K-6 Fees for Band, Bus, and Prekindergarten Approved
By Matt McDonald
A new band fee and an increased bus fee will greet parents of elementary school students come September. The Norfolk School Committee voted 3-2 this week to approve a budget that includes a $150 band fee for students in fifth and sixth grade and a $135 bus fee for students who live within 2 miles of the school they attend. More...
Special Education Teachers, Reading Tutor, Administrative Positions Also Among Budget Cuts
By Matt McDonald
Freeman-Centennial School is losing one regular-education classroom teacher and the elementary school district is losing the full-time equivalent of 3.4 special education teachers next year, Superintendent Claire Jackson announced this week. The school district will also lose one reading tutor. More...
The Norfolk School Committee seems interested in going ahead with an access road through Bicentennial Park from Rockwood Road to the grounds of Freeman-Centennial School off Boardman Street. More...
An Events Calendar for Norfolk
Editor’s Note:
Norfolk Public Library is at 139 Main Street in Norfolk Center. All places and addresses below that do not specify a municipality are in the town of Norfolk.
Sunday, July 4
Fourth of July Independence Day More...
It was a miserable sultry night, and even the fireflies were too hot and tired to fire up. There was not a breath of air stirring and I was once again giving thoughts to moving to New Brunswick or Northwestern Ontario. Yes, this was the kind of weather that knocks you for a loop and seemingly saps your soul. More...
The following are meetings that were posted or announced recently. Boards and committees can schedule meetings, cancel meetings, or alter the starting times of meetings on relatively short notice. Norfolk Town Hall is at One Liberty Lane in Norfolk Center. More...
Norfolk Firefighters Respond to Several Emergency Calls on July 4th