First Selectman Contest Headlines November Election

  By Wiley Wood This year’s municipal elections on November 7 will send a new first selectman to Town Hall. Susan Dyer, who has been Norfolk’s chief elected official for […]

Blackberry Street Saved From Buckling

Road crews worked all of September to repair Blackberry Street, building a new retaining wall to shore up the slumping hillside. “The guard rails were tilting and the road was […]

Trouble Comes Disguised as a Beautiful Ornamental!

  By John Anderson As mid fall approaches, the leaves of many plants senesce and change color. White ash trees are some of the first woody plants to drop their […]

Innovation in the Service of Convenience

Store allows night-time access to key card holders   By Christopher Sinclair It is difficult to envision a 7-Eleven, Cumberland Farms, or other 24-hour store popping up in Norfolk’s downtown […]

Joseph Carrere Fox, 1916-2017

Joseph Carrere Fox, originally of New York City, died on August 10 in Hamden, Conn. at the age of 101. A graduate of Andover and Yale (’38), Joe served with […]

MacGregor Robinson, 1964-2017

MacGregor Robinson, 53, died on  September 4, Labor Day, at “Mungo Park,” his beloved home in Norfolk, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver in late August. Born February […]

Give Your Pet’s Toilette a Boost

By Susannah Wood Rover getting a bit whiffy? Tired of your aching back as you wrestle him in the bathtub? Pet Valu at the Winsted Stop and Shop plaza has […]

Got Water?

Planning council looks at state’s water resources and needs   By Wiley Wood A draft of the Connecticut State Water Plan was presented on Sept. 14 to a gathering of […]

Ain’t She Sweet!

The Classic Car Show, which is now in its fifth year, drew 72 entrants. The winner in the overall category, which is chosen by popular acclaim, was the mile-long, sky […]

Winsted Paper Folds, Merges With Lakeville Journal

News coverage for Norfolk to continue uninterrupted   By Colleen Gundlach Before Lloyd Garrison and Rosanna Trestman breathed life into Norfolk Now 14 years ago, local news was circulated by […]