The Lakeville Journal - August 21, 2025

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Sustainable construction turns forest to frame

Author Brian Donahue, right, was in conversation with Mike Zarfos Oct. 5 during the Haystack Book Festival in Norfolk.

Patrick L. Sullivan

NORFOLK —Brian Donahue and his wife built a house in rural Gill, Massachusetts using wood from their own land and local artisans, loggers and foresters.

From this experience Donahue wrote a book, “Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests.”

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Legal Notice

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Salisbury will hold a Public Hearing on Application #2025-0299 by Lowell Goss for a request for variance to maximum building coverage in the LA Zone on the basis of reduction in nonconforming impervious surface at 26 Ethan Allen Street, Lakeville, Map 46, Lot 04, relating to Section 300.2 of the Salisbury Zoning Regulations. The owners of the property are Lowell Goss and Kristen Culp. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM. There is no physical location for this meeting. This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom where interested persons can listen to & speak on the matter. The application, agenda and meeting instructions will be listed at www.salisburyct.us/agendas/. The application materials will be listed at www.salisburyct.us/zoning-board-of-appeals-meeting.... Written comments may be submitted to the Land Use Office, Salisbury Town Hall, 27 Main Street, P.O. Box 548, Salisbury, CT or via email to landuse@salisburyct.us. Paper copies of the agenda, meeting instructions, and application materials may be reviewed Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM at the Land Use Office, Salisbury Town Hall, 27 Main Street, Salisbury CT.

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Help Wanted

GARDENER wanted: Large vegetable garden, herb garden, decorative planted beds. Start this fall to prepare for next year. Pine Plains, NY area, private home. References requested. Contact at pineplainsgardener@gmail.com.

Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant: Northwest Corner, Connecticut. Responsibilities include: visiting patients in their home, assisted living & skilled nursing facility settings to provide personal care assistance. Must be certified with the State of Connecticut. Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience working for a licensed and Medicare Certified Home Health or Hospice agency. Must have reliable transportation. Part-time and full-time positions available. Compensation based on experience. For application, contact Jill Hall at Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, jhall@vnhlc.org.

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