Norfolk Then…
Chickens on roller skates? Marie Kendall was a very creative photographer, and she must have had some pretty cooperative chickens, merry or not as they “roll along” in this Christmas greeting. Many of Kendall’s surprising and delightful images of Norfolk can be found in Picturing Norfolk: 1758-1958, available for holiday purchase at the Norfolk Library […]
Big art on the small scale on view at the Norfolk Library By Veronica Burns The works may be on the small side but their heart is large. “It’s quite amazing how much detail there is,” exclaimed a visitor, who was recently viewing the new exhibit, Wee Works by Awesome Artists, for the first time. […]
Yale Farm on the Market for $24 Million
Recession likely to dampen buyer interest By Lloyd Garrison Yale Farm, once poised to become a luxury golf course only to have the project fall victim to a shrinking economy, can now be purchased in its unaltered state for $24 million. That is the price set by Peter Klemm of Klemm Real Estate. “No other […]
View from the Green
Just how good is that view? By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Nobody can deny the need for a new emergency services building in town. Our volunteers, who give countless hours of their time to this community, deserve to work in a safe facility with modern conveniences. But why does this building have to be in one […]
Swine Flu; Dispelling the Myths
Local cases have been mild By Bridgette L. Rallo The news about the Swine Flu outbreak isn’t good. President Obama has declared a national health emergency, Connecticut public health officials admit that, in all likelihood, there won’t be enough H1N1 vaccine to go around and several schools in our state have reported spikes in student […]
State Grants Help Norfolk Fund Capital Improvements
By Bob Bumcrot The selectmen were recently notified that Norfolk has been granted $250,000 from the Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), a state program created in 2007 to pay for economic development, community conservation and quality of life projects for small municipalities in Connecticut. Governor Jodi Rell stated in her press release regarding […]
Norfolk’s September Weather
First frost of the season By Russell Russ The month’s high temperature of 78 degrees was observed on September 4 and the low temperature of 38 degrees was observed on both September 20 and 26. The average mean temperature this month was 57.8 degrees, just 0.9 degree below normal. The first frost of the season […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Winter is Coming Winter will soon be upon us, so it’s time to remind people of the parking ban during snowstorms. No vehicles shall be parked on town roads during snow or ice storms and afterwards, not until the roads have been plowed and sanded. If a vehicle cannot be removed, the owner is subject […]
Out and About
Local Spirit: Berkshire Mountain Distillers By Barbara Perkins Just the up the road in Sheffield, MA, nestled in the shadow of East Mountain, is Soda Spring Farm. While not a working farm in the traditional sense, much activity takes place here. A big, old white barn is home to Christopher Weld’s spirited undertaking, Berkshire Mountain […]
Norfolk Then…
Meet the Bishop family outside their home near the Norfolk-North Goshen town line. There’s Ernest and Sadie to the left of their father, George; Jennie in the center behind Elsie; Martha and Mabel in front of their mother, Rose, who holds the baby. Although the children aren’t particularly bundled up, it must be cold: a […]
