Struggling with Snow and Looking Toward Spring
By Henry Tirrell We are starting to see the glimmer of spring on the horizon, but we certainly aren’t there yet. After a historic storm dumped snow all up and down the East Coast we have all been digging out.Another weekend storm around Feb. 21 dragged the road crew back out to clear the roads […]
Wetlands Agency Chides Town for Significant Tree Removal Without Notice
By Susan MacEachron The matter of significant tree removal along Ashpohtag Road and Doolittle Drive by the Norfolk Department of Public Works (DPW) without prior notice to the Inland Wetlands Agency was addressed by First Selectman Henry Tirrell at the Inland Wetlands Agency meeting on Feb. 2. He also updated agency members on the Connecticut […]
Norfolk Reads Leopold
By Andra Moss On Sunday, March 8, 20 members of the Norfolk community will come together at the Norfolk Library to read selections from visionary conservationist Aldo Leopold’s book, “A Sand County Almanac.” The event is made possible by a grant from the Aldo Leopold Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to carrying forward Leopold’s environmental […]
Winter Weekend In Norfolk
It was a cold and blustery weekend, but that didn’t stop the hardy from coming out on Feb. 21 and 22 for Winter WIN, the weekend for enjoying all things Norfolk in the winter season. The photos below show a story of a town that came together to strut its stuff for the world to […]
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 […]
