Norfolk Now Would Like to Thank All Those Who Have Supported Us This Year
Brian & Heather Adams Martha & Will Agate Mary Ann & Bruce Anderson Mr. & Mrs. S.A. Anderson Susan & Eric Anderson Caroline & Dyck Andrus Peter & Julia Anstey Peter Aziz Caitlin Macy & Jeremy Barnum Kathy & John Bascetta John & Sonia Batten Deborah Bell Laura Blakeslee & Dale Bengston Gayle Blakeslee Elizabeth […]
Trees, Time and Change on the Village Green
By Ted Hinman The town green is Norfolk’s symbolic center, and it has a long history as a meeting place for community events. On the green, the people of Norfolk honor their fallen and celebrate the seasons. For at least 260 years, we have also marked the passage of time as trees grew and were […]
March Viewing
The Celestial Sphere by Matthew Johnson With temperatures hovering between zero and 15 degrees for most of our Norfolk winter days and nights, the warmer weather that springtime brings will be a welcome event. The transition from winter to spring begins on March 20 at 11:33 a.m. with the long-awaited vernal equinox. On the equinox […]
Restoration Takes Yale Art Barn from Stable to Star
Renovation seamlessly integrates the new with the historic Text by Andra MossPhotos by Rob Benson Photography The Art Barn on the Battell Stoeckel Estate in Norfolk has emerged from a year-long renovation with its original features intact, stunning architectural elements uncovered, and new design features added to create a modern, flexible space where art and […]
EDC Looking Five Years Ahead
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville Economic Development Commission co-chair Libby Border started the Nov. 11 meeting by asking commission members to think about how they envisioned Norfolk in five years time, and what the EDC could do to facilitate that vision. The Norfolk Foundation has recently completed a similar exercise and has set […]
New Committee Considers ARPA Funds, Town Budget On-Target
Eye on Town Government by Susan MacEachron Presenting to the Board of Finance on Nov. 9, First Selectman Matt Riisksa reported that he has formed a committee to advise on how the town could utilize the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds it received. The committee consists of Susan Anderson, representing the Board of Finance, […]
Board of Finance Approves Proposed Budget
Eye on Town Government By Susan MacEachron First Selectman Matt Riiska reviewed the proposed $7.2 million Norfolk budget with the Board of Finance at a meeting on April 13. Education, including Botelle School and Northwest Regional 7 (NWR7), accounts for slightly more than half of the budget, with the remainder covering all other town operations. […]
Norfolk’s Young Entrepreneurs
by Kelly Kandra Hughes Ambition, dreams and parental encouragement have led to a wealth of young entrepreneurs in Norfolk. For seven-year-old Mia Heller, the desire for her own business began with wanting to start a nature club focused on “unpolluting water.” Mia imagined a place where she and her friends could meet, play and think […]
Town Focuses on Retirement Plan
by Susan MacEachron The Norfolk Retirement Committee held its annual meeting on Feb. 4 and recommended maintaining the current 5 percent contribution of an employee’s salary in its retirement savings plans. The committee oversees the retirement plans for current and former employees of the town, including school administrators and sewer district employees. The town has […]
Another Jupiter Conjunction and a Mars Landing
The Celestial Sphere by Matthew Johnson Viewers on NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory website on February 18 witnessed telemetry history—the Mars rover, Perseverance, ferrying its small helicopter companion, Ingenuity, entered Mars’s thin atmosphere at 52 kilometers per second, slowed its descent with retro-thrusters and, after deploying a parachute, touched down in the Jezero crater landing site. […]
