Killarney Bridge Closes
Scenic crossing succumbs to weather By Susannah Wood Due to floods and years of rain, ice, and snow, the Killarney Bridge in Barbour Woods has deteriorated to a dangerous point. The bridge, modeled after a one in Ireland, was built in 1908. Today, much of the stonework has crumbled away, and what remains of the […]
Norfolk Then…
An aerial photograph of Norfolk provides a glimpse of the town blanketed by snow on a winter’s day. At left, the Catholic Church designed by Alfredo Taylor still has its tower with open belfry. Next door children play in the yard behind the Center School, set well back from the road. This imposing brick structure […]
Crime Spree Nets Jail Time for Five Local Students
Must pay nearly $12,000 to their victims By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The five Gilbert High School students involved in the April 16 break-in at the home of Donna and Michael Adams on Litchfield Road were sentenced on December 11 in Litchfield Superior Court. Derek Hunter and Evan Kirkwood, the only two of the group to […]
Back to the Drawing Board
P&Z revisits the topic of the ambulance building By Veronica Burns The committee members for construction of the new ambulance building in Norfolk are struggling to move things along. Firstly, the bids that came in on the original design were far in excess of the $750,000 authorized in a town meeting last year, causing a […]
Men’s Bonspiel Attracts Thirty-Six Clubs
Norfolk takes the runner up By Ted Stone Sixteen teams from the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC) competed in the Norfolk Curling Club’s fiftieth men’s bonspiel, which was held from November 30 to December 3 in Norfolk. The GNCC is comprised of 36 clubs from the eastern part of the United States. Among the sixteen […]
Community News
Library Hours Changed. Beginning January 1, the Norfolk Library will be open on Mondays until 7 p.m. but will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Wednesdays through Friday s they will be open until 5. On Saturdays the library hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. […]
A Very Good Deed Acknowledged at Christmas Time
Local sisters open their homes and their hearts By Kate Thomson In the midst of the harsh economic climate, when the only news heard seems to be countless stories of fraud, recession and lost jobs, charity was once again the most important thing on the minds of a few Norfolk families. On Christmas Eve, 2007, […]
Briefly…
“Vicious Kind” at Sundance The world premiere of “The Vicious Kind”, the independent film shot in Norfolk last spring, will take place at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 17th… Help Available for Home Heating Costs The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program has funding available to assist residents with the cost of […]
