Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program Begins April 1
Your library card opens the world to you through books, audio books, music CDs and DVDs. Now let your library card open the doors of Connecticut libraries by participating in the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program! To celebrate National Library Week during April, the Connecticut Library Association’s Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites you to […]
Norfolk Lions Club Offers Scholarships
The Norfolk Lions Club is accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors and also, new this year, one scholarship is available for a returning college student. Applications are available at the National Iron Bank and at Northwestern Regional. For additional information, please call Jan Graham-Jones at 860-542-6977.
And The Rest is History
It was September 2006 when Libby Borden and Sue Frisch received a two-year grant to test a Farmers Market in Norfolk, and the rest is history. In this photo, First Selectman Sue Dyer and Agriculture Commissioner Phil Prelli cut the ribbon on the very first Norfolk Farmers Market, which was located on the corner […]
Religious Compound on West Side Road Changes Hands
Loss of tax-exempt status to be appealed By Wiley Wood The Hutterian Brethren used to be seen along West Side Road, the women in head scarves and long skirts, the children in straw hats, taking their Sunday walk or going to look for berries in the neighboring woods. Then, in the fall of 1999, the Hutterites sold […]
Senator Witkos Hosts Coffee Hour at Haystack Pizza
Criticizes state budget and defends closure of UConn Torrington By Wiley Wood At 10 a.m. on a recent Saturday morning, cars were parked along Route 44 west of town and filled the lot at Haystack Pizza. Inside the restaurant, getting coffee from the counter and helping themselves to doughnuts and Danish pastries, were about two […]
From Loon Meadow Farm to Barn and Breakfast
Beth and Steve Podhajecki look toward new business in New York state By Kit O’Brien As Spring, 2016 comes to a start, Beth and Steve Podhajecki’s business of horse-drawn carriage services in Norfolk comes to an end. Loon Meadow Farm itself is not at an end, though, as Beth and Steve Podhajecki will be moving […]
Special Town Meeting
A Special Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Norfolk will be held at Town Hall on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7 p.m. Votes will be held on resolutions concerning pension benefits and the building code. A full text of the resolutions can be […]
State Approves Funds for Affordable Housing in Norfolk
A year ago, Governor Malloy authorized a $2.99 million grant for the construction of 12 housing units in Norfolk. On January 29 of this year, the state Bond Commission approved the grant. “A great amen,” says Lou Barbagallo, president of the Foundation for Norfolk Living, “as in, a prayer answered.” The foundation first applied […]
Colebrook Assesses Wind Turbines at $13.3 Million
BNE plans third turbine on Flagg Hill By Wiley Wood Assessor Michele Sloane confirmed that the two wind turbines built by BNE Energy in Colebrook in 2015 will be taxed at a value of $13.3 million, making BNE Energy the second-largest property holder in Colebrook. This will increase the town’s grand list, or total […]
January 2016 Real Estate Transactions
January 11, Phyllis R. & Paul D. Wagner to Quentin Chiappetta & Benjamin Sosland, 188 Old Goshen Rd., $270,000. January 20, FNMA to Jennifer Hoyer, 17 River Place, $18,750. January 25, Mary S. Bower to Kathleen Connolly, 23 Laurel Way, $196,500. January 26, Ellen O. Hubbard to Elizabeth Reilly & David Morgan Sollors, 82 Laurel […]
