Water Flow Test a Success
On July 21, Norfolk residents may have wondered what was happening, some kind of disaster perhaps? A police standoff? The Town Center was closed for several hours and traffic rerouted to enable the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department to conduct a massive water flow test. The NVFD worked in cooperation with fire departments from Winchester, Winsted, […]
View From the Green: Here, There, and… Where?
By Veronica Burns When Gertrude Stein returned to seek out her home in Oakland, California, she found it no longer existed. Her infamous response, “There is no there there,” is a phrase that has since been used to describe all sorts of deficiencies, from the lack of a center in Los Angeles to lack […]
Splish, Splash
Last year the season at Tobey Pond came to a contentious close. This year, however, the season has come to a dignified end. The gate is now shut and officially, at least, there will be no more swimming. But this summer season at the Pond has been a good one, due to the efforts of […]
Norfolk Then . . .
These little rascals – Pete Curtiss, Pat O’Connor, Eddie Kelley and Peter Mulville – are enjoying recess at the Norfolk Center School in the early 1940’s, and you can be sure there’s some mischief behind those big smiles. Center School had been built in 1915 and was located next to the Catholic Church with views […]
Selectman’s Corner
By Sue Dyer The Town of Norfolk is scheduling a full Revaluation of all real estate, as required by Connecticut’s State Statutes. This Revaluation will be for the 2008 Grand List. Rather than going to great expense for an outside company, the Board of Selectmen has opted to hire Barbara Bigos as our Certified Assessor, […]
A Sudden Storm, and a Power Outage
A brief storm, packing very high winds and plenty of rain, came across Norfolk late in the evening of August 17. Several trees were toppled in the area, including one at Yale. This large maple tree came down on Sunset Ridge, bringing the power and phone lines with it. The tree remained there until late […]
The McGourtys Win A Major Garden Award
On June 21, the Connecticut Horticultural Society (CHS) presented the Dr. Gustaf A. L. Mehlquist Award to Mary Ann and, posthumously, to Fred McGourty, founders of Hillside Gardens. The award, named for a distinguished UCONN professor of plant science, the Mehlquist is amongst the most prestigious awards given by the Society in Connecticut. In her […]
Emergency Services Building Is Approved
The town votes in favor with only a few dissenting By Bob Bumcrot At a Special Town Meeting held at Botelle School on August 9, a resolution appropriating $750,000 for the construction of an Emergency Services Building (ESB) was approved by a show of hands, with approximately 95 in favor, seven against and few […]
Local Drug Bust Results in Jail Time
Three Norfolk residents receive criminal charges by Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Ricky Hamilton, 48, of 10 Ashpohtag Road was sentenced in Litchfield Superior Court on June 26 to 30 months in prison with no probation. He is currently serving that time at the Enfield Correctional Facility. Hamilton pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics with intent […]
A Bear Affair Hits Norfolk
Five local artists decorate bears to benefit local non-profits by Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo A group of local non-profit organizations have created a public art project for the benefit of the northwestern corner of Connecticut. The Winsted Health Center, Litchfield County Association for Retarded Citizens (LARC), Northwest Connecticut Arts Council, Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce […]
