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 […]
George’s Shuts Off Pumps While Tanks Are Replaced
If you pull up to the pumps at George’s Norfolk Garage this month looking for gas, you’re likely to be disappointed. The underground storage tanks that George Auclair had installed in 1986 were rated for 30 years, and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is accepting no waivers or extensions. “George thought about […]
Turbine Company Sues Colebrook Over Tax Assessment
When the principals of BNE Energy were wooing the residents of Colebrook to approve a wind farm on Flagg Hill Road, they boasted that, if allowed to proceed, BNE Energy would become the biggest taxpayer in town. “That was their pitch,” says James Millar, chairman of Colebrook’s Board of Finance. A BNE subsidiary, Wind […]
Norfolk Woman Pleads Not Guilty
Tara Yard, who was arrested on August 12, charged with larceny and released on bail, appeared in Litchfield Superior Court on September 13, where she pleaded not guilty. A pre-trial hearing will be held in Litchfield on November 1.
Maple Avenue Residents Will Host Trick-or-Treating Again This Year
Princesses, pirates, space travelers and zombies are expected to throng Maple Avenue again this year in search of candy in the waning hours of Monday, October 31. The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department will shut the street to through-traffic from 5 p.m. to 7 or 8 p.m., depending on the weather. Donations of candy for the […]
Berkshire Country Store Looks to January Opening
“It’s very doable,” says Ryan Craig, when asked whether he plans to open his Berkshire Country Store in January, as rumored. “I’d love to open even earlier than that if we can get all the pieces lined up.” Craig’s tone is optimistic as he describes the road ahead: “Now that we’ve passed zoning, we need […]
Norfolk Resident Arrested
On August 12, Norfolk resident Tara Yard was arrested for first-degree larceny and subsequently released from custody on $50,000 bail. Yard, who is an assistant town clerk, is accused of defrauding a local woman whom she was working for as a part-time caregiver. She was arraigned in Bantam Superior Court on August 29. A further […]
Wanted: A New Animal Control Officer
By Susannah Wood When Glen Wheeler died a few weeks ago, few people could remember a time when he was not the animal control officer. For more than 20 years, Norfolk relied on him to deal with stray dogs and cats, suspected cases of animal cruelty and rabies, escaped horses and reports of someone’s […]
Fourth Annual Norfolk Car Show at New Venue
Yale in Norfolk opens their grounds to raise funds for Emergency Services By Colleen Gundlach Vintage cars will line the austere campus of Yale in Norfolk and the sounds of music, laughter and fun will ring out as the Fourth Annual Norfolk Classic Community Car Show moves its venue to the Music Shed parking […]
Additional Downtown Parking Planned for Town Hall
One of the chief objections to the new convenience store and deli has been the lack of available parking downtown. At its June meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to assign $6,000 of town money to the construction of eight to nine parking spaces along the back wall of Town Hall, intended as overflow parking […]
