Regionalization Committee Issues Draft Proposal
Consolidation not expected before 2016-2017 at earliest By Wiley Wood No regional school district has been created in Connecticut since the 1970s, but the Norfolk-Colebrook Regionalization Study Committee, formed in the wake of town referendums in 2012, has made a stab at it. The group presented its proposal on May 20 to an occasionally rowdy […]
Food Network Champion to Head Farmers Market
Winsted Resident Brings Hefty Resume By Colleen Gundlach When the new manager of the Norfolk Farmers Market, Theresa Cannavo, came to town, she brought along a plate full of experience and immeasurable enthusiasm for food, art and people in general. Cannavo has been gardening, cooking and eating organically for as long as she can remember. […]
Out and About
Artist Karen Rossi to Join the Torrington Arts Scene By Ruth Melville Karen Rossi’s magical creations will soon be flying off to a new home. Although Rossi will keep her Norfolk studio, which is currently overflowing with an abundance of artwork, supplies and equipment, she is about to move most of her business into a […]
“A Visual Exploration of Vast” at Aija
Babs Perkins Exhibits Photos Texture and color are the dominant themes of Perkins’ latest photography exhibit, “A Visual Exploration of Vast: The Open Landscape.” The show will hang at Bella Erder’s store at 6 Station Place throughout the month of June. Perkins describes the photos as “a collection of images that explores the fundamental intersection […]
And They’re Off!
The Starting Line of the 2014 Edition of Norfolk’s Memorial Day Road Race On the right, wearing bib 47, is the winner, Brandon LeClair of Goshen. The second-place finisher, Scott Shaw of Norfolk, is at left wearing bib 32. Other notable finishers are Tyler Schunaker, age 8, to the right in front of Shaw, and […]
High School Robotics Team Wins Big at Regional Championship
Shares robot with town The Northwestern Regional High School robotics team, NRG 4055 Gearheads, brought their robot to the Norfolk Library on April 30 to show the Botelle students, among others. The Gearheads’ creation, named “Scratch That” after a failed first design, used a catapult that was highly effective. The team of 20 includes Norfolk […]
Spring Interrupted
All over Norfolk, daffodils and other spring flowers had emerged at winter’s seeming end only to have their hardiness put to the test. Winter made an appearance one last time on April 15, blanketing the ground with two inches of snow. Photo by Bruce Frisch.
Veteran Editor to Join Norfolk Now
Ruth Melville has spent 40 years helping bringing books to life By Lloyd Garrison Last year, when Ruth Melville began showing up at Norfolk Now story conferences and volunteered to write for the paper, the editors were unaware of a true pro in their midst. Not only could she write, but she was a seasoned […]
Journaling Nature in Art and Words
Local Artist Plans Unique Summer Workshops By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Artist Leslie Watkins has taught watercolor drawing for almost 30 years, but this summerís instruction has a new bent. Her upcoming ìKeeping a Nature Journal Workshopî offers artists and nature lovers not only the opportunity to record their observations in natural settings, but also an […]
New Kids on the Block
Visitors to Lost Ruby Farm’s open house on April 19 were treated to samples of homemade goat cheese, chocolate truffles and cheese cake all made on the premises. A cheese-making demonstration and impromptu petting zoo rounded out the day. Photo by Bruce Frisch.
