Local Roasters Think Globally
Giv Coffee Blends Profits and Philanthropy By Ruth Melville You may have noticed a new stand at the winter farmers markets in Town Hall. Since February, Emily and Jeff Brooks, of Giv Coffee in Torrington, have begun bringing their colorful bags of freshly roasted coffee to sell at the market. The Brookses are passionate about […]
Changes at the Susan B. Anthony Project in Torrington
Barbara Spiegel Retiring After 20 Years as Executive Director By Jude Mead Barbara Spiegel, the executive director of the Susan B. Anthony Project (SBAP), has lived by the organization’s mission to “[promote] safety, healing, and growth for all survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and [advocate] for the autonomy of women and the end of […]
Blocked Sewer Pipe at Station Place
A crew working at Station Place on March 23 to remove a chunk of ice blocking the lateral sewer pipe to the old Corner Store. They had first tried accessing the blockage from the building and through the manhole cover, but finally had to dig up the road to reach the blockage. This has been […]
It Takes a Lot of Dedicated People to Care for a Village
Jonathan Barbagallo wears a lot of hats in emergency services By Colleen Gundlach The fire at the Norfolk Curling Club on December 18, 2011, was devastating for Norfolk as a whole, but was beyond description for the first responders that night. Since Norfolk’s volunteer base is a small group of people who wear many hats, […]
Botelle School’s Annual Drama Production
Bruce Connelly Enters His 13th Year as Writer and Director By Anne Frieze On March 27, the Botelle School’s fourth, fifth and sixth graders put on two performances of their annual drama production, “The Wind in the Willows.” Each year the New York-based actor and director Bruce Connelly writes an original script based on a […]
Haystack Pizza Is Now Open
Pizza lovers, the wait is over! Haystack Pizza & Restaurant officially opened for business on March 24. They’re open Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. In addition to pizza, the restaurant offers sandwiches, grinders, calzones and a large selection of entrees. Telephone: 860-542-5990 or 5991. No personal checks accepted. Photo by Bruce […]
Open Mic Night at Infinity Hall
Open Mic Night at Infinity Hall celebrated its two-year anniversary last month. Held every Thursday night at 8 p.m. in the Bistro, the brainchild of longtime Infinity Hall employee Jon Riedeman continues to be quite a hit with locals, as well as those from far away. Pictured above are the easily recognizable faces of Nancy […]
Land Trust Hosts Campfire Gathering at Dennis Hill Gazebo
For its winter outing and jamboree, the Norfolk Land Trust drew a cold, gray, windy day with snow flurries. The hardy souls who ventured to the gazebo on Dennis Hill on February 21 found a well-packed pair of trails leading into the woods (snowshoe and ski), and a glowing fire, a hot cup of cocoa […]
Canaan Resident’s Salon Helps Women With Hair Loss
Lori Ustico Never Gives Up By Ruth Melville It is a cliché to say that someone “lives her life for others,” but in the case of Canaan resident Lori Ustico, it is the simple truth. Ustico owns Dignity with Style, a salon on Railroad Street in Canaan that specializes in providing wigs and accessories for […]
The Wheels On Whalen’s Buses Will Come to a Stop
Bill Whalen to continue with moving and storage business By Colleen Gundlach An agreement dated “this 14th day of August 1924 by and between J. A. Maloney…and the Town School Committee of said Town of Norfolk” inaugurated a partnership between a family and the town that has endured for more than 90 years. The partnership […]
