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. […]
Rick Schatzberg’s “The Boys” Combines Photography and Memoir
By Michael Selleck Looking at old photos from my youth is like eating comfort food. There‘s something about the brownish tint of the old color processing that’s like a magical haze. A recognition of people and places—some long gone—of a certain time. The friendships, the feelings of both invincibility and insecurity. A time capsule of […]
Real Estate Transfers
August, September, October, November, December 2020 AUGUST On Aug. 3, from Rene & Timothy Ayers to Joan & John Anderson Jr., 150 North St., for $200,000. On Aug. 11, from Chaya & James Berlstein to Trina Hamlin & Molly Schonthal, 6 Terrace View, for $160,000. On Aug. 17, from Kimberly DeMarco & Michael Arquett to […]
Virtual Happenings for a Covid Christmas Season
Getting together without getting together Gathered by Jude Mead This holiday season enjoy virtual talks and entertainment. The following is a list of just some of the great possibilities for you and your family. The following events are sponsored by the Norfolk Library. Go to norfolklibrary.org to register. A Virtual Carol Sing The Norfolk Library […]
CARES Grants for Small Businesses
Letter to the Editor Norfolk’s small businesses and nonprofits affected by the coronavirus pandemic may be eligible for onetime $5,000 grants from the state’s new $50 million CT CARES Small Business Grant Program. Funds will be disbursed by the end of this year. Information about who is eligible is on the Department of Economic and […]
The Princeton Tigers Come to Norfolk – in 1907
A Look Into Norfolk’s Past Text by Andra MossPhoto courtesy of Princeton Tigers Football November 1907—another beautiful autumn in Norfolk. Cue the foliage, firepits and front-page football on Mountain Road. In the early 1900s, college football was the second most popular sport in the nation behind professional baseball, with tens of thousands rattling the bleachers […]
