Sporting Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
This year, two Norfolk youth soccer teams wore pink T-shirts to support the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s campaign for breast cancer awareness, with the proceeds going to the Laverne Barbagallo Scholarship within the Norfolk Children’s Foundation. The third/fourth grade soccer team had their new pink uniforms sponsored by Louis Barbagallo, whose granddaughter Samantha plays […]
Not Your Mother’s Exercise Class
Norfolk seniors get moving with Robyn Centrella By Joanne Hohmeister Did you know that Norfolk provides a free exercise class for any senior citizen who wants or needs some extra exercise in their lives? At Meadowbrook Apartments, a certified Senior Fitness Specialist (ACE) , Robyn Centrella, who also teaches in New Hartford, Torrington, Harwinton and […]
Letters—November 2016
Trail of Thanks On behalf of the Norfolk Land Trust’s Trail Race Committee, we would like to thank everyone who made our 5K/10K race on Sept. 25 a huge success. We had more than 100 runners register for the races and everyone was impressed, not only with land trust trails, but also with the organization […]
Community News—November 2016
Indoor Farmers Markets The Norfolk Farmers Market indoor pre-Thanksgiving market will be held Saturday, November 19, inside Town Hall (19 Maple Ave.) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Find cheeses, yogurt, local meats, honey, maple syrup, fall vegetables and fruit, eggs—everything you can imagine for your holiday table!See norfolkfarmersmarket.org for last minute information and a list […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Before centralization, the Norfolk district school system included eleven grammar schools, each managed by a local school committee. Schoolhouses were simple one-room structures with a wood stove providing heat. The North Middle School pictured here still stands at the corner of Ashpohtag and Bald Mountain Roads. The district schools served a varying number of children, […]
