Discover Norfolk Treasures “Hidden in Plain Sight” at the Historical Society
Exhibit Highlights Golden Age By Leila Javitch “Hidden in Plain Sight” is the name of the current exhibition at the Norfolk Historical Society. That title also describes this treasure of a show. Everyone with any interest in Norfolk should see it before it closes in mid-October. The exhibition focuses on the artists, artisans and […]
Students at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Get Their Start in the GMF Woods
Summer Camp With a Purpose By David Beers For three weeks every summer, the Yale Summer School of Art and Music is not the only university program in town. Few are aware that every August about 160 Yale forestry students are also in Norfolk, learning while tromping through Great Mountain Forest (GMF). These students […]
Congratulations
On August 1, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department awarded scholarships to Caitlin Alexson, Holly Alexson, Sarah Allyn, Taylor Allyn, Shannon Bollard, McKenzie Byrne, Reg Denny, Samuel Hester, Elias Olsen, Shayla Rodriguez, Kevin Tallon and Shannon Tallon. Scholarships are funded through the annual William F. Kelly Road Race, held on Memorial Day. Last spring, the Lions […]
Letters
Thank You The Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee thanks Chris Little, National Iron Bank, Norfolk Land Trust, Great Mountain Forest, Norfolk Historical Society, M.I. Integrated Media and the many other friends who helped make our booth and video such a success over the WIN weekend. We also send another special thank-you to Chris Little for […]
Community News—September 2016
Pie Sale Homemade pies will be on sale at the farmers market on Saturday, September 3. The sweet and savory whole pies will cost $15 each, and proceeds will benefit the Church of Christ Congregational on the village green. Award-winning storyteller Bill Torrey at Norfolk Library Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 4,, at […]
Norfolk Then . . .
In 1900, the Collar Brothers store stood west of the intersection of Greenwoods Road and Maple Avenue adjacent to the Norfolk Library. The old store had been built in 1843 and occupied by a series of merchants. The Collar Brothers advertised boots, shoes and groceries, as well as dry goods and notions (sewing accessories such […]
Stannard Sues Town Over Convenience Store
New public hearing to be held on August 29 at 6:30 p.m. By Wiley Wood The town was served a summons on August 8 in a suit brought by Joseph Stannard against the Norfolk Planning and Zoning Commission. The suit appealed the commission’s recent approval of a site plan application for converting the building at […]
Property Transfers—July 2016
7/01/2016 Celena Lalli to Brandy R. & Shannon J. Sharack 916 Litchfield Rd. MBL: 7-04/12 $140,000 7/01/2016 Sheila Ball & Carl A. Bouplon III to Salisbury Bank & Trust Co. 965 Litchfield Rd. MBL: 6-04/14 $39,417 7/01/2016 Great Mountain Forest Corp. to Richard S. Childs & John M. Funt 17 acres on Golf Dr. MBL: 7-10/7-2 $275,000 7/18/2016 PAL Investors LLC to […]
