Norfolk Then…
Before centralizations, the Norfolk district school system included 11 grammar schools, each managed by a local school committee. Schoolhouses were simple one-room structures with a wood stove provoking heat. The North Middle School still stands at the corner of Ashpohtag and Bald Mountain Roads. The district schools served a varying number of children, and teachers were usually […]
All In A Day’s Work
State Trooper Greg Naylor gives a status report By Bob Bumcrot Resident State Trooper Greg Naylor spends little time in his cramped office in the ambulance building. He much prefers to circulate around town, on foot, in the patrol car and, soon to be seen, on a mountain bike. The bike will be purchased, along […]
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
A decision on a Norfolk quarry may be imminent By Bob Bumcrot For many years there has been a rock quarry on land owned at times by different members of the Pilbin family, on Norfolk’s scenic Winchester Road. While any property owner is allowed to mine stone in limited quantities, the old quarry at 119 […]
Norfolk’s Weather for June and July
A Combined Record Rainfall By Russell Russ June was a cloudy, cool and wet month with temperatures below average and rainfall amounts at near-record levels. There were 22 days with measurable rainfall and only two that were classified as mostly clear. It definitely was not a typical summer month for Norfolk. The month’s low temperature […]
View From the Green
A Not-So-Wicked Web We Weave By Veronica Burns Many articles have been written about the demise of the printed word. Is there irony in this? Here you are reading the printed word. At Norfolk Now the editors believe the printed word is alive and well, as this little paper moves into its seventh year of […]
40 Years On the Northwest Corner Of the Village Green
A familiar sign will soon be reinstated By Ruthann Olsson One can’t help but smile at the sight of the running dog, the two hares and the stag, as they lead travelers north, south, east and west. The turnpike sign, so much a part of Norfolk’s history, located on the northwest corner of the Green […]
Coming Together
Norfolk Artists & Friends exhibit at Yale Sponsored by the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, some 32 artists recently held a very r successful weekend exhibit at the At Barn on the Battell Stoeckel Estate. The work displayed ranged from furniture makers to painters and photographers to jewelry makers. “Everyone stepped up to the plate,” says […]
Selectman’s Corner
Don’t Forget These Important Dates By: Sue Dyer A reminder to Norfolk Elderly or Totally Disabled Renters, the application period for the state’s renter’s rebate program ends September 15. If you are single and your income is less than $30,500 or if you are married and your income is less than $37,500, you may qualify […]
Park It Right Here
There’s a new map and signs are on the way By Bridgette L. Rallo After nearly two months of studying the problem, Norfolk town officials have issued a new color-coded parking map that they hope will ease parking congestion in Norfolk Village Center. The town has also ordered additional “No Parking” and “Limited Parking” signs, […]
Read All About It
Norfolk’s Natural Resources Inventory makes its appearance By Veronica Burns It’s back to school time, and a good book to go back there with is the new Natural Resources Inventory, which is now available and is a valuable research tool. This 126-page scientific, but readable, document boasts 11 chapters, 10 appendices, lots of GIS maps […]
