Art and Play at the Eldridge Barn
The Yale Children’s Art Camp was held this year June 13-15, at the Eldridge Barn on the Battell Stoeckel estate. This program, which has been running for over 50 years, is offered every summer to all Norfolk children at no charge. Jo Messer, shown here helping some of the children clean up after a morning […]
Haystack Pizza Closes
On June 20, after operating for barely 15 months, Haystack Pizza closed its doors. The chef and owner was Luis Velieu, who opened the pizzeria with fanfare in March 2015 but was unable to make a living at it, according to his landlord, David Torrey. “He was working 100 hours a week and barely taking […]
Norfolk’s May 2016 Weather
From Cool and Raw to Hot and Humid By Russell Russ This May was about average for weather. It was very unlike May 2015, which was near record dry and far and away the warmest May on record. This year the month started out cool and cloudy, and many days had that early spring […]
Selectman’s Corner—July 2016
Avoid Accidents and Pay Your Taxes By Sue Dyer To avoid any materials flying out of the back of a truck onto the road and causing an accident, please make sure that your loads are secured or covered. The driver following you will appreciate it. Real estate, motor vehicle and personal property taxes are […]
Save the Date
Weekend in Norfolk (WIN) On August 5, 6 and 7, come and enjoy the weekend events, including Fire Department open house, Battell Arts ice cream social and games, Land Trust six-peak climb for a free T-shirt, a quilt show at the Congregational Church, blood pressure readings by the EMTs of the Lions Club Ambulance, Artisans […]
Real Estate Transfers—May 2016
On May 5, Jane D. Pilkington to College Degree Express LLC, 257 Bruey Road, $45,000. On May 23, Station Place RE LLC to Norfolk Foundation LLC, 6 Station Place, $287,500. On May 23, Lois A. McKee to Joseph G. Kelly and Clare M. Timoney, 72 Maple Avenue, $90,000.
Milestones—Jack O’Malley
John Patrick O’Malley died peacefully in his home at Burt Lake, Mich., on June 12, 2016. He was 87 years old. His wife Margaret (Parlin) and two dogs, Ben and Chloë, were by his bedside. Ordained as a priest in the Order of St. Augustine in 1953, O’Malley served for 36 years in academic […]
Norfolk Conservation Commission Clears Invasives at Buttermilk Falls
The Norfolk Conservation Commission encourages private landowners to remove invasive plants on their properties. In the meantime, the commission is steadily working to remove invasive plants on town properties. In June, the NCC focused on the Buttermilk Falls park on Route 44, taking out dozens of burning bush euonymus and hundreds of Norway maple saplings. […]
Eight High School Students Receive NCCF Grants
On Sunday, June 19, in a ceremony on the Village Green, the Norfolk Connecticut Children’s Foundation presented scholarship checks of $1,000 to this year’s recipients. Pictured from left to right are graduating high school seniors Christian Moore, Shayla Rodriguez, Grant Sherling, Elias Olsen and Reginald Denny. Not present are Kevin Tallon, McKenzie Byrne and Sarah […]
Through the Garden Gate
July, Berry Season By Leslie Watkins July is the beginning of the great berry harvest, keeping both people and birds busy as can be. Blueberries, red raspberries, blackcurrants and gooseberries all begin to ripen now, providing us with delectable and nutritious berries for pies, tarts, sauces and pancakes—if the berries make it back to […]
