autumn outside the window, soft and regular breathing can be heard inside the Battell Chapel. Here is gathered a group of people interested in learning techniques to relax, socialize and increase their physical well-being. Led by yogini […]
Winchester Road Designated A Town Scenic Road
On October 14, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on an application to designate Winchester Road as a town “scenic road.” Under Norfolk’s scenic road ordinance, the owners of a majority of the frontage on a road may petition for scenic road designation. The road must possess at least one of a […]
Recycling
Following Our Trash Downstream By Linda Childs Recycling takes on new meaning when one dives deeper into the dumpster. Local curiosity about recyclable plastic collection uncovered a world of “resource recovery” in Connecticut. Norfolk is one of the towns participating in the Mid-Connecticut Project, a program of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA). Like residents […]
Time Capsule Buried And Brown House Site Rededicated
By Bob Bumcrot On a sun-drenched October 12, in the closing acts celebrating Norfolk’s semiquincentennial, a time capsule was buried near the Revolutionary War monument and stone markers were placed both there and at the site of the Brown house. There are no visible remains of the house itself, which predates by eight years the […]
Peace at the Church of Christ
Promoting peace and making the world a better place has been the theme at the Church of Christ, where a giant peace dove and pinwheels with prayers for peace appeared one weekend in September. The work of the church youth group and Sunday School children, the dove and pinwheels are part of a global effort […]
