Yale Summer School of Art Celebrates Its 65th Anniversary
Director Sam Messer is making plans for the future By Ruth Melville This summer marked the 65th year of the Yale Summer School of Art and Music. The art program, though less visible to the public than the music school with its popular and well-regarded Norfolk Chamber Music series, has an equally impressive track record […]
Ornamental Plant Exchange on July 5
Once again, the Conservation Commission is offering a free native plant to residents who take out an invasive ornamental. The invasive species we are looking to replace are winged euonymus (burning bush), autumn olive, Russian olive, Japanese honeysuckle, Japanese barberry, and buckthorn. Bring proof of removal to the Farmers Market on July 5, and pick […]
Norfolk’s May Weather
Nothing Special By Russell Russ The month of May brought with it the final transition into summertime weather. May always holds the threat of one last parting shot of winter weather. That was not the case this year. There were no real cold temperatures and there was no snowfall. It was not a bad weather […]
Warm Sand and Cool Water at Tobey
With the sun shining and warm sand on the beach, Tobey Pond had its official opening on June 20. Many parents and children spent a relaxing afternoon enjoying the weather and cool Tobey water. That afternoon, the recently graduated Botelle sixth graders celebrated by having a picnic for students and parents. Get your stickers now […]
Local Foundation Supports Botelle Technology Program
The Norfolk Connecticut Children’s Foundation, represented by its president, Don Tobias, right, presented a check for $10,000 to the Botelle School. The money will help buy tablet computers for K–3 students. Peter Michelson, outgoing principal of Botelle, accepted the gift. Earlier in the week, the foundation distributed $11,000 in grants to graduating Norfolk seniors at […]
May Property Transfers
On May 16, 2014, 32 Greenwoods Rd. West, from Nuhi Sadiku to DST Investments LLC, for $0. On May 23, 2014, from Evan G. Hughes to Thomas K. Carley and Alissa Churchill, 36 Roughland Rd., for $420,000.
Community News
Mark Twain on Patriotism The annual July 4 celebration in Colebrook will feature Patti Philippon of the Mark Twain House and Museum, speaking at 11 a.m. at the Colebrook Congregational Church on “Mark Twain and American Patriotism: ‘Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel.’” Patriotic songs and lunch on the village green to follow. […]
Launching Norfolk Now
By Rosanna Trestman One day in late summer 2000 I got a house call from a perfect stranger wanting to know if I would like to start a newspaper. Like myself he was a recent arrival from the big city and missed the ready flow of news available from multiple sources. Lloyd Garrison, who also […]
