Norfolk’s September 2014 Weather
Driest on Record By Russell Russ From June through September this year, three of the four months were below average for rainfall. September was the driest September on record since regular recording began at the weather station in 1932. Many locations in Connecticut were in drought conditions for a good part of the summer into […]
Fran Keeping Retires From Meadowbrook After 23 Years
End of an era By Ruth Melville Fran Keeping has retired as manager at Norfolk’s Meadowbrook Apartments after 23 years on the job. When she started at Meadowbrook, Keeping says, “I did everything. I was responsible for all the jobs, from maintenance to collecting rental payments to helping residents move in and out.” Meadowbrook, which […]
Norfolk Soccer Players Star on Regional 7 Team
Five teenagers from Norfolk are on the Regional 7 High School varsity soccer team, and two of them are captains. All of the kids participated in the town’s recreational soccer program starting in kindergarten. The four seniors were accepted into their first traveling soccer team at age 7. As of mid-October the team’s record was […]
Entrepreneurial Farmer Creates Organic Orchard in Norfolk
Pastoral View Preserved By Rosanna Trestman In the early 1800s, traffic along Norfolk’s Winchester Road bustled with activity. Farmers prodded cattle while ladies and gentlemen rode carriages to the once-thriving town of Winchester Center. On the way, they enjoyed expansive vistas of meadows and ponds. Over time, the views have become mostly residential, with the […]
Community News, November 2014
Learn to Curl The Curling Club will be offering clinics at 10:30 on Saturday mornings throughout December. Sometimes a special event will preempt the clinic, so to check the schedule, and to sign up, go to the club’s website, www.norfolkcurlingclub.org. American Canopy Book Talk at Library Eric Rutkow will give a presentation at the Norfolk […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Can you find the leg of mutton in this scene? The turkey doesn’t seem quite big enough to feed the clan gathered on the porch for Thanksgiving. Perhaps it is just the carcass that’s proudly displayed on the platter. Father didn’t take off his apron after carving the bird but quickly donned a coat to […]
