HamletHub Comes to Norfolk and Canaan
A new resource for sharing local stories By Ruth Melville HamletHub is a network of “hyperlocal” websites whose driving mission is to help local people share local stories with their communities. The project is the brainchild of Kerry Anne Ducey. About two and a half years ago, Ducey was working as a writer for a […]
June 2014 Property Transfers
On June 9, 2014: 57 Blackberry St., from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Julie Prue and Earl Thitchener, $80,000. On June 9, 2014: 106 Laurel Way, from Thomas K. Carley and Alissa Churchill to John Wills Martin and Barbara Schock, $560,000.
Republican Primary Scheduled for August 12
The Republican primary will be held on August 12 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone wishing to vote in this primary must be a registered Republican by August 7. There will be no same-day voter registration allowed. Absentee ballots are available now from the town clerk’s office and must be returned by 8 p.m. […]
New Principal named for Botelle
Matthew O’Connell has been named the new principal of Botelle School, replacing Peter Michelsen, who resigned to take a position in the Farmington school system. O’Connell served as an administrator in the Winsted schools for the past seven years, and prior to that he taught for 14 years in Plainville and Simsbury. A public meet-and-greet […]
Norfolk Library Loses Executive Director
Interim Director Named An interim director of the Norfolk Library, Ann Havemeyer, above, has been named by the library’s board of directors to replace Luisa Sabin-Kildiss, who served as executive director from January 2013 until last month. While the library’s president, Robert Dance, would not comment on the reasons for Sabin-Kildiss’s departure, he praised her […]
Gift of Rental Properties Extends Family’s Legacy
By Wiley Wood The Foundation for Norfolk Living (FNL), a housing nonprofit, has announced the pending gift to the foundation of a sizable property belonging to Ralph Burr. The parcel, on Greenwoods Road East, numbers 29-32, has three houses on it, divided into six rental units and has been in the Burr family since 1913. […]
Local Man Triggers AIRCON RED Alert Over D.C.
By Susannah Wood Around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7th, a small plane entered restricted airspace over Washington, D.C. leading to an AIRCON RED alert and the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol building, the Supreme Court building, the Library of Congress and other office buildings in the vicinity, according to the Associated Press and CNN. […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Education Salutes Departing Administrators By Robert Carter At its meeting on June 11, the Norfolk Board of Education recognized the departure of Botelle’s principal and superintendent at the end of the school year. The board thanked Principal Peter Michelson and Superintendent George Counter for their service to the school and dedication to its […]
New Botelle Superintendent Named
Dr. Mary Beth Iacobelli has been appointed to replace Superintendent of School George Counter, who retired at the end of June, according to an announcement by the Norfolk Board of Education. Dr. Iacobelli, who was superintendent of the East Haddam Public Schools from 2012 to 2014, has also served as an elementary school principal in […]
Regionalization Committee Meets With State Legislators
Possibility of Legislative Relief Discussed By Wiley Wood When it became clear in April that the regionalization plan for Norfolk and Colebrook’s elementary schools faced a legislative roadblock , the study committee invited the state legislators representing the two towns to its May meeting. All three complied. Roberta Willis (D), state representative for the 64th […]
