Get the PFAS Out of Our Woods
By Susannah Wood The recent ouster of three athletes at the Olympics for using ski/snowboard waxes containing PFAS (forever chemicals) should be a wakeup call to all of us who enjoy winter fun here in the Northwest Corner. If you have old cross-country ski wax hanging around, it may well contain these dangerous substances because […]
Sit Right Back and You’ll Hear a Tale
With Jude Mead at the guitar and with great enthusiasm, members of the Isabella Eldridge Club defied a threatened winter storm and entered Battell Chapel on Feb. 10 for a memorable performance of an episode of “Gilligan’s Island,” a daft 1960s television comedy. Despite the best efforts of the Professor (played by Marinell Crippen, left) […]
Letters To The Editor
WINter Weekend in Norfolk, 2026 Thank you Norfolk! What a weekend, everyone! Thanks to all of Norfolk for your wonderful outpouring of hospitality in the Icebox of Connecticut! From Botelle School to the Curling Club, to an artist’s studio in South Norfolk to Husky Meadows Farm in North Norfolk, the entire town put on an […]
The Week that Was
First, frigid temperatures forced the relocation of Norfolk’s valiant Post Office staff to Winsted because of scheduled asbestos remediation, leaving box holders temporarily puzzled. Then, the big snow arrived on Jan. 25 and 26. Estimates vary widely: Russell Russ reported the official tally at the Great Mountain Forest weather station as 15.2 inches, but others […]
Norfolk Weather
November and December: Heading into Wintertime By Russell Russ It has been said that November, especially the latter part of the month, can be the predictor for the coming winter. This November had less precipitation than average, but temperatures were very average, so it is difficult to predict much from this November’s conditions. We all […]
Norfolk Community Association Volunteers Light Up the Town with Holiday Cheer
By Jude Mead The holiday season has officially arrived in Norfolk, and the town now sparkles with the glow of 46 decorated Christmas trees, thanks to the dedication and teamwork of the Norfolk Community Association (NCA) and a group of hardworking volunteers. The evergreen trees are purchased from Salisbury Garden Center, a long-time supporter of […]
Heard Around Town
A Colebrook BarnFans of the ethereal photography of Michaela Allam Murphy might want to stop by the Icebox Café to see her ongoing series capturing the evolution of a hay barn in neighboring Colebrook. By day, Murphy can be found at George’s Norfolk Garage. In the evenings, as she notes in a lovely essay posted […]
Mending Café: Repairing Clothes and Creating Community
By Bina Thomson Spools of thread and jars of buttons decorated tables at the Norfolk Hub on the first Saturday of November as community members gathered for Norfolk’s first Mending Café. It wasn’t long before someone came by with a treasured vintage coat in need of repairs and the menders got to work. The café […]
Firehouse Project Moves Forward
Groundbreaking set for Dec. 6 By Avice Meehan First Selectman Henry Tirrell announced that the official groundbreaking for Norfolk’s new firehouse will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., at the site on Shepard Road. Sitework is expected to begin that week with the erection of protective fencing around the property. Tirrell signed […]
PURA Nixes Aquarion Sale
Water system remains part of Eversource By Joe Kelly A proposal to convert the Aquarion Water Company into a non-profit authority was rejected last month by Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), which faulted the proposed management structure of the new entity as “unworkable.” The decision means that Aquarion, which is Connecticut’s largest water company […]
