First Selectman Contest Headlines November Election
By Wiley Wood This year’s municipal elections on November 7 will send a new first selectman to Town Hall. Susan Dyer, who has been Norfolk’s chief elected official for 18 years, is stepping down, and vying to replace her are William Reudgen (R) and Matthew Riiska (D). The winner will receive a two-year term. […]
Blackberry Street Saved From Buckling
Road crews worked all of September to repair Blackberry Street, building a new retaining wall to shore up the slumping hillside. “The guard rails were tilting and the road was sliding into Donna Wheeler’s yard,” said First Selectman Sue Dyer. Money was budgeted and set aside for the work several years ago, but delays intervened. […]
Innovation in the Service of Convenience
Store allows night-time access to key card holders By Christopher Sinclair It is difficult to envision a 7-Eleven, Cumberland Farms, or other 24-hour store popping up in Norfolk’s downtown center. One senses that large, flashing neon signs and the designs of Alfredo Taylor would make for rather peculiar neighbors. That being the case, Ryan […]
Give Your Pet’s Toilette a Boost
By Susannah Wood Rover getting a bit whiffy? Tired of your aching back as you wrestle him in the bathtub? Pet Valu at the Winsted Stop and Shop plaza has the answer for you. For $10 plus tax you can take your pet to their do-it-yourself dog wash stations and soap up your Labradoodle, Bergamasco […]
Got Water?
Planning council looks at state’s water resources and needs By Wiley Wood A draft of the Connecticut State Water Plan was presented on Sept. 14 to a gathering of the chief elected officials of the towns in northwest Connecticut. While Connecticut has ample high-quality water to meet its needs, according to Lori Mathieu of […]
Ain’t She Sweet!
The Classic Car Show, which is now in its fifth year, drew 72 entrants. The winner in the overall category, which is chosen by popular acclaim, was the mile-long, sky blue, two-door Cadillac pictured above with its proud owner in front of the Music Shed on the grounds of the Battell Stoeckel Estate. The event […]
Winsted Paper Folds, Merges With Lakeville Journal
News coverage for Norfolk to continue uninterrupted By Colleen Gundlach Before Lloyd Garrison and Rosanna Trestman breathed life into Norfolk Now 14 years ago, local news was circulated by out-of-town papers such as the Register-Citizen (formerly Winsted Evening Citizen) and The Lakeville Journal. The Register-Citizen has long since forgone any in-depth coverage of Norfolk, […]
View From the Green
Change: A Challenge And an Opportunity By Ruth Melville Norfolk Now is losing one of its longest-serving and most highly valued editors. After 10 years as an executive editor of the paper, Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo has decided to retire. Lindsey joined the paper in 2006 to take over distribution, but she was quickly writing […]
Earth Moving Equipment Enters City Meadow
An excavator was pawing at the ground on the morning of Wednesday, August 16, in the hollow below Station Place, and a line of erosion barriers stretched along the surrounding slopes—construction on the City Meadow park in downtown Norfolk has finally begun. Over the next 65 days, construction crews will dig a small pond near […]
Town to Propose Enforcement Authority for P & Z
Commission could impose fines for zoning violations By Wiley Wood If your neighbor starts renting out his house for all-night wedding celebrations or clogs up his driveway and front lawn with junked cars, your recourse—when a neighborly chat proves ineffective—is to file a complaint with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z). […]
