Comings and Goings
The Little Shop on the Corner Norfolk has officially joined the ranks of small towns with a great bookstore. Trish Deans has set up Les Renards & Co. (the foxes) Booksellers in the Arcanum Building, in the storefront adjacent to Robertson Plaza. The light-filled space holds bookshelves filled with collectible and other books plus a […]
Annals of Democracy
Norfolk Voters Speak Their Minds By Avice MeehanIn recent years, Norfolk’s annual town meeting has been short, sharp and poorly attended. Not so this year, when more than 100 residents crowded into the Hall of Flags at Botelle Elementary school on May 12 to make their voices heard on two disparate topics: an appropriation for […]
Board of Education to Consider School Candidates
Four applicants for superintendent advance By Avice MeehanFive individuals have applied for the position of superintendent of schools for Botelle Elementary School. At its May meeting, the Board of Education (BOE) decided to proceed with interviewing four candidates recommended by the search committee with the goal of recommending two finalists for interviews by the full […]
Norfolk’s Carley Bannerman to Enter Class of 2029 at U.S. Naval Academy
By Andra MossCarley Bannerman, a native of Norfolk and 2024 graduate of Northwestern Regional 7, is set to report to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. on June 26 to be inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2029. She will immediately begin six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training, known as Plebe Summer. […]
Receipt of Library Funds in Question
By Avice Meehan Librarians across Connecticut let out a collective gasp in early April when the federal government abruptly cancelled grants to the Connecticut State Library and two other states, California and Washington. The $2.1 million grant pays for important statewide infrastructure that supports libraries from Norfolk in the Northwest Corner to Norwich on shoreline […]
Royal Arcanum to Be Sold
Buyers Still Formulating Plans By Andra Moss and Avice Meehan The historic Royal Arcanum building that has anchored Norfolk’s downtown area for more than a century will change hands for the second time since 2021 and be acquired by American Folk & Heritage LLC from the current owner, The Norfolk Hub (TNH). The agreement is […]
Norfolk’s Second Earth Forum Planned
Norfolk is community blessed with an abundance of natural and human resources, and they will come together on April 25-27 in a series of programs and activities that celebrate the natural world. This second Norfolk Earth Forum will have walks, talks, crafts for children at a variety of venues around town and culminate in a […]
No Wetlands Permit Needed For Manor House Project
By Susan MacEachron The Inland Wetlands Agency addressed the question of whether a wetlands permit was required for the work proposed for 69 Maple Ave., known as The Manor House, at two successive meetings, a regular meeting on March 3 and a special meeting on March 10. The delay allowed Wetlands Enforcement Officer Stacey Sefcik […]
Trucker In Norfolk Gas Spill to Pay Penalty of $350K
Also bears cost of cleanup and remediation By Joe Kelly Soundview Transportation, the trucking company responsible for the 2022 crash on Route 44 that dumped thousands of gallons of gasoline into the center of Norfolk, must pay $350,000 and remains on the hook for the full cost of the cleanup and remediation, according to a […]
Still Waiting on the Temporary Bridge
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave contingent approval to construction of a temporary bridge at Smith Road last month, but the town cannot proceed until another agency signs off on the plans. That would be Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). After several trees came down on Old Goshen Road during a […]
