Sewer District Votes to Proceed With Repairs
Assumes 40-year loan By Wiley Wood On Wednesday, May 16, members of the Norfolk Sewer District voted unanimously to embark on a $4.2 million renovation of the sewer collection system in the center of town, assuming a collective debt that will cost them $100,000 per year for the next 40 years to pay off. […]
Taxes Increase Despite Drastic Cuts to Town Programs
Botelle School budget takes major hit By Wiley Wood Town taxes will rise about 4.5 percent in the coming year, according to Board of Finance Chairman Michael Sconyers, who spoke at the town’s annual budget hearing on April 24. “I really don’t like the budget,” said Sconyers, who explained that a decrease in allocations […]
Buttons to Commemorate Veterans at Memorial Day Ceremony
For Linda Perkins, Memorial Day is an important holiday, not only for the nation but for the small town of Norfolk. As she puts it, “It’s the one time we gather as a town community to honor those who served our country. They deserve to be remembered. We owe them a debt of gratitude.” But […]
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: […]
