All Aboard for Tacos
By Colleen GundlachHave you wondered what that delicious smell in the air is in Canaan recently? As soon as you pass McDonald’s in Canaan headed west you will notice a distinct change. Suddenly your stomach rumbles with hunger for whatever is creating the amazing smell. As soon as you cross the railroad tracks, your nose will be […]
Work Party Planned for Botelle Invasives
By Avice Meehan Becky Eaton, a member of Norfolk’s Conservation Commission and foe of invasive plants everywhere, appeared before the Board of Education on Sept. 9 to present a problem and a proposed approach to containing rampant knotweed, mugwort, honeysuckle and multi-flora rose growing throughout the Botelle Elementary School grounds. As a result, the commission […]
Cultivating Culture in Norfolk
Could Norfolk—with its summer music festival, rich historical resources and natural beauty—become a state-designated cultural district? That’s what an informal group of Norfolk residents gathered to discuss at the Hub on Sept. 26 with a group of experts and potential advisors, including state Rep. Maria Horn (D). Roughly 40 people attended, and all seemed generally […]
Art Honors
Norfolk Artist Wins Guggenheim By Avice Meehan Conceptual artist and Norfolk resident Tom Burr has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to pursue independent work under what the foundation described as “the freest possible conditions.” Burr is undertaking a multi-site project that he says is “loosely inspired” by “Saint […]
Cuts in SNAP Benefits Put Pressure on Food Pantries
Federal reductions will be felt locally By Elizabeth Bailey In the harvest season, food is all around us. From the neat rows of corn filling the fields along Route 44 to backyard gardens bursting with tomatoes and choked with zucchini, many of us can see just where our food comes from. Others are worried that […]
Eversource Bills Under Scrutiny
Outcry over public benefits charge By Joseph Kelly It’s said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life, but Connecticut residents can count on one more: high electricity rates. Flick on the lights, run a hairdryer, vacuum the carpet—anything requiring electricity costs more in the Nutmeg state. The electricity rates here run […]
Community in Action
Scoville Piece to Join Norfolk Sculpture Trail By Andra Moss Norfolk’s public art collection—made possible through donations from local art supporters to the Norfolk Community Association—is growing. According to Doreen Kelly and Barry Webber, co-presidents of the Norfolk Community Association (NCA), the latest addition to the town’s outdoor sculpture trail, planned to connect Norfolk’s monuments […]
Decision on Estey Road Tower Delayed Six Months
No public comments at August hearing By Avice Meehan The Connecticut Siting Council has been granted an additional six months to decide on whether to approve a 186-foot cell tower proposed by Tarpon Towers for a location off Estey Road in South Norfolk.A virtual public hearing was held on Aug. 14 with an evidentiary proceeding […]
Firehouse May Require More Taxpayer Funding
Budget gap likely despite design changes By Joseph Kelly Significant cost-cutting and a $500,000 federal grant have brightened the outlook for Norfolk’s new firehouse, but First Selectman Matt Riiska anticipates having to return to the taxpayers for additional funding. In July, prospects for the project darkened after initial bids came in more than $1 million […]
Eye on Town Government
Fresh Starts at Board of Education By Avice Meehan Botelle Elementary School Superintendent Kevin Case presented his first agenda to the Board of Education at its Aug. 19 meeting and quickly learned to take nothing for granted. A suggestion to open the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance—which opens every school day—drew fire from board […]
