Milestones
Died: Elisabeth C. Childs, wife of the late Edward Coffin Childs, died peacefully at home on Jan. 20, 2009. Born on March 1, 1921, and raised in Utica, N.Y., she was a resident of Norfolk, Conn., for 57 years. She leaves four children, Betsy Gill and Star Childs, both of Norfolk, Edward Childs of Dummerston, […]
Letters
Cheers to the Pub “Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name…and they’re always glad you came.” We all remember the familiar “Cheers” jingle from the 80s. But for a few of us Norfolkians, the ballad rings true. The news of the Speckled Hen Pub closing its doors was very sad for us. The […]
Geer Rehab Center
Physical Therapy Close to Home By Lloyd Garrison Geer Village in Canaan is well known for its two nursing homes, adult day care center and a spacious assisted living facility with its adjoining YMCA. Although it comes as a surprise to many, Geer also offers a small, but well-appointed rehabilitation center with some of the […]
Sunday Morning Blaze Damages Shepard Road Home
Fire Sparked by Electric blanket On the morning of January 4, Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department and Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance were dispatched to the Whalen residence at 25 Shepard Road for a report of a bedroom on fire. Upon arrival of the first fire units, heavy smoke and flames were shooting out of the second […]
Neither Rain nor Sleet…
By Rosanna Trestman After 22 years of service, Norfolk’s mail carrier, Ed Josefow, will complete his appointed rounds as of February, 27, 2009. Having trained for work in the aviation industry, Josefow entered the job market during a slow economy. Instead, at age 40, he chose a job which offered security and steady employment, and […]
Man Gets Five Years for Ashpohtag Rd break-in
Cases of two accomplices still pending By Lloyd Garrison On a Tuesday afternoon in March of last year, Jesse Diaz, 19, of Winsted and Ray Santana, 21, of the Bronx, N.Y., donned face masks and barged into the home at 314 Ashpohtag Rd. seeking drugs. The intrusion ended when the one of the victims, Thomas […]
Community News
Norfolk After School Program Winter Session begins in early February for kids in pre-K through 6th grade. Some classes to look forward to are: Newspaper Club, Secret Box Making, Cooking Vegetarian, Sewing and Crafts, Scrabble Club, Pee Wee Sports, intro to basketball and possibly a music class as well. Classes are 6 weeks long and […]
A Visit With Elisabeth Childs
The following has been excerpted from the original, which appeared in Norfolk Now in September, 2005 By Dorothy S. Pam “If there’s nothing to do in Norfolk in the winter, then curl.” Elisabeth Childs likes all of the seasons in Norfolk—swimming in Tobey Pond in the summer, enjoying the color in the woods in the […]
Teaching to the students, not the test
Botelle students continue to test well, and be well… By Ejay Lockwood The Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires a statewide school accountability system. Each school district must prepare and disseminate annual accountability reports. In Connecticut, school districts must present the performance of students in mathematics, reading, and writing (popularly known […]
New Supervisor for Public Works
Norfolk’s Weather puts John Allyn to the Test By Dorothy Pam When he started work in Norfolk on December 10, John Allyn did not know that the next day he would be tested by a mighty ice storm. Ice encased every twig and branch, turning the roads into a crystal palace of glittering trees. Power […]
