New Town Website About to Go Live
By Ruth Melville At the Economic Development Commission (EDC) meeting on April 12, Bill Brown presented the first look at the newly redesigned town website. Although the website underwent a major overhaul two years ago, there were many features of the site that were not working as well in practice as had been hoped. […]
Skylights Arrive at the Hub
On a chilly, gray morning in April, the skylights for the Hub were unloaded off a truck and raised up to the roof of the building. The wooden frames, constructed by Kingsland Company, were light enough to be lifted up by hand, since the glass wasn’t put in until after they were in place on […]
2018 Real Estate Revaluation
Appraisal Resource Group, Inc., the firm hired to assist in Norfolk’s 2018 revaluation, continues to visit real estate properties for the purpose of verifying the assessor’s records. Further information on the revaluation process is available on the town’s website at www.norfolkct.org under Government/Assessor’s Office. If you have questions, contact Assessor Michele Sloane, at 860-542-5287 or […]
Tax Relief and Exemptions
Information on tax relief programs for the elderly (over 65 as of Dec. 31, 2017) and on rebates for totally disabled homeowners and renters is now available from the Assessor’s Office or on the town website, www.norfolkct.org. Veterans should also contact the office for information on available exemptions.
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Tara Yard of Norfolk was convicted in Litchfield Superior Court of larceny in the first degree, a class B felony. On March 29, she was sentenced to eight years of jail, suspended, and five years of probation. Yard, an assistant secretary in the Norfolk Selectmen’s Office, will retain her position at Town Hall.
Annual Literary Festival at NCCC Celebrates National Poetry Month
By Tom Hodgkin April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. —T. S. Eliot Echoing T. S. Eliot’s claims, April may be the cruelest month—the month of promising rain and sudden snow, of spring warmth and winter cold, of hopeful […]
Local Documentary Wants to Put a Human Face on the Opioid Epidemic
Film presents a personal understanding of addiction and recovery By Ruth Melville Anyone who pays attention to the news knows that the country is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. The state of Connecticut has been hard hit, and the northwest corner is not immune. According to a recent report, “Beneath the Surface: […]
Townwide Inspection of Real Estate to Begin
The Town of Norfolk has hired Appraisal Resource Group, Inc, to perform the state-mandated 2018 town-wide revaluation project. The first phase of the project includes inspecting all real estate properties. The revaluation staff will soon be visiting properties to verify data on rooms, bathrooms, basements, attics, porches, garages, etc., in order,to update the assessor’s records […]
Lone Oak Rises From the Ashes
A little over a year ago, the office at Lone Oaks Campsites in East Canaan was destroyed by fire. The campground operated as usual last summer despite the lack of this important building. The rebuild began in October and the new, two-story building is now almost complete, just in time to welcome guests for a […]
Brian Ohler and Maria Horn to Vie for State House
It’s still seven months until the November elections, but northwest corner residents already have choices to make. In the 64th district race, incumbent State Representative Brian Ohler has been challenged for his seat by Salisbury resident Maria Horn, who announced her candidacy at Geer Village in March. Horn, a Democrat, says she “grew up in […]
