Community News
Bridge at the Library The Norfolk Library continues Fireside Fridays in February with a focus on bridge. The group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. every Friday. Prior registration (with a partner) is required. Contact Sally Estock at sallyestock@gmail.com if you are interested in playing. Toddler Playgroup Balls & Tots now meets every Tuesday from […]
Rising From the Ashes
Rising from the ashes of December 2011, the Norfolk Curling Club is well on its way in erecting a new building where the previous facilities stood. The Golf Drive project is the result of a major fund-raising effort spearheaded by Mary Fanette, president of the group. The old building was razed after a late night […]
Norfolk Lost & Found
Found attached to a telephone pole not far from the Village Green, this device was installed last year by workers with the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Photograph by Joel Howard Last month: Superstorm Sandy extracted a toll from the tree located on Litchfield Road just north of the […]
Car Crashes into George’s Garage
An out-of-control vehicle left Route 44 and slammed backwards into the first bay at George’s Norfolk Garage. The morning accident occurred on January 29, leaving employees of the garage rattled. Owner George Auclair, Sr. managed to escape the car’s path just before the late model blue Suzuki hit the building, breaking one brick support column […]
Forest Lyceum at Norfolk Library
By Lloyd Garrison Norfolk Library last month served as host for the first of several free lectures produced by Great Mountain Forest. The lectures, which continue through early June, are collectively known as The Forest Lyceum. While some of the events are slated for libraries in neighboring towns, Norfolk Library will host the majority of […]
Curling Club Arsonists Imprisoned for 10 Years
State’s Attorney Unveils Story of Nocturnal Rampage By Wiley Wood The two young men arrested on Mountain Road in the small hours of December 18, 2011, while a fire smoldered on Wheeler Road and another roared at the Norfolk Curling Club on Golf Drive, were sentenced to 10 years in prison for arson and other […]
Local Band Plays Infinity Hall
Matt Papanek of the band Ibis is shown on stage at Infinity Hall during the group’s concert last month. Not shown are the band’s other members, Brock Wehry – vocals, rhythm guitar; Rob Sanzone – lead guitar; Van Daalhuyzen – bass; Alex Hotchkiss – drums. Ibis has a return engagement scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 7, […]
State Trooper Naylor Honored for Investigative Skills
Medal cites his exceptionally high rate of crimes solved By Sally Quale Norfolk’s Resident State Trooper Greg Naylor is not only a first responder but also a crime solver, and such a good one that late last year the Connecticut State Police awarded him the Medal for Outstanding Service. The medal is given to a […]
Always At the Ready
By Joel Howard Like much of our state, Norfolk is made great because of the spirit of volunteerism that runs deep through the fabric of our community. And while I seek not to rank one kind of volunteerism as more valiant than another, there are among us those that perhaps stand taller in the fact […]
