William Eggers Loves to Make Stuff
By Ruth Melville When Bill Eggers was 10 years old, he took the motor out of the family lawnmower and put it into a little wooden car he had built himself. A policeman brought him home and complained to his mother that he had been going 50 miles an hour on the highway. She […]
March Real Estate Transactions
On March 2, US Bank Trust NA, Trustee, sold 988 Litchfield Road to Brad Bousquet for $100,000. On March 28, Pamela Kinsey sold 25 acres of land on Loon Meadow Drive to Michael J. Halloran for $50,000.
Letters—May 2017
Keep Norfolk Safe and Clean In the April 2017 edition of Norfolk Now, a letter appeared explaining that the Economic Development Commission was considering the development of a neighborhood cleanup and watch program. I am pleased to announce that many residents have already responded in a positive way. Some of you have already been picking […]
Painter, Photographer and Printmaker Shows at Norfolk Library
The Art of Chance Encounters By Melissa Stevenson The Norfolk Library’s newsletter, “The Owl,” describes Sallie Ketcham as a mixed-media artist. Memories of elephant poop and political argument might come to mind, but luckily, in this instance, “mixed-media” refers to an artist with an interest, and capabilities, in several different creative mediums. While these […]
Botelle Students Perform ‘Charlotte’s Web’
By Lauren Valentino The curtain rose for Botelle School’s performance of “Charlotte’s Web” on Thursday, April 6 and the audience—young, old and in-between—was entertained by this long-time favorite story of an unlikely friendship between a young pig and a wise spider. Directed by Bruce Connelly and Elizabeth Allyn as part of the Norfolk After School […]
The Nuts, Bolts and Tools to Start Your Own Business
The Entrepreneurial Center of Northwest Connecticut offers training and support By Colleen Gundlach With increasing technology and internet access, more and more people are leaving traditional jobs to pursue the dream of owning their own businesses. Going solo into a new business can be a difficult, time-consuming and expensive endeavor, but a new program at […]
The Murky Origin of Norfolk Street Names
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo For one of the largest towns in the state (geographically), there are relatively few roads in Norfolk, and the ingenuity in their naming is generally at a minimum. Many street names denote their ultimate destination—Bald Mountain, Goshen East, Litchfield, Meekertown, North Colebrook, South Sandisfield, State Line and Winchester, for example, […]
Community News—May 2017
Regional 7 Budget Referendum Voting on the Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 2017-2018 Budget Referendum will take place on Tuesday, May 2 from noon to 8 p.m. at Town Hall. Birding by Ear at Aton Forest Learn to distinguish a variety of both breeding and migrant bird species by song and call at […]
Norfolk Then . . .
When the railroad was constructed in Norfolk, it was necessary to build several crossings, such as the bridge over Litchfield Road seen in the background of this photograph. The house in the foreground, still standing opposite the entrance to Mountain Road, was the home of postmaster Leo Curtiss and called Twin Willows. The railroad route […]
