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 […]
Know Your Neighbor
Keith Goring Drivers headed west on Route 44 towards Canaan have probably noticed the low-slung stone garage that hugs the left hand side. There are always a few interesting vehicles to be seen. Although many commuters may be frustrated waiting in line for the stoplight to change—a reality of life while the retaining wall across […]
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 […]
Old Colony Road (Truly) Closed
By Avice Meehan Residents of Old Colony Road no longer live on a high-speed shortcut around the state Department of Transportation retaining wall project on Route 44. Thanks to the recent installation of a gate on the Route 44 end of Old Colony Road, the steep and winding road is now open only to local […]
High or Low Tech?
New Strategies Considered for Speed Control in Norfolk By Avice Meehan First Selectman Matt Riiska often ends his monthly Norfolk Now column by asking people to slow down and observe the speed limit. But what exactly is the speed limit on town roads?“It is 25 miles an hour all through the town, on all town […]
Unexpected Pairings and Inspiring Juxtapositions at the Haystack Book Festival: “Worthy and Unworthy Lives”
By David G. Troyansky The Haystack Book Festival, now in its seventh year, has established itself as a venue for exciting unmoderated conversations between authors of recent books. Sometimes the pairings almost create themselves. This year, for example, Jean Strouse and Susan Galassi both examine art and patronage, Hampton Sides’ book on Captain Cook and […]
Out and About
Detailing West Lowe’s “Restomod” By John Buchanan Just in case not all Norfolk Now readers happen to be fluent in auto arcana, let’s start with a vocab lesson. Restomod (n.): a classic vehicle that has been restored with modern modifications. Granted, avid “Rod & Custom” and “Motor Trend” readers endlessly debate just how much mod […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph by Marie Kendall was digitized from the glass plate negative she made with her view camera in the 1890s. By scanning the original negative, we are able to see the remarkable details of the scene such as the train in the background crossing the Litchfield Road overpass (look for the blur just below […]
Drilling for Stability
By Avice Meehan A German-made rig so tall that it is nearly even with the top of Center Cemetery—the BG 23 H made by Bauer Maschenin GmbH and can reach a maximum height of 72 feet—is being used by K2 Construction to install the foundations for the first of two retaining walls along Route 44. […]
