Hans Carlson Steps Down at Great Mountain Forest Director
Hans Carlson has announced his resignation as director of Great Mountain Forest Corporation (GMF) to take a directorship at Blue Hill Trust in Maine, an organization that recently purchased 2,500 acres of “overcut and poorly treated” woodlands, which Carlson looks forward to assisting in caring for and reviving. Carlson joined the GMF staff in 2013 […]
Advice for Voters From the Norfolk Town Clerk
By Wiley Wood In this lively election season, no one is likely to forget that Election Day falls on November 8, the second Tuesday of November. The Norfolk polling station, on the second floor of Town Hall at 19 Maple Avenue, will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. “Be sure you’re registered,” […]
Congregational Church Receives Grant from Catholic Archdiocese
By Jordan Rose Lee On Friday, September 30, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair presented Church of Christ with a check in the amount of $1,250, funded in part by the Archdiocese of Hartford through the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Vicariate Outreach Program. The funding will help the Minister’s Discretionary Fund continue its mission of helping friends in […]
Soil Remediation at Library Completed
By Ruth Melville Last month’s successful removal of the 19th-century gas generator discovered during the Norfolk Library’s restoration project was a relief to the library and the town. But even after the dismantled tank and gas-impacted debris—sealed in 11 55-gallon drums—was transported to a hazardous waste facility in Ohio, there was further environmental work […]
Northwestern Regional to Host Community Conversation
In the interest of opening a discussion about priorities for their school district, the Board of Education of Northwestern Regional School No. 7 and the school’s administrators will host a community conversation on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m. The evening will include brief presentations from several student groups including the NWR7 Alcoa Scholars, […]
Town Meeting Planned for November 14
Refinancing old debt and taking on a new loan At the selectmen’s meeting on October 4, First Selectman Sue Dyer announced plans to call a town meeting in November. Resolutions will be presented to refinance the town’s existing debt and to borrow additional money to purchase trucks. The town is carrying somewhat less than […]
Conservationists Come to Norfolk to Network
Meet Your Greens By David Beers On October 6, Norfolk hosted a Meet Your Greens get-together at the Infinity Bistro. This was the first time this event has come to our town. It is a free, informal gathering of conservationists that occurs a few times a year at various locations throughout Litchfield County. Catherine […]
Norfolk Man Arrested
Police arrested Robert Pallone on October 4, 2016, charging him with two counts of felony and two of misdemeanor relating to an incident that occurred on February 27, 2016. Pallone, 61, is an accountant and the owner of the Royal Arcanum Building on Station Place, where the arrest took place. He was released from custody […]
Sporting Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
This year, two Norfolk youth soccer teams wore pink T-shirts to support the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s campaign for breast cancer awareness, with the proceeds going to the Laverne Barbagallo Scholarship within the Norfolk Children’s Foundation. The third/fourth grade soccer team had their new pink uniforms sponsored by Louis Barbagallo, whose granddaughter Samantha plays […]
Coal Oil Tank Behind Library Safely Unearthed
Environmental effects are being monitored By Michael Kelly During excavation for the Norfolk Library’s new handicapped access ramp, pipes were unearthed that led to a mysterious gas tank buried behind the library’s great room. After much head-scratching and research, it was determined that the tank was part of a then-sophisticated 19th-century technology that, before […]
