Art Honors
Norfolk Artist Wins Guggenheim By Avice Meehan Conceptual artist and Norfolk resident Tom Burr has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to pursue independent work under what the foundation described as “the freest possible conditions.” Burr is undertaking a multi-site project that he says is “loosely inspired” by “Saint […]
Cuts in SNAP Benefits Put Pressure on Food Pantries
Federal reductions will be felt locally By Elizabeth Bailey In the harvest season, food is all around us. From the neat rows of corn filling the fields along Route 44 to backyard gardens bursting with tomatoes and choked with zucchini, many of us can see just where our food comes from. Others are worried that […]
Eversource Bills Under Scrutiny
Outcry over public benefits charge By Joseph Kelly It’s said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life, but Connecticut residents can count on one more: high electricity rates. Flick on the lights, run a hairdryer, vacuum the carpet—anything requiring electricity costs more in the Nutmeg state. The electricity rates here run […]
Community in Action
Scoville Piece to Join Norfolk Sculpture Trail By Andra Moss Norfolk’s public art collection—made possible through donations from local art supporters to the Norfolk Community Association—is growing. According to Doreen Kelly and Barry Webber, co-presidents of the Norfolk Community Association (NCA), the latest addition to the town’s outdoor sculpture trail, planned to connect Norfolk’s monuments […]
Decision on Estey Road Tower Delayed Six Months
No public comments at August hearing By Avice Meehan The Connecticut Siting Council has been granted an additional six months to decide on whether to approve a 186-foot cell tower proposed by Tarpon Towers for a location off Estey Road in South Norfolk.A virtual public hearing was held on Aug. 14 with an evidentiary proceeding […]
Firehouse May Require More Taxpayer Funding
Budget gap likely despite design changes By Joseph Kelly Significant cost-cutting and a $500,000 federal grant have brightened the outlook for Norfolk’s new firehouse, but First Selectman Matt Riiska anticipates having to return to the taxpayers for additional funding. In July, prospects for the project darkened after initial bids came in more than $1 million […]
Eye on Town Government
Fresh Starts at Board of Education By Avice Meehan Botelle Elementary School Superintendent Kevin Case presented his first agenda to the Board of Education at its Aug. 19 meeting and quickly learned to take nothing for granted. A suggestion to open the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance—which opens every school day—drew fire from board […]
Eye on Town Government
Selectman Outlines Key Fiscal Pressures for Finance Board By Avice Meehan The Board of Finance received an update from First Selectman Matt Riiska at a brief Aug. 12 meeting that highlighted some of the fiscal pressures facing Norfolk early in the new fiscal year. Kevin Case, the new school superintendent, joined the meeting and said […]
Eye on Town Government
P&Z Considers Family Camps, Vehicle Storage and Blight Ordinance By Avice Meehan Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) said they would review the definition of family camps—seasonal compounds that have long been part of Norfolk life—following an extended discussion at the Aug. 12 meeting about proposed improvements to one such camp on Mountain […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Selectmen Discuss Fire District Proposal and Closing Old Colony Road By Ruth Melville With no items to be voted on this month, First Selectman Matt Riiska devoted the Aug. 6 meeting of the Board of Selectmen to a quick rundown of ongoing town projects. Riiska acknowledged that it was a concern that the […]
