NVFD Awards Twelve Scholarships
Each year, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) awards scholarships to local students, with funds raised by the annual Memorial Day Road Race. This year they were able to award $500 to seven graduating high school seniors, $500 to four college students and one $1,000 to Caroline Crone who was Valedictorian of her class. The […]
Iconic Church Steeple Set for Temporary Removal
Judged unsafe in high winds By Kelly Kandra Hughes On September 8, after its Sunday worship service, the congregation of the United Church of Christ, Congregational voted on whether to remove the church steeple. Engineers had determined that even after recent repairs, the steeple was not guaranteed to be safe during winds greater than 40 […]
Town Buys Passenger Bus for On-Demand Transportation
Service to start by end of month By Wiley Wood If you live in Norfolk and don’t drive, there’s good news coming this month from Town Hall. At a Board of Selectmen meeting on Sept. 3, First Selectman Matt Riiska announced that the town was preparing to buy a 12-passenger, lift-equipped bus for use by […]
Socktober is Here!
For the first month of school, Botelle fifth graders have been learning about the U.S. Constitution, our government system and citizenship. We learned that part of citizenship is being engaged and considering the needs of others in the community, whether in big or small ways. That is why we are excited to announce the fourth […]
New Town Plan Imagines Downtown as ‘Campus’
Takes hard look at parking and pedestrian access By Wiley Wood With little fanfare and to sparse public attention, the Planning and Zoning Commission adopted a new town plan on Sept. 9. The document, which builds on earlier plans and a community input process that started eighteen months ago, is intended to guide growth and […]
A Good Month for Meteors
October 2019 by Matthew Johnson The Orionid meteor shower, which occurs every year in October, will reach its peak on the nights of Oct. 21 and 22. The debris that streaks through the night sky as the Orionid meteors was left in the trail of Halley’s Comet, whose path earth will start to cross in […]
Marty the Robot Arrives at Stop & Shop
Technology Report By Jude Mead If you shop at Stop and Shop in Canaan you might encounter Marty, an autonomous robot that roams throughout the store using image technology to notify store employees of any spills, debris or other potential hazards that may impede the safety of the customer. Stefanie Shuman, the communications manager for […]
New Program to Bring a Little Wild Into Your Life
By Ruth Melville For the past few years, Norfolk resident Angela Luna Grano, a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator, has been offering presentations on nature and animals for children at local schools and libraries. But recognizing that adults, too, might need a little wildness in their lives, she developed a new program, called “Wild Magic,” that […]
Learning a Craft
Kholey Chausse practices weaving in the Loom Room during the September 21 Makerspace Open House. Makerspace open houses take place on the third Saturday of every month, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Battell Chapel, and feature a variety of crafts. Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes
Great Mountain Forest Hires New Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of Great Mountain Forest has announced that the trustees have selected Tamara Muruetagoiena as the a new executive director of GMF. Muruetagoiena first became acquainted with GMF as a student in the Yale School of Forestry, where she got a master’s degree in forest science. She also earned a master’s degree […]
