Consider Your Blessings Counted
Norfolk natural resource inventory due May 16 By Bruce Frisch After three and a half years of work, the Conservation Commission will deliver its “Natural Resource Inventory” in mid-month. Consisting of 125 pages, most in color, 16 maps, many photos and nine appendices stuffed with tables and lists, the report will be given to town […]
Legal Notice
To the inhabitants of the Norfolk Sewer District in the Town of Norfolk, Connecticut, legally qualified to vote in said District. You are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of the Norfolk Sewer District in the Town of Norfolk will be held at the Town Hall, 19 Maple Avenue, Norfolk, CT on Wednesday, […]
Norfolk Then…
The Yankees and the Red Sox are back at it, but does anyone remember the rivalry between the Crickets and the Spiders? In 1915, a New York lawyer by the name of George Case laid out a baseball field adjacent to his summer home on Sunset Ridge. There he sponsored two teams made up of […]
View from the Green
It Takes a Village By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The recent screening of The Vicious Kind, the film that was shot in Norfolk last year, was a wonderful show of support for the film and this publication. It was incredible seeing our town up on the big screen. From a beautiful shot of the western slope […]
Betts Pulls Plug on Yale Farm
The collapse in investor interest blamed on the ailing economy By Lloyd Garrison The decision by the three principal partners of the Yale Farm Golf Club to pull their application seeking state and local approval answers one question but raises many more about the property’s uncertain future. The decision to withdraw was e-mailed to the state […]
Norfolk Food Pantry Receives $1,000 Grant
Church of Christ Congregational (United Church of Christ) is pleased to announce that the Norfolk Food Pantry recently received a grant of $1,000 from The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut. “We are delighted to have been selected as one of ten critical-needs grants,” says Church of Christ’s Reverend Erick R. Olsen. “This type of support goes […]
Norfolk’s March Weather
From Snowstorm to Thunderstorm By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of two degrees was observed on March 3 and the high temperature of 60 degrees was observed on March 28. Norfolk was nowhere near any temperature records this month, high or low. The average mean temperature this month was 32.3 degrees, 1.8 degrees above […]
A Conversation with Kevin Witkos
First Term State Senator is no stranger to public service By Colleen Gundlach A person drawn to public service is often one who can unambiguously match hectic community obligations, financial responsibilities and family devotion. It is not an easy job to be available to constituents at all hours and discuss a myriad of competing issues. […]
Let the Sun Shine In
Norfolk homes part of an Eco-Tour By Veronica Burns On Saturday, May 16, two Norfolk houses will take part in an Eco-Tour co-sponsored by People’s Action for Clean Energy, Inc (PACE) and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF). One of the homes is that of architect Kate Johnson, who also designed it. This residence features […]
Community News
Spaghetti Dinner A fundraiser dinner will be held at the Battell Chapel by Botelle School’s class of 2009 on May 2 from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The meal will consist of spaghetti with meatballs, salad, rolls, cupcakes and a drink. $5 for children and seniors, $7 for adults ($25 family cap). Rabies Clinic A […]
