BRIEFLY…
Another Norfolk Drug Bust Acting on a tip, state police stopped a car on Route 44 in Norfolk driven by Karen Nejaime, who was on probation following last year’s drug bust at 10 Ashpohtag Road, and charged her with numerous drug offenses, including possession of crack cocaine. Bail was set at $150,000… A Norfolk Startup […]
January Calendar 2007
TOWN GOVERNMENT Selectmen meet at the Town Hall, first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Wetlands Agency meets at the Town Hall, the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Planning & Zoning meets at Town Hall, the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Board of Finance meets at Town Hall, […]
The Art of Promoting Discreet Economic Development
Shoestring Antiques has been going strong since 1993 By Robert Pam At a recent public meeting on revising the town plan, there was considerable talk about encouraging more home-based enterprises to help boost Norfolk’s economic development. In fact, there are numerous such businesses already tucked away in Norfolk homes, and one of them, Shoestring Antiques, […]
Community News
Norfolk Students to Play in Honor Band Three Norfolk students were chosen to play in honorbands after auditions in Bristol on November 17. Serena Sinclair, percussion, and Elise Wignall,violin, will play in the Northern Region High SchoolConcert Festival in New Britain on January 18, andDaniel Torrey, euphonium, will play in the NorthernRegion Youth Honor Band […]
Letters
Targeted by the turtle police Times sure are a’changin’. The folks who cause our taxes to go up are at it again. The property that has been approved by the Wetlands Commissions and Zoning Boards of two towns as a site to build a golf club are being attacked by the turtle police now. I […]
Notable/Venerable Trees Branch Out
Natural Resources Inventory cataloging old and unusual trees By Elizabeth Potter Two years ago, the Inlands/Wetlands Conservation Commission (Wetlands Commission) appointed a subcommittee known as the Natural Resources Inventory, whose purpose is to catalog all of Norfolk’s habitat. The Notable/Venerable Tree Project is a part of that inventory. Led by Elizabeth (Pebble) Potter and Stan […]
A Green Model Home
Torrington house offers green efficiency By Veronica Burns The public perception of building a green house, one that is energy-efficient and uses materials that are kind to the environment, is that it costs a lot of green. But that notion is now being challenged. A 2,550 square foot home, recently begun in Torrington, will use […]
It’s Only Natural. Deer Hunting in Full Swing in Norfolk
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Wildlife Division completes an aerial study once every three years to determine the size of the deer population in Connecticut. The most recent study was completed in February of 2007, and determined that the state’s deer population is stable or slightly decreasing, having fully recovered […]
Planning Continues for Mixed Affordable Housing Development
Modifications to zoning regs being considered By: Bob Bumcrot Plans for a housing development cluster on property along Old Colony Road, first presented by Mark Burke to the Norfolk Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) in February of 2007, continue to advance. P&Z is considering modifications to current zoning regulations that, while not aimed solely […]
Honoring Norfolk’s Current Military Men
Four families share their insights By Linda Childs Lest we forget, as we sing the seasonal songs of “good will to men” and the New Year turns, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan grind into their fifth and seventh years respectively.For almost 200,000 American families, these have been months and years of worry and sacrifice, […]
