Fiber Optics Mean 40 Years of Financial Burden
I read with great interest Dave Beers’s article about the fiber-optic network for Norfolk. Although previous articles have been informative, this one gave us a peek at potential costs and who the greatest beneficiaries would be. From a project management perspective, I’m a little surprised the NW ConneCT team chose Norfolk as their implementation point. […]
September, Think Spring
Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins This is the best time of year to get your new gardens started and to improve the gardens you already have. As the days cool down it’s easier to work outside, and there’s plenty to do. Catch the weed seeds now before they get away. Doing a thorough weeding […]
The Storm, the Election, the Rural Bus
By Matt Riiska I want to thank everyone for their patience during the storm that hit us on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Many of us were without power until the following Sunday, with some not getting their power back until Wednesday, Aug. 12. We were fortunate that although there were many trees down and roads closed, […]
Norfolk’s July Weather
Warmest Month on Record by Russell Russ Historically, July is Norfolk’s warmest month of the year. It is the summer season, and it is supposed to be warm during summer, but July 2020 was something special. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for many states in the Northeast, South and East it […]
Congratulations Norfolk Graduates 2020
Northwestern Regional David PilbinLuke GreenJP BazzanoColin WilsonKatie BumberaNina StrudwickZach BerlsteinJess ConstatineGabby BolleAdrianna TorrantSamantha MillerSloan Daley Botelle Samantha BarbagalloSophia BazzanoAva CoffeyDavid DeCerboWilson DeShazoLeigha DillardJoclynn KalishBrett OlsonMason Torrant
Garden in a Jar
By Susannah Wood A cold spring and pandemic woes have had many of us hankering for fresh greens. Of course, we’ve been cutting down on trips to the store, and so it was a lucky day when I noticed an unopened package of organic sprouting seeds on our pantry shelves. Since then we have been […]
Many Went Bunny Hunting Through Town over Easter Weekend
Norfolk Bunny Hunt By Dave Beers Photos by Dave Beers This past Easter weekend (April 10-12) there was a bunny hunt in Norfolk. Residences and businesses set up Easter holiday displays both inside and outside as part of a town-wide socially-distant scavenger hunt for all ages. Over 60 addresses were listed on both a check-off […]
Cleanup Day is Now Cleanup Month
Month-long individual effort replaces one-day gathering By Doreen Kelly The Norfolk Community Association (NCA) was looking forward to another rousing success for Clean Up Day 2020, which was scheduled for this April 25th. They had good reason to be so optimistic after the event participants last year collectively retrieved over 100 bags of trash from […]
Dorothea (Dede) Alford, 1949-2019
Alford Dorothea Blakeslee Alford (Dede) passed away on Dec. 5, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass., after a series of illnesses. She was born on Nov. 9, 1949, in Winsted, Conn., and had a lifelong love for Norfolk, spending many months and years on Doolittle Lake and in Norfolk itself. She also traveled widely, living in Tokyo […]
Five Trailheads Get Informational Kiosks
Text and photo by June Peterson The Norfolk Land Trust was able to build and install kiosks at five trailheads in 2019 thanks to assistance from the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, Inc. The foundation gave the Land Trust a $2,500 grant from its Keroden Endowed Fund to build the kiosks. The final step this year […]
