Curling Club Planning for Reopening in Mid-January
Shorter season will run to Mid-April Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto courtesy of the Norfolk Curling Club On March 15, the pandemic forced the Norfolk Curling Club to close abruptly, cutting short its season. Since then, club members, under the direction of the executive board and president Bob Gilchrest, have been working hard to develop a […]
Teen Plans New Lifeguard Shed for Tobey Pond
By Wiley WoodPhoto of Ethan Perlman, top, by Savage Frieze Public beach adapts to Covid Ethan Perlman is in his second year as a lifeguard at the town’s public beach, so when he started looking for a project to earn his Eagle Scout ranking from Boy Scout Troop 19 in New Hartford, he quickly settled […]
Census Takers Fan Out Across Norfolk
U.S. Census Bureau field agents, including four from Norfolk, are knocking on doors in this town and the surrounding communities to gather census data. They are part of an army of 165,000 enumerators nationwide, who are racing to complete data collection before the administration’s Sept. 30 deadline. Self-response rates in Litchfield County are at about […]
Norfolk Land Trust Holds Virtual Race
Out of growing concerns over the Covid-19 virus, the Norfolk Land Trust has decided to hold a virtual race rather than the in-person trail race this year. During the Haystack Challenge, a virtual 5K and 10K-race, participants can register for the race and then run or walk a 5- or 10-K route of their choosing. […]
The End of the Beginning: Covid-19 Clinical Trials
By Richard Kessin It takes gall to channel Churchill’s World War II phrase, especially when we could be looking forward to the beginning of the end. But let’s keep our attention on the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. All of the vaccines are designed to present a SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein to the human immune system and […]
Born on the Fourth of July at Lone Oak
This baby was eager for independence By Colleen GundlachPhoto by Savage Frieze When Heidi and Andy Crawford first met, it was at Lone Oak Campsites in East Canaan, where she worked as a waitress and he played in a band that performed there. They were both 21 years old, and it wasn’t very long before […]
Masks, Mistakes and Progress on Covid-19
By Richard Kessin We are currently arguing about masks and disease prevention. Virologists and others (including me) thought that because the Covid-19 virus is so small, it would pass through a normal surgical mask. But masks are useful because viruses come packaged in large respiratory droplets that are blocked by the mask, and they also […]
Yoga on the Grass
For many years, there has been a free yoga class for seniors, sponsored by the town, in Battell Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday morning. The class had to go on hiatus in March when the Covid-19 lockdown went into effect, but in late May teacher Wendy Larson decided to try holding the class outdoors. Yogis […]
National Iron Bank Rated a Top Community Bank Lender
The Independent Community Bankers of America have named National Iron Bank has one of the top 20 community bank lenders of its size (under $500 million) for 2020. National Iron Bank, with assets of $180 million, has four branches in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut: Cornwall Bridge, Norfolk, Salisbury and Washington Depot, with a loan […]
Car, Truck and Trailer Assessments—A Message From the First Selectman
By Matt Riiska I have recently received calls regarding the assessment of older cars, trucks and trailers. Motor vehicles are assessed per Connecticut General Statute 12-71d. The Office of Policy and Management (OPM) recommends the use of the National Automobile Dealers Association Guide (NADA) to establish the value of all motor vehicles. In the case […]
