Click! Photo Contest Winners
By Veronica Burns The Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), a subcommittee of the Inland/Wetland and Conservation Commission Agency, in conjunction with the Norfolk Land Trust, have announced the winners of their photo contest. The contest invited Norfolk residents to submit photographs in six categories, with the goals of illustrating the upcoming NRI report, and also taking […]
Images of Norfolk 2008
(awaiting pics to be uploaded) 2008 turned out to be a big year for the country and a big year for Norfolk. The town celebrated its 250 th anniversary with a big parade and fireworks. The US Coast Guard Band played the Stars and Stripes and brought the exciting weekend festivities to a close. Elsewhere […]
Near Record Turnout on Nov. 4
Norfolk voters favor Obama, Murphy By Bob Bumcrot November 4 in Norfolk dawned clear and rather warm. Reflecting the broad interest in this election were the many signs arrayed along Route 44 from Maaser Park to the Blackberry Inn. There were six signs for Obama/Biden and one for McCain/Palin. Congressman Murphy had seven to Cappiello’s […]
Sports
Norfolk Holds Its Fiftieth Men’s Bonspiel This Month In December 1958, the Norfolk Curling Club held its first Men’s Invitational Bonspiel. This month, the club will be celebrating its fiftieth, with 16 outside teams taking part in the competition for the Calder Trophy. Visiting teams include those from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. […]
Something New at the Corner Store
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Just in time for the holidays, the Corner Store is displaying several new lines of merchandise. Last month, a third of the store was cleared of its shelves to make room for a large selection of gift items, from more than a dozen local artists and business owners. The idea came […]
A-Hunting We Will Go
The Coon Club Offers Game, and more By Bob Bumcrot Since 1937, Ye Olde Newgate Coon Club has stood on Route 182 in East Norfolk, but its history goes back to the late nineteenth century. The club, which claims to be the oldest, continuously active hunt club in Connecticut, held its first recorded raccoon hunt […]
Community News
Annual Church Fair On Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. you can shop locally for unique, handmade gifts, and the kids can have fun having breakfast with Santa, making ornaments and gingerbread houses. It is Christmas Fair time at the Church of Christ Congregational Chapel, on the Village Green. There will be homemade […]
From Fort Sumter to Appomattox
Brian Keane helps to keep history alive By Colleen Gundlach In what may be the most understated quote of any American president, Abraham Lincoln declared at Gettysburg that, “the world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” This country has forgotten neither the […]
Briefly…
New Fire Truck on its Way After having to cancel one contract because the company went into bankruptcy, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NCFD) has just signed a contract with a different company, and is now on target to take possession of a shiny new pumper truck next summer. The truck will use compressed foam […]
Glamour Comes to Norfolk
Norfolk author unveils new book By Veronica Burns High heels clicked, martinis were stirred (not shaken), and smoking jackets and glitter were all in evidence at the library book signing for the Robert Dance book on Hollywood photography, Glamour of the Gods. The book, the author’s third foray into Hollywood, is a large and luxurious volume, with […]
