Some Like It Hot
April the third warmest since 1932 By Russell Russ Here is a summary of April’s weather recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. April 19 and 23 experienced the month's high temperature of 77 degrees. The low temperature of 23 degrees was observed on April 3. […]
Norfolk Artists to Open Their Studios to the Public
Two studio tours set for this summer By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Over two dozen artists from Norfolk and neighboring towns will take part in open studio days on Saturdays in June and August this summer. The artists are considering additional dates in the fall. The first open house day will be held on Saturday, June […]
View From The Green
Time To Say Thanks, Paul By Lloyd Garrison In the past, the relationship between Yale’s summer programs and most residents of Norfolk could best be described as distant. Except for the few who boarded summer music students or were partial to chamber music, the closest most residents got to Yale’s presence was the sight of […]
Town Weighs Parking Options
Soil Analysis shows town meadow could be developed By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The town of Norfolk’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) recently formed a subcommittee to address parking availability in the downtown area and the potential use of town meadow. The group completed a detailed parking analysis in anticipation of a shortage of parking spaces once Infinity […]
The Guilded Peacock
Jean Marie Johnson’s Sharing Her Love for Treasures of the Past Are On Display In The Mountain View Inn By Dorothy S. Pam Norfolk’s Gilded Peacock, a vintage clothing boutique, is both a passion and a business. Jean Marie Johnson’s homage to the workmanship and materials of the grand age of dressmakers, The Gilded Peacock, […]
Botelle School’s Tim Lee Steps Down as Head of School
Popular teacher and principal headed for Lenox, Mass. By Sally Quale When Botelle School graduates its sixth grade on June 16 and move on to middle school, joining the exodus will be Principal Tim Lee. A teacher, musician as well as school’s popular principal, Lee is to become head of Morris Elementary School in Lenox, […]
Father Daughter Draw Inspiration from the Land
Kate and Bill Gridley Show Recent Work at the Library By Dorothy S. Pam Father and daughter artists, Kate and Bill Gridley, return to the Norfolk Library with a new show for the month of June. For “Inspiration from the Land,” Kate Gridley created botanical illustrations in watercolor of plants from her own garden and […]
Music Festival to Open June 14 With Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo”
The fully staged opera marks a new emphasis on vocal music By John G. Funchion Opera returns to Norfolk after nearly a 50-year hiatus with a fully staged production of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo.” Regarded as the world’s first great opera, “Orfeo” will kick off the 2008 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in the Music Shed on […]
Farmers Market Gears Up For Its Second Season
Opening on June 7 set for old site By Linda Childs After months of uncertainty, the Norfolk Farmers Market is on track to begin and end the 2008 growing season right on Shepard Road. The Selectmen have approved use of the familiar corner site at the corner of Rt. 44, until construction of the new […]
Community News
Costumes and Textiles on Display The Norfolk Historical Museum ‘s 2008 summer exhibition titled “A Common Thread: Two Centuries of Costumes and Textiles in Norfolk,” is now open. A variety of different costumes have been brought to life in period settings which give the museum’s first floor exhibition gallery an exciting new look. Among the […]
