Town to Present Budget at Special Meeting
By Wiley Wood On Tuesday, June 20, the Town of Norfolk will hold a special town meeting to vote on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1. Although state legislators have failed to agree on a budget, leaving the town unsure what level of support it can expect from the […]
Budget Addressed at Annual Town Meeting
Vote not expected until June By Wiley Wood At the annual town meeting on Monday, May 8, Norfolk residents appointed a new member to the Regional School District #7 Board of Education and approved $26,000 in funding for the physical revaluation of taxable property in 2018 but did not vote on a budget. Although […]
June Is the Month for Town Permits and Licenses
By Wiley Wood If you’re making garbage in Norfolk, or planning to cool off in Tobey Pond this summer, or if you own a dog, then chances are you will be making a pilgrimage to the town clerk’s office, checkbook in hand, some time this month. “Cash or check,” says Town Clerk Linda Perkins. […]
Confucians Settle Tax Dispute With Town
The Town of Norfolk and the Confucian Study Association, Inc. reached a settlement in Litchfield Superior Court on whether the religious group should pay taxes to the town and in what amount. The association sued the town in August 2016 claiming exemption from taxes for its 48-acre property on Westside Road, the former Deerspring Bruderhof […]
Second Annual Weekend in Norfolk Festival Gears Up
Dozens of events to occur simultaneously By Wiley Wood If Norfolk is generally a quiet town, there is one weekend in the year when it bangs its own drum, and that is during the town-wide celebration of arts, culture and outdoor activities known as Weekend in Norfolk, or WIN, when every organized group in […]
Town Offers Free Training in Mental Health First Aid
By Ruth Melville We are all familiar with the idea of offering first aid for physical injuries, from Band-Aids to the Heimlich maneuver to CPR. But what about first aid for mental distress? What would you do if confronted by a person having a panic attack? What aid or advice would you feel competent […]
Memorial Day Five-Mile Race Is Run in Near-Record Time
The Memorial Day 5-Mile Road Race was run in cool, almost ideal conditions. A field of 156 runners took their positions at the starting line, ranging in age from eight to 88. The race was won by Brandon Leclair of Goshen, 20, in a near-record time of 27:54. Leclair also won the race in 2014 […]
Light Rain Falls on Norfolk Parade but Fails to Dampen Spirits
The Memorial Day parade formed on Maple Avenue at 9 a.m., despite a spattering of rain. In the forefront were Norfolk’s veterans and active service members, followed by its fire fighters and their gleaming pumper truck, the ambulance corps with their vehicle and a number of youth groups and teams. The marchers proceeded around […]
Construction Begins on Affordable Housing Units
Groundbreaking ceremony held on April 20 By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The weather on April 20 served as the perfect metaphor for the decade long endeavor to bring affordable housing to Norfolk. The morning began with a cold, plodding rain, but the skies brightened as 11 a.m. rounded the clock and the official groundbreaking ceremony […]
Norfolk’s Newest Foundation Begins Work on ‘Norfolk Hub’
Pedestrian access, arts events and coordination between nonprofits are group’s focus By Wiley Wood For a new kid on the block, the Norfolk Foundation (NF) has an outsized presence in town. Incorporated as a nonprofit in fall 2015, it now owns two key pieces of commercial real estate in the village center: 6 Station […]
