Reptiles at the Library
Around 40 adults and over 40 kids gathered in the Great Hall of the Library on February 20 to hear Brian Kleinman’s presentation on reptiles and amphibians in conjunction with the Norfolk Land Trust annual meeting. Kleinman owns Riverside Reptiles, a live animal education program, and […]
Norfolk resident reminisces about his basketball career
Profile: Donald Rhynhart By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a national outplacement firm, estimated that American companies lost as much as $3.8 billion dollars in worker productivity last March due to the NCAA playoffs, or March Madness, as it is commonly referred to. Perhaps one reason for the high level of intrigue […]
New Mexican Restaurants
Out and About By Barbara Perkins The number of dining options in town may be on the decline, but several surrounding towns have recently added to their number. Over the last eight months, three new Mexican restaurants have popped up, upping the ethnic options available in the Northwest corner. Thanks to very different menu offerings […]
Letters
Re: What Happened? Following on Rosanna Trestman’s piece on Norfolk’s retail struggles in last month’s “View from the Green”, I want to let the town know that I have recently made the difficult decision to put the Norfolk Corner up for sale. As Rosanna accurately observes, it is extremely difficult, for a number of reasons, […]
Norfolk’s January Weather
Where’s the Snow? By Russell Russ The month’s high temperature of 53 degrees was observed on January 25. This tied the 1938 record high temperature for that date. The low temperature of minus 5 degrees was observed on January 30. The average mean temperature this month was 22.0 degrees, 1.2 degrees above the January average. […]
Norfolk Goes To Utica
By Veronica Burns A team from the Norfolk Curling Club (accompanied by supporters) will be going to Utica, N.Y. this month to compete in the first Elisabeth Childs Challenge. Last year the Grand National Curling Club of American (GNCC) decided to rename the women’s ‘Five and Under’ competition in honor of Elisabeth Childs. The […]
Grace Works: An Opportunity to Help a Neighbor
By Barbara Spiegel Among the many things that make Norfolk a wonderful town to call home are our five star library, world renowned chamber music festival, quality local schools, safe neighborhoods, numerous state parks, cross country ski trails, a pristine town beach and Infinity Hall. Another one to add to that list is the Church […]
The Play’s the Thing
A recent presentation by members of the Isabella Eldridge Club, “When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet” was met with enthusiastic applause at the end of its performance in Battell Chapel. The one-act comedy (for the fair sex), was written by Charles George. Pictured here are Shakespeare’s ladies: back row, left to right, Margaret O’Malley in the guise […]
Listening Club
Cellist Laura Usiskin, a Yale School of Music graduate from 2009, and Pianist Jeannette Fang, a current student at the Yale School of Music, performing at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival’s Listening Club on February 6. Hosted by Festival Manager James Nelson, the Listening Club invites members of the audience to interrupt the performance and […]
Arts Festival Planned for August
By Bob Bumcrot The Norfolk Economic Development Commission (EDC) has announced plans for a three-day arts festival to be held this summer on August 13, 14 and 15. The festival, celebrating Norfolk’s musical, visual arts and literary heritage, will have as many as 24 events scheduled from Friday afternoon through Sunday. Musical events already scheduled for the weekend include concerts by the […]
