NHCOG Releases Interactive Regional Northwest Connecticut Trail Map
A New Unified 21-Town Resource By Billy Gridley As Robert Frost said, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” A new mapping resource in the Northwest Corner has the potential to make all the difference. It already provides basic information […]
Magnificent Monarch Butterflies Making a Slow Comeback
By Jude Mead A memorable part of my childhood was spotting a monarch butterfly in late summer. The monarch is one of nature’s most spectacular species with its large size and recognizable bright orange and black markings. Though once common in most gardens, today the monarch has become a rare sighting. According to Jane […]
Seven Students Win NVFD Scholarships
At the August 3 meeting of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, Scholarship and Road Race Chairman Ron Zanobi awarded a total of $4,200 from the William F. Kelley Memorial Scholarship fund to seven college students from Norfolk. Each received a scholarship of $600 to assist with the upcoming college semester. Several of the recipients were […]
Author Caitlin Macy Considers New Novel
Filling the creative well in Norfolk By Colleen Gundlach When a child becomes a voracious reader early on and knows from her formative years that she wants to be a writer, chances are her drive will enable her to achieve that goal. Such is the case with Norfolk resident Caitlin Macy, author of three […]
Rails to Trails Rolls Onward with North Brook Trail
By Sue Frisch In just three years, Norfolk’s Rails to Trails committee has gone from being a brand-new group to being custodians of a state-approved rail trail—the North Brook trail—along a state-owned segment of Norfolk’s decommissioned railroad bed, which snakes roughly east-west through town. Now the committee is reapplying for the $187,000 state grant […]
Home Love Closes Shop
Home Love, an accessories and gift shop that opened at the end of April, closed its doors at the beginning of July. Owner Emily Irwin says that there just wasn’t enough foot traffic to make it worthwhile to staff the shop. “I didn’t find people out walking about,” she says. “In fact, that part of […]
Drop-In Center in Torrington Provides Services for the Homeless
By Ruth Melville For the past three and a half years, The Gathering Place in Torrington has offered homeless individuals in Litchfield County a safe place to find help and services. It’s not an overnight shelter, but a daytime drop-in center where people can take a shower, do their laundry, find clothing for job […]
Who Are the Library Associates and What Do They Do?
In Support of the Norfolk Library By Leila Javitch Many people in town probably don’t know who the Library Associates are, or what role they play at the Norfolk Library. Simply put, the Library Associates is a group of volunteers whose goal is to support the work of the library, primarily by sponsoring free […]
Following Budget Cuts, School Board Decides to Cut Botelle School’s Strings Program
Liz Allyn Is Resigning as Music Teacher By Ruth Melville In response to a combination of rising expenses and a decreasing budget, the Norfolk Board of Education has decided to eliminate the strings part of music education at Botelle School. Until the upcoming school year, all Botelle students had, at the music teacher’s discretion, […]
