Regionalization Committee Issues Draft Proposal
Consolidation not expected before 2016-2017 at earliest By Wiley Wood No regional school district has been created in Connecticut since the 1970s, but the Norfolk-Colebrook Regionalization Study Committee, formed in the wake of town referendums in 2012, has made a stab at it. The group presented its proposal on May 20 to an occasionally rowdy […]
New Regulations Approved For Industrial Wind Turbines
In New England, opposition is getting serious By Veronica Burns After prolonged negotiations, Connecticut finally has regulations in place governing industrial wind turbines. Senator Kevin Witkos applauds the effort. “Colebrook has been identified as an area where wind power can prosper,” he stated in an e-mail. “The passage of these regulations will allow the installation […]
Food Network Champion to Head Farmers Market
Winsted Resident Brings Hefty Resume By Colleen Gundlach When the new manager of the Norfolk Farmers Market, Theresa Cannavo, came to town, she brought along a plate full of experience and immeasurable enthusiasm for food, art and people in general. Cannavo has been gardening, cooking and eating organically for as long as she can remember. […]
Minister Plans Sabbatical
Erick Olsen to visit Kenya in July By Sally Quale After nearly 11 years of service at The Church of Christ Congregational, the Reverend Erick Olsen will be taking his first sabbatical this July, August and September. He returns to the pulpit October 1. “This will not be a vacation,” he emphasizes, but an opportunity […]
Accolades
The following Norfolk seniors at Northwestern Region 7 High School will be graduating on June 18: Holly Alexson, Olivia Ayers, Colin Bazzano, Dianna Bestick, Molly Bresson, Samantha Byrne, Thalyia Byrne*, Christin Craighill, Seth Dayton, Amelia Denny, Isaac Halterman, Barrett Langendoerfer, Richard Mirando, Gabriell Nelson*, Westley Nelson, Jordan Scherling, Stefan Sebach*, Alanna Sinclair*, Nathan Starr*, Carter […]
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Botelle Principal Moves On Peter Michelson, the principal of Botelle School for the past six years, is leaving his position at the end of this school year. In a recent letter to the Botelle community, he stated, “I have accepted a principalship closer to home in Farmington. Although I have been very happy working in […]
Possible New Regulations for Tree Trimming by Power Utilities
Complicated Issue Generates Different Opinions By Kurt Steele The most recent chapter of contentious roadway tree trimming by Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) in both Norfolk and the state continues to unfold without a clear end so far. Following major power outages due to damage from hurricane Irene in 2011, Governor Malloy contended that there […]
Town Taxes and Spending Climb Slightly
Mill Rate to Rise 10 Percent By Wiley Wood The Board of Finance met twice in April to set Norfolk’s budget for 2014-2015, in advance of the annual budget hearing and town meeting. The town expects to raise $6,634,114 in taxes, an increase of $350,141 over last year, or 6 percent. “The mill rate’s going […]
The Colebrook Store Goes Out of Business
A Revolving Door By Bob Bumcrot After only nine months of operation, the Colebrook Store closed its doors at the end of March due to significant management differences between the owners of the building, the Colebrook Preservation Society (CPS), and the store operator, Miriam Briggs. Briggs, who lives above the store with her sons Quentin, […]
