Just for Kicks
The Junior Pee Wee Torrington Warriors are the division state champions. The team had a convincing win over the Southington Knights, 18-0, at Falcon Field in Meriden. Norfolk’s Mickey Ross had an interception return for a touchdown and Seth Dayton had two touchdowns. Mickey Ross of Norfolk is 11 plays quarterback and cornerback, and is […]
Norfolk Then…
For the Kendall family of Norfolk, Christmas meant gathering to decorate an evergreen tree in their home. If this sounds traditional, it wasn’t always so. Claude Kendall, the son of Norfolk’s talented photographer Marie, recalled in a written reminiscence that his family was the first in Norfolk to have a Christmas tree. Each year Marie […]
Sports
Norfolk Holds Its Fiftieth Men’s Bonspiel 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. The event […]
Norfolk’s October Weather
The Season’s First Snow By Russell Russ A summary of October’s weather as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. The months high temperature of 67 degrees was observed on October 16. The low temperature of 25 degrees was observed on October 24. […]
Out and About
How To Get a Lift in Winter By Lloyd Garrison With several forecasters predicting colder temperatures and above average precipitation for New England, the four ski areas closest to Norfolk are already busy preparing for what they hope will be a long snowy winter. Mohawk, Sundown, Catamount and Butternut all have modest trail systems. None […]
It’s Only Natural
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree By Starling Childs With the arrival of the holiday season, it is time to consider the Christmas tree again. I have always loved the idea of bringing a tree into the house and, much to my wife’s dismay, I always put off the day that it has to […]
Some town Web sites go Offline
But norfolkct.org is still up and running By Leila Javitch On October 1, several small Connecticut towns in the northwest corner shut down their Web sites including North Canaan, Harwinton, Colebrook, Bethlehem, and Litchfield. Town governments were reacting to a state statute, which had been added to the Freedom of Information Act in a special […]
VIEW FROM THE GREEN
An Idea Whose Time Has Already Come By Veronica Burns Last month’s View addressed the issue of hardships this winter and concluded that, despite the difficulties, people will work together and get through it. This View is also about people coming together, but on a larger, more governmental scale. Regionalism, which to some has the […]
Selectman’s Corner
News from Town Hall Now is a good time to remind everyone about the town ordinance which prohibits parking during snow storms. There will be no parking on town roads during a snow storm or an ice storm, until the roads have been plowed and sanded. In the event that the owner of a vehicle […]
Northwestern Regional 7 Wins a High Grade
Ranks in Top 35 public high schools By Colleen Gundlach When Northwestern Regional School 7 was rated by Connecticut Magazine among the top 35 public high schools in the state, proud parents, students and educators began passing the magazine around and pointing to this honor. Northwestern principal Wayne Conner, however, took the news in stride. […]
