Curling Club Celebrates the Olympics
The sport of curling is an important part of Norfolk winter life, but it’s not a passion that’s much shared among the general population. But every four years, during the Winter Olympics, curling takes its place on the world stage. In honor of this year’s Olympics, the Norfolk Curling Club hosted a day of special […]
Isabellas Perform Women’s Poetry of World War I
For this year’s annual production, “Scars Upon My Heart,” the Isabella Players presented a reading of women’s poetry from World War I. The somber and moving performance began with the players, all dressed in black, filing into the chapel singing the patriotic hymn “Jerusalem.” Ann Havemeyer introduced the readings by explaining the importance of poetry […]
Children Learn by Giving
Throughout November and December the children and staff of Norfolk Early Learning Center worked together to emphasize kindness and the importance of community. The children in NELC’s school-age program compiled a list of ideas and activities that would help others or simply make their day better. This included baking cookies for the fire department, making […]
Norfolk Community Garden Flourishes at Botelle School
By Gabby Nelson Walking through the Norfolk Community Garden behind Botelle School in midwinter, one may not be greeted by the same lush show as in midsummer, but there is evidence everywhere of promise for the season to come. The picnic tables sitting on a brick patio in the center of the garden wait […]
New Section of Rail Trail to Be Opened for Winter WIN
By Wiley Wood One of the groups hosting an event when the town celebrates Winter Weekend in Norfolk on Feb. 24 and 25 is the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee, which has created a new trail on the north side of Haystack State Park and is inviting the public to come try it out. […]
Consolini & Tonan: Planting Gardens, Building Community
By Ruth Melville Marc Tonan and Marialisa Consolini, the co-owners of Consolini & Tonan Landscape Design, have been working together, on and off, for over 25 years. Both gardeners got an early start on their future careers. When he was only 11 years old, Tonan was hired by Fred and Mary Ann McGourty to […]
State Biologists Call on Public to Report Bobcat Sightings
By Jude Mead Have you seen a bobcat lately? Have you spotted a footprint of one in the snow? If so, then Jason Hawley, a wildlife biologist with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), would like to know. Hawley said the state is conducting a bobcat study to evaluate the habitat and […]
Rep. Brian Ohler Looks Back on His First Year
After a bad session for the environment, Ohler gets thumbs up from League of Conservation Voters By Susannah Wood State Representative Brian Ohler (R, 64th Dist.) was pleased, when we spoke in November, to have been recently named an Environmental Champion by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters. The League credits him with being […]
State Harvests Ash Trees at Dennis Hill State Park
Emerald ash borer expected in Norfolk this year By David Beers Eighty-three years ago, Dr. Frederick Dennis gave his 240-acre Norfolk property to the state to become Dennis Hill State Park. Dennis was a New York City surgeon and an amateur horticulturist. A stipulation of this gift is that the property be kept “in […]
Norfolk Elects Matt Riiska as First Selectman
In a municipal election that drew 53 percent of Norfolk’s voters to the polls, Matthew Riiska (D) was elected first selectman over William Reudgen (R) by a commanding lead. At the polling station, where the results were announced shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m., Reudgen congratulated Riiska in front of a small crowd […]
