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 […]
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 […]
