A Boost For Land Preservation
Senate bill aims to fund open space initiatives By Veronica Burns “This is the second swing of the pitch,” is how state Senator Tom Herlihy (R) describes an ambitious attempt in the General Assembly to lock in money for land acquisition. Last year, a similar bill failed to clear the Appropriations Committee. Despite that […]
Paul Halley Leaving For Canada
Acclaimed Norfolk-based choral conductor to reside in Halifax By Suzanne Hinman Paul Halley, composer, conductor, organist and Grammy award winner, is departing Norfolk early this summer to pursue a new career in Halifax, Canada. Halley, a Canadian, was lured back home by several challenging job offers. He will serve as Director of Music at […]
Edie Hofstatter Pursues her Dreams
By Colleen Gundlach The Martin Scorsese film “The Departed” won a Golden Globe award at the annual ceremony last month. While this type of event ordinarily graces the pages of People Magazine, it is also of interest to the readers of Norfolk Now because of the two long-time Norfolk residents who appear in the […]
Bhakti Jackson Joins Staff of Norfolk Now
Takes Sue Frisch’s place as subscriptions manager By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Bhakti (“Buk”) Jackson has volunteered to take over as Norfolk Now’s subscriptions manager, a position first created over three years ago by Sue Frisch, who is stepping down. Jackson, a Norfolk resident, grew up in Connecticut and graduated from the University of Connecticut […]
Recalling Norfolk’s Canaan Connection
By Lloyd Garrison Through word of mouth, many Norfolk men have discovered Mario’s barber shop in Canaan, where, for $10, you can get the best haircut in all of Litchfield County. One can also get an earful of local history from Mario Sebben if you ask for it, plus a rundown on the latest […]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Botelle
Once again, the Battell Stoeckel Associates have brought drama to Botelle School. This year’s production was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, adapted from the book and directed by Bruce Connelly, with help from Liz Allen and students Kayla Alger, Cortnee Bollard and Connor Morgan. Thirty-seven Botelle fourth, fifth and sixth graders participated in the show, […]
Norfolk Lions Club Honors EMT and Driver of the Year
Brodnitzki and Reeve Win Ambulance Awards By Bob Bumcrot The Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance Service have named Gerry Brodnitzki as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the Year and Scott Reeve as the Driver of the Year. Ambulance Chief Jon Barbagallo cited Brodnitzki¹s efforts while off to revive a heart attack victim, and Reeve¹s […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Here’s a dilemma those born in a leap year might relate to: what do you do when your twenty first birthday is no longer on the calendar? George Washington faced just this conundrum in 1753, although the ladies and gentlemen of the Norfolk Club may not have been aware of this when they celebrated his […]
