Fresh Faces to Lead Norfolk Ambulance
Group selects new roster of officers By Leila Javitch The Norfolk Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team is complex but flexible group of highly trained individuals. It is really unique in that it is only one of a half dozen ambulance crews in the state that remain completely volunteer and charge no fees for services. […]
Recollections of Norfolk and Colombia
Living in South America after a Norfolk childhood By Kati Hinman Since moving away from Norfolk, I´ve always been proud of my small town background. I can’t count the number of times people have asked “did you say twelve HUNDRED!” or “but how can you not have a grocery store?” When I moved abroad, […]
Ryan Bachman Gives Talk at the Cornwall Historical Society
Norfolk resident, and Norfolk Now contributor Ryan Bachman gave a talk at a colloquium sponsored by the Cornwall Historical Society on June 18. The topic of the meeting was the history of the Foreign Mission School, which operated in Cornwall from 1817 to 1826. The school was established to educate “heathen youth,” who were then […]
Without a Car in Norfolk? You Might Try Renting
By David Beers When solving a lack of wheels, the first option to my mind is car rental. Most of us are familiar with renting a car at an airport. However, this option is also available in our area. In Torrington, there are two national car rental chain businesses: Enterprise and Hertz. Both offer […]
Filling Out Sewer District Surveys May Result in Lower Costs
The Norfolk Sewer District is in the process of obtaining a Federal grant and loan package to make mandated repairs to the town’s sewage collection system. In order to receive the lowest interest rate on the loan, the sewer district was asked to conduct an income survey of the sewer district residents. At least 80 […]
Norfolk NET Receives $20,000 Grant
Funds to help residents with basic emergency assistance By Kelly Kandra Hughes Norfolk NET (Networking Everyone Together), a collaborative grassroots effort to alleviate poverty and strengthen community relationships in Norfolk, has been generously awarded a $20,000 grant from the William and Mary Greve Foundation. According to Norfolk resident Tony Kiser, president of the […]
Exhibit of Norfolk Artists Will Benefit Music Shed Restoration Fund
By Karen Linden The beautiful Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate Gallery (Art Barn) will be the setting of this year’s Norfolk Artists and Friends 9th Annual Art Exhibit. This year, 25 artists will exhibit their art in a variety of media: painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, print media, decorative arts and fine jewelry. Some of […]
Holistic Health Counselor to Appear at Norfolk Farmers Market
Terry Walters, author of three best-selling cookbooks, “Eat Clean, Live Well,” “Clean Food” and “Clean Start” returns to the Norfolk Farmers Market on July 24 for a cooking demonstration and book signing. A well-known holistic health counselor, food educator and motivational speaker, she serves on the Board of Directors for Urban Oaks Organic Farm, one […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Look carefully and you may recognize most of the houses in this photograph, although it is unlikely you will see oxen on Grant Street today. This handsome pair belonged to Thomas Carroll whose house is pictured at the right. Grant Street was one of the many streets that were opened in Norfolk at the end […]
Christina Vanderlip Awarded a First Prize in Garden Club Show
Implying National Parks in Floral Design By Colleen Gundlach Norfolk’s Christina Vanderlip was honored with a first place award in the Litchfield Garden Club’s Flower Show on June 9. The theme of this show was “Our National Parks—America’s Best Idea.” Entrants were given a phrase to interpret in the media of floral design, horticulture […]
