Norfolk’s Pension Plan Judged ‘Actuarily Solvent’
By Susan MacEachron Only a few years ago, it was widely circulated that Norfolk’s pension plan for town employees was underfunded by $1 million and that the town would have to borrow to cover the shortfall. The market crash in 2008 had put the town’s plan in serious straits, according to Michael Sconyers, chairman […]
United Coalition of Northwest Connecticut Combats Drug Abuse
By Colleen Gundlach Drug addiction is a problem that knows no class. It affects the rich as well as the poor; the educated and the illiterate; the mentally ill and the healthy. It is a growing problem in Connecticut, where 306 citizens died from heroin overdose in 2014—that’s triple the rate from 2012. Several […]
Wind Turbines in Colebrook Start Up
Ribbon cutting ceremony held on Flagg Hill site By Wiley Wood On the clear blue morning of October 15, the vanes of BNE Energy’s wind turbine No. 2 faced motionless into a moderate breeze from the northwest. A small crowd of company executives, state legislators, bankers and regulators gathered on the hilltop above Flagg […]
First Selectman Debate at Infinity Hall
Matt Riiska, left above, and Sue Dyer, second from left, answered questions from a panel of Norfolk Now journalists before an audience at Infinity Hall on October 24. Both are running for the position of first selectman in the election this month. Sue Dyer, a Democrat, is the incumbent and has held the post for 16 […]
Norfolk-Colebrook Regionalization Effort Fails
Colebrook votes strongly against By Wiley Wood Colebrook voters resoundingly opposed the regionalization plan that would have brought the Norfolk and Colebrook primary schools together under one roof and one regional board. The vote count was 369 no to 175 yes. In a simultaneous referendum held in Norfolk, the measure passed by a count […]
NVFD Awards Student Scholarships
Every year, proceeds from the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s Memorial Day road race go to the William F. Kelley Memorial scholarship fund. The $500 scholarships were officially awarded on August 3, at the fire department’s monthly meeting. A total of eight Norfolk students were honored this year. Road race chairman Ron Zanobi said that this […]
Real Estate Transfers—July 2015
On July 6, John Martin and Karen Noonan to Ashley S. and Mary K. Vandiver, 85 Maple Avenue, $169,000. On July 13, Albert B. and Corinne P. Ayers to Robert F. Dwyer Jr., 3 Lovers Lane, $225,000. On July 20, Mary Ann McGourty to Amy Purcell and Thomas Vorenberg, 135 Sunset Ridge Rd., $465,000.
Briefly: First Selectman Will Face Challenger in Fall Election
Longtime first selectman Sue Dyer will be challenged in November’s election for the first time in many years. Matt Riiska has successfully petitioned to run as an unaffiliated candidate for Norfolk first selectman. There will be fuller coverage of the fall election in the October issue of Norfolk Now.
Will the Colebrook Community Survive Regionalization?
By Wiley Wood What will happen to the Colebrook school building? This was one of the first questions raised at the public hearing in Colebrook on August 11. If the town opts to consolidate its primary school with Norfolk’s and bus its children to Botelle, the building will be left empty. Yet Colebrook will still […]
Milestones
Hugh deManbey July 13, 1959 – July 28, 2015 The deManbey family regretfully announces the passing of Hugh deManbey on July 28. He was born on July 13, 1959, and grew up with his parents, Lyndsay and Claire, and six siblings on Litchfield Road. He attended Botelle Elementary School, Indian Mountain School, Cranwell School, in […]
