Gas Pipelines Proposed for Connecticut
By Martha Klein As global sources of oil and gas decline, innovative extraction methods put previously unavailable pockets of fuel within reach. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, releases oil and gas locked deep inside shale rock, by forcing high pressure water, sand and chemicals down holes drilled a few hundred feet to as much as 2000 […]
Ann Havemeyer Is New Director of Norfolk Library
On Monday, September 22, the Norfolk Library announced the appointment of Ann Havemeyer as director, starting October 1, 2014. Havemeyer, previously curator of the Library’s special collections, has served as interim director of the library since June, when she replaced Luisa Sabin-Kildiss. Havemeyer holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and is the author of several […]
Tri-Town Democratic Picnic
Frank Dooley, chairman of the Norfolk Democratic Town Committee (center), was all smiles at the Norfolk Curling Club on September 13, with his counterparts Todd Shearer from North Canaan (L) and Tom McKeon of Colebrook (R). Each town chairman won a nice door prize donated by a Norfolk business, and numerous Democratic candidates came to […]
Fire Department Receives Life-Saving Equipment
By Jonathan Barbagallo Two complete kits of life-saving equipment have been donated to the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department by the Auxiliary for Community Health in Winsted. Each kit includes a defibrillator, oxygen therapy, immobilization collars and various bandages as well as blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes. The kits will be placed on two fire vehicles […]
Real Estate Transfers in August
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to John Truskauskas, 10 River Place, on 7/07/2014, $29,900. John W. & Suzanne T. Bourdeaux to Adam P. & Sara R. Heller, 39 Grant St., on 7/09/2014, $249,000.
Matthew O’Connell is Botelle’s New Principal
A fourth-grade teacher and children’s book author as well as an administrator By Joshua DeCerbo This summer, Harwinton native Matthew O’Connell was selected to be the new principal of Norfolk’s Botelle School. Since that time, O’Connell has been working with the new Norfolk superintendent of schools, Dr. Mary Beth Iacobelli, to prepare for the start […]
Clean Energy Can Be Generated In Connecticut
By Martha Klein Connecticut gets 51% of its electricity from natural gas, and another 41% from the Millstone nuclear plant near New London. The state has 20 natural gas burning power plants bringing electricity to the grid. The one coal-burning plant, Bridgeport Harbor Generating Station, contributes a mere 1.4% to net electrical generation. The remaining […]
Norfolk Now’s Prolific News Reporter Leaves Norfolk
Reflections on His Unlikely Journalistic Career By Kurt Steele Little would Dr. Robert Bumcrot, retired professor and chair of the mathematics department at Hofstra University, have believed it when he moved here in 2002, that he would become a reporter and editor for this volunteer-staffed newspaper and would write some 155 articles for it. Sadly, […]
Cadillacs Are Good For Norfolk Business
General Motors entourage drives into town By Jonathan Barbagallo “What are all of those Cadillacs doing on Station Place?” “Why are there a lot of executives walking around town?” These questions were heard during the last week of July throughout Norfolk as a fleet of brand new 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupes descended on Station Place […]
Global Issues, A Public Forum About Russia
Peter Vosburgh to debate Russian ambassador Sergei Kambalov Norfolk resident and Russian linguist Peter Vosburgh will debate Sergei Kambalov, a retired Russian ambassador to the United Nations, at a presentation of “Global Issues, A Public Forum About Russia.” The pair will discuss current and historical events relative to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine […]
