Norfolk Vintage Vehicles to Vie for Top Honors
By Colleen Gundlach On July 14, a first-time ever event will be held in Norfolk that will have residents reminiscing and harking back to the days of their youth. The First Annual Classic Community Classic Car Show will be sponsored by the ArtsWave Committee of the Norfolk Economic Development Commission (EDC), and promises nostalgic moments […]
Norfolk Now Introduces Interactive Web site
Readers may comment on articles and access the site on Smart Phones and iPads By Matt Papanek Whether or not you have used Norfolk Now’s Web site, or even realized there was one, it is now in the process of a major makeover that will match the printed paper aesthetically while offering easy access to […]
More Than a Librarian
Chris Keyes Embraces Life, One Chapter At a Time By Rosanna Trestman Over the past four years, patrons of the Norfolk Library have come to know Chris Keyes, at least in his visible role as head of circulation. But behind the fellow checking out books is a man of many hats, including a chef’s toque, […]
Salisbury VNA To Offer Community Service Help Line
Answering the tough questions By Colleen Gundlach According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 1 million people have knee or hip replacements each year, and untold numbers of Americans will contract influenza. In addition, there are almost 80 million members of the baby boomer generation contributing to the aging of this country’s population. […]
Community News
Party Bridge Fireside Fridays at Norfolk Library will feature Party Bridge from 2 to 4 p.m. on Fridays from February 1 through March 29. Contact Sally Estock at sallyestock@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Norfolk Library Film Series A documentary film screening will be held on March 4 titled “Gerhard Richter Painting” and on March 11, […]
Once China, Now Salisbury
Lisa Carter Appointed Principal of Salisbury Central School By Sally Quale Each morning about 6 a.m., Lisa Carter drives west out of Norfolk on Route 44 to Lakeville to begin her day as the new principal of the Salisbury Central School. Despite her initial anxiety, when the Board of Education offered her the opportunity to […]
Milestones
Died: Elizabeth Eyre Taylor, a longtime resident of Southfield, Mass. and Eleuthera, Bahamas died Sunday, January at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Though she lived in Southfield, Norfolk was her town. She was a pilot in the WASP’s during World War II and received the highest civilian award, the Congressional Gold Medal. For many years she […]
Norfolk’s January Weather
The New Normal? By Russell Russ The first month of 2013 picked up right where 2012 left off. It was another warmer than average month. January on average is our coldest and snowiest month of the year. Our winter did finally seem to begin with some colder temperatures this month, but the typical Norfolk snowfall […]
New Role For Historic Norfolk Home
Longtime Norfolk resident Peter Vosburgh has launched a Web site aimed at creating a retreat for artists and writers in his home across from the village green. The three story victorian is listed in the National Registry of Historic Houses with a tradition of hospitality as a former inn. “The main impression you get on […]
And The Trooper Walked Away
It was just after 7 a.m. on Feb. 26 when State Trooper Robert Hazen was driving east on Route 44. He had just passed the Norfolk Corner Store when he met a westbound truck hauling a cement mixer. The tail end of the mixer swung out and hit the cruiser, knocking it sideways. The crash […]
