Norfolk-Colebrook Regionalization Fails
Colebrook votes strongly against By Wiley Wood Colebrook voters resoundingly opposed the regionalization plan that would have brought the Norfolk and Colebrook primary schools together under one roof and one regional board. The vote count was 369 no, 175 yes. In a simultaneous referendum held in Norfolk, the measure passed by a count of […]
End of Summer Serenade
The Chapel Chicks and Nightingales, a summer singing group led by Liz Allyn, sang a blend of sacred, jazz, and contemporary music on Saturday, September 12, in Norfolk’s Battell Chapel. Photo by Savage Frieze.
Sign of Summer’s End, Town Beach Closes
Swimming at the town beach at Tobey Pond is over for the year, after a final weekend of activity. At 8 a.m. on Monday, September 14, a crew from the Norfolk Public Works department arrived to ready the beach for winter. They hauled the float onshore, carted off the lifeguard chairs and picnic tables to the […]
NVFD Awards Student Scholarships
Every year, proceeds from the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s Memorial Day road race go to the William F. Kelley Memorial scholarship fund. The $500 scholarships were officially awarded on August 3, at the fire department’s monthly meeting. A total of eight Norfolk students were honored this year. Road race chairman Ron Zanobi said that this […]
Norfolk Artists and Friends Show
The second weekend of August saw the Norfolk Artists and Friends seventh annual August Arts Weekend, featuring an art show held at the Battell Stoeckel Art Gallery. Over 20 artists, working in a variety of mediums, exhibited in the show. The Yale School of Music’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival sponsored the weekend, and a portion […]
Norfolk Holds Final Public Hearing on Regionalization Plan
Both towns to vote this month By Janet Gokay About 70 people turned up at Botelle School on August 10 to hear a final presentation of the proposed regionalization plan for the Norfolk and Colebrook elementary schools. A similar presentation occurred the following evening in Colebrook. The two towns will vote separately on the […]
Used Book Sale Supports Norfolk Library
The book buying was fast and furious at this year’s book sale, sponsored by the Library Associates. Blessed with fine weather, the sale was very successful, with totals expected to be close to last year’s. The Library Associates are grateful to all the volunteers who helped out with the sale, and especially to Hatsy Taylor, […]
Americorps Puts Boots on the Ground
Team of Volunteers Helps Land Trust Clear a New Trail By Susannah Wood The weather forecast was for hot and sticky all week, but the six lean and fit members of the Buffalo 5 Team came into town ready to do all the tasks the Norfolk Land Trust put in front of them: drainage […]
Classic Community Vintage Vehicle Show Rides Into Town
Station Place will be alive with an air of bygone days when the Third Annual Classic Community Vintage Vehicle Show rolls into town on September 27. This year, the event will feature not only antique and vintage cars but all types of vintage vehicles, including trucks, motorcycles and boats. Each year, the Economic Development Commission […]
Opinion: Two Views of Regionalization
Cost Is Too High for Norfolk and Its Children By Kim Crone There are two arguments supporting the regionalization plan: that it’s good for the town or that it’s good for the children. I am convinced that it’s neither. This plan is not good for Norfolk: (1) The financial burden is higher for Norfolk. Colebrook […]
