Protesters Gather on Norfolk Green
Joining protests across the country and around the world, a crowd of about 150 people gathered peacefully on the Norfolk village green on Sunday, June 8, to demonstrate against the systemic racism suffered by African Americans in the United States. Participants wore masks, and most observed social distancing guidelines. Many carried signs proclaiming “Black Lives […]
Town Lowers Its Spending in Coming Year
Capital projects put off to another day By Wiley Wood Early in the budget process, Michael Sconyers, chairman of the Board of Finance, announced his intention of reducing the tax rate at least fractionally this year, in recognition of the negative economic impact of the lockdown. The selectmen’s budget, stripped of two long-planned capital improvement […]
Creatively Surviving in the Covid Age
The Gilson theater brings humor and creativity to the struggle Text and Photo by Colleen Gundlach Northwest Corner residents of the older persuasion will have memories of the old Strand Theater in Winsted. Back in the day, the Saturday afternoon “kiddie matinee” drew boys and girls to a double feature at the Strand for pennies, […]
You Got Mail in the Icebox
By Virginia Coleman-PriscoPhoto by Marinell Crippen Botelle’s very own Rex Crippen, age 9, has advanced to the nationals in this year’s Invention Convention, after qualifying at the local and state levels. The Invention Convention is an opportunity for students to practice applying science and engineering skills, especially critical thinking and problem-solving. Crippen invented a product […]
What to Look For in June
Birds were busy building nests the last couple of weeks in May, and some may still be at it in June. If you are observant and lucky, you may be able to find a nest or two. Of course, birds don’t want us to know where they are going to raise their young. During construction […]
Ted Veling Remembrance
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, and with churches closed to large gatherings, the funeral for Ted Veling, scheduled for June 27, will remain private. The family is planning a celebration of Ted’s life when conditions allow for such gatherings to take place. We thank the Norfolk community for their love and support. – Kathy Veling […]
Music Festival Will Stream Concerts Live From the Shed
Virtual offerings will include online discussions and radio rebroadcasts By James Nelson As many of you have heard, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival—Yale Summer School of Music has had to cancel its program for this summer, due to the coronavirus crisis. This has left us all beyond disappointed. I can speak for the faculty, fellows, […]
Yale Summer Art and Music Schools Both Closed for 2020
By Ruth Melville Melvin Chen, director of the Yale Summer School of Music and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, has announced the “profoundly disappointing news” that, in light of the Covid-19 crisis, this summer’s season of the music school and the music festival has been canceled. Writing that “our primary concern is the safety and […]
Working to Keep Vital Supplies on the Grocery Store Shelves
By Doug McDevitt In October of 1929 a national catastrophe occurred when the stock market crashed putting millions of Americans out of work and causing absolute uncertainty about what was to come. For the next three and a half years, Americans struggled to survive. In 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected the 32nd president of […]
Going to School but Staying Home
By Wiley WoodPhoto by Ann DeCerbo When Virginia Coleman-Prisco told her school-age children that spring break was over, one of them piped up, “Does that mean we can go back to school?” The answer, of course, was no, school would still be online. Going to Botelle School these days means sitting down at an internet-connected […]
