Norfolk Conservation Commission to Offer Ornamental Plant Exchange
Once again, the Conservation Commission is offering a free native plant to residents who take out an invasive ornamental. Bring proof of removal to the Farmers Market on June 15, and pick out a lovely native shrub to replace it. The invasive species we are looking to replace are winged euonymus (burning bush), autumn olive, […]
Norfolk’s Proposed Budget Up 1 Percent
By Wiley Wood On April 29, the Norfolk Board of Finance presented its budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 to a smattering of Norfolk residents at the Botelle School. The board’s chairman, Michael Sconyers, announced a total increase over last year’s budget of less than 1 percent, translating to a mill rate of 20.22, a bump […]
Vocal Music – A Norfolk Tradition
By Rosanna Trestman Norfolk will be singing this summer when the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival season opens with a concert by the Yale Choral Artists, a new 24-voice chorus of professional singers from around the U.S. It will be directed by Jeffrey Douma, who also directs the Yale Glee Club, and will perform Rachmaninov’s “All […]
New Signage Planned For Norfolk
Two new signs at either end of town on Route 44 will welcome cyclists, motorists and the occasional pedestrian to Norfolk. The design, featuring an arch with a hanging signboard and the date of Norfolk’s founding, was recently approved by the Board of Selectmen. The cost of fabrication and installation will be underwritten by a […]
State and BNE Energy Sued For Canaan Mountain Clear-cut
Star Childs charges DEEP decision in case a “rip-off” By Veronica Burns In December 2010, a brief article in the Hartford Courant alleged that there had been a non-permissible clear-cutting of trees on State-owned land on Canaan Mountain. The article seemed to mark the end of it. Now, three years later, the Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council […]
Annual Meeting of Norfolk Sewer District
Norfolk Sewer District P.O. Box 402 Norfolk, CT 06058 Notice of Annual Meeting of the Norfolk Sewer District, Norfolk CT 06058 To the Inhabitants of the Norfolk Sewer District in the Town of Norfolk, Connecticut, legally qualified to vote in said District. You are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of the Norfolk […]
Colebrook Store Reopening Planned
By Robert Bumcrot “Remember how great it was? I want to bring that back.” This handwritten note pasted on the window of the old Colebrook Store on Colebrook Road, announces the intentions of the new owner Miriam G. Briggs. Driving through the town to visit a friend Briggs, a Colebrook native, was struck by the […]
GOING UP MARKET
by Rosanna Trestman Norfolk’s indefatigable Farmers Market has been singled out for recognition by two local organizations. This exposure should attract new vendors and increase buyer traffic. As of now, potentially five new vendors will fill out the 2013 season, which kicks off on May 18. As for kudos, the Norfolk farmers market is among […]
FIRST ALERT
Town to Alert Households of Major Emergencies —Emails to residents will aid in crisis management By Lloyd Garrison Norfolk is preparing a “First Alert” system using email to inform homeowners of any threats related to weather, road conditions, public health and personal security. Shortly, the town’s 852 households will get a letter from First Selectman […]
$10G Grant To Curling Club
The Norfolk Curling Club has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Northwest Corner to assist in rebuilding the club following the fire of December, 2012. The grant is earmarked for purchasing ice-making equipment for the club’s new facility.
