Whitehouse Roof Restoration Underway
Driving through the center of town you have probably noticed the scaffolding and construction materials around Whitehouse across from the Norfolk Green. Workmen will be replacing the roof and restoring masonry around the chimneys and cornices. Construction is expected to continue into September 2012. Whitehouse was home to the Battell family from approximately 1800 until […]
On Casting the First Stone
By Colleen Gundlach In my roughly nine years of putting pen to paper for Norfolk Now, I have expounded often on the diversity of the people of this town, and our capacity to interact with each other despite our differences. We are a community that works together to keep Norfolk a vibrant, caring place to […]
For Now The Prevailing Winds Have Died Down
Some renewable energy projects take a hit By Veronica Burns A recent defeat in the U.S. Senate of a proposal to extend the Production Tax Credit for renewable energy projects has taken some wind out of the sails of the energy industry. The proposal was in the form of an amendment attached to the approved […]
Norfolk’s Ranking Takes a Nose Dive
Downgraded to ninth place by Connecticut Magazine By Lloyd Garrison Over the past decade, Connecticut Magazine has placed Norfolk among the state’s top five Best Small Towns Under 3,500, and Norfolk has been named number one twice in a row. Coming in to 2012, it looked like Norfolk was still on a roll. A total […]
Author Wally Lamb to Discuss His Writings
By Janet Gokay “I’ve been told many times by readers that, after they’ve finished a novel of mine, they catch themselves wondering about how the characters are doing now, as if these people lived and breathed in the actual world. There’s no better validation than that,” comments Connecticut author Wally Lamb. “Writing novels is, in […]
Housing Rehab Loan Program is in The Works
By Sue Dyer The Town of Norfolk is part of a regional application to create a Regional Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program. If funded, the program could provide no-interest loans to income eligible property owners of existing homes. These loans would not need to be repaid until the house is sold, transferred or refinanced. Eligible rehabilitation […]
Curtains Up for the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival’s 2012 season
A gala dinner, ice cream social and music in between Summer is almost upon us and once again music will pour forth from the Shed, located on Yale University’s Summer School of Music campus in Norfolk. On Saturday, June 16, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival will commence its 71st season. A gala evening will launch […]
Housing Market On The Mend
Record price for Robin Hill spurs hope for turnaround By Lloyd Garrison With the warm winter and early spring, Norfolk home listings, long frozen in place have suddenly begun to thaw, and one of them, the estate on Mountain Road known as Robin Hill, has just sold for a record $3,950,000. The price, brokered by […]
Uptick in Lyme Disease Expected in 2012
Significant increase already being seen By Joel Howard Northwest Connecticut is no stranger to Lyme disease, but experts are predicting a significant increase in cases during the coming months. The convergence of several events, including increased populations of white-footed mice and blacklegged ticks, are coalescing to create a situation whereby residents should be extra vigilant […]
Our Strange Winter Continues
By Russell Russ The winter of 2012 continues to be a strange one. Our string of warmer and drier than normal conditions that began in December continued through February. It actually got warmer and drier. Cold temperatures and snow seem to be hard to come by this winter. February’s high temperature of 52 degrees […]
