A Portrait of Two Equestrians
It Takes More Than Money to Ride by Courtney Maum There’s a saying that the way to heaven is on horseback, but even veteran riders would admit that the journey is expensive. Happily, the careers of two local trainers prove that passion and moxie can make up for what your bank account might lack. […]
It’s Only Natural—October 2016
Geography Over the Guardrail By Hans M. Carlson I am a connoisseur of secondary roads, because they give the up-close view of the human and natural landscape that I have highlighted so often when writing about things in and around Norfolk. Interstates by contrast are not really of the places they cross, and for […]
August 2016 Real Estate Transactions
On August 9, William E. and Carol A. Reudgen to US Bank NA Trustee, 30 Elmore Road, for $0. On August 22, Karlene Mitchell to Andrew L. & Kelly M. Groover, Greenwoods Road West, for $166,000. On August 31, Michael S. Lahart & Frederick Todd Johnson to Lucy Anderson Mookerjee, 238 Old Goshen Road, for […]
Through The Garden Gate—October 2016
October, “Going Native” By Leslie Watkins Partly influenced by current economics many people today are downsizing to create simple, sustainable and inexpensive lifestyles. As people and events around the world become more familiar to us we see the disparities, and our understanding grows. Studies indicate that we are not following in our parents footsteps […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer Household Hazardous Waste will be collected on Saturday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Torrington Waste Water Treatment Plant on Bogue Road in Torrington. Please sign up by contacting the Selectmen’s Office at 860-542-5829. If you are in need of assistance for heating your home, please contact the […]
Maple Avenue Residents Will Host Trick-or-Treating Again This Year
Princesses, pirates, space travelers and zombies are expected to throng Maple Avenue again this year in search of candy in the waning hours of Monday, October 31. The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department will shut the street to through-traffic from 5 p.m. to 7 or 8 p.m., depending on the weather. Donations of candy for the […]
Norfolk’s August 2016 Weather
Second Warmest August on Record By Russell Russ August was another warm and sunny summer month for Norfolk. If you like warm, sunny weather with little rain, then this summer has to rank way up there near the top for beautiful weather conditions. August of 2016 was very similar to August of 2015, except […]
Choir Mixes Sacred and Secular at End-of-Summer Concert
The Nightingals, a summer choir for women under the direction of Elizabeth Allyn, performed two concerts on the weekend of September 17-18 at Battell Chapel. The program included both sacred and secular music embracing a broad range of styles, from Haydn and Mendelssohn to Harold Arlen and Carole King. The group, says Allyn, started as […]
Berkshire Country Store Looks to January Opening
“It’s very doable,” says Ryan Craig, when asked whether he plans to open his Berkshire Country Store in January, as rumored. “I’d love to open even earlier than that if we can get all the pieces lined up.” Craig’s tone is optimistic as he describes the road ahead: “Now that we’ve passed zoning, we need […]
Norfolk’s 4th Annual Car Show a Roaring Success
The car show was held this year on the grounds of the Battell estate, next to the Yale Music Shed, and drew a record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. Among the cars were a one-cylinder Duryea horseless carriage, built in 1894, right; a baby blue 1956 Thunderbird, which was voted the crowd favorite, top; and, […]
