Norfolk Lost & Found
What is it? Where is it? This object was donated to a group of volunteers in town, in the early part of the 20th century. The photo holds some helpful (and maybe too easy?) clues as to its location. Photo By Bruce Frisch
A Norfolk Settlement in the Great Greenwoods
Pond Town: A farming and industrial community By Barbara Perkins Before Alfredo Taylor was commissioned to design the boat and club houses, before two now well-known bodies of water were dubbed Doolittle and Benedict, even before the first of the magnificent Battells, moved to town, Captain Isaac Holt, one of Norfolk’s earliest settlers, chose land […]
Help is Available
Selectman’s Corner Applications for this year’s heating assistance are now available in the Selectman’s office. For further information, please contact 860-542-5829. Please make a note that applications for Renter’s Assistance are due on September 15. The applications for the Town’s Local Option for Veterans are due no later than October 1. Please contact the Assessor’s […]
Letters
Regional Study Clarification I think that some of the wording in Bridgette Rallo’s article in the July/August issue requires clarification. The article states, “Instead, Board of Education members will support a proposed Regional 7 study which considers whether it is financially feasible to assume the education of all children in grades K-12. BOS members agreed […]
Who Was Trooper Charles F. Hill?
He has a memorial highway in Norfolk By Robert Bumcrot A road sign, which stands just west of Blackberry Road on Rte. 44, proclaims that part of the road to be the Trooper Charles F. Hill Memorial Highway. Who was Hill and what happened to him? Only the oldest native-born citizens can retrieve any memory from their […]
The Emergency Services Building Officially Opens
The volunteer ambulance and state trooper will occupy new space By John G. Funchion After four and a half years involving innumerable building committee meetings, excitement is running high for members of the Norfolk Lions Ambulance and the community, in anticipation of the grand opening of the new Emergency Services building. A celebration will take place […]
Golf Pro Attains PGA Certification
Ronnie Pfaefflin, who has been the Head Golf Professional at the Norfolk Country Club since 2007, recently achieved the last of six certifications from the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America. The last course Pfaeffin undertook was for executive management. He is now one of 61 PGA professionals who have achieved all six certifications. “This program is […]
A Bird in the Hand
By Veronica Burns In a survey carried out two years ago as part of the ongoing Town Plan, residents of Norfolk indicated strong support for business operations that were compatible with the rural character of the town. The survey showed little or no support for development of strip malls, with 83 percent against big box […]
