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 […]
Community News: July 2017
Songs of World War I at the Norfolk Library In conjunction with the Norfolk Historical Society’s exhibition Norfolk in the Great War, on Sunday, July 23, at 5 p.m., Doug Schmolze, singer and guitarist, will present a variety of songs from the 19teens, both patriotic and otherwise, in a centennial retrospective. With anecdotes and historical […]
Many Thanks for Supporting Silent Auction
The Fundraising Committee of the Church of Christ Congregational would like to thank everyone who helped make the Silent Auction on June 3 such a great success! Thank you to the local businesses who donated delicious food for the hors d’oeuvres; Wood Creek Pub and Grill , and the Bistro at Infinity Hall , as […]
Real Estate Transactions, April and May 2017
April Real Estate Transactions On April 10, 449 Wheeler Rd. was sold by Wheeler Road LLC to John and Orie Sullivan, for $119,000. On April 13, 25 acres on Parker Hill Rd. were sold by Katherine Mark et al. to Norfolk Land Trust Inc., for $110,000. On April 24, 15 Shepard Rd. was sold by […]
Through The Garden Gate: July, Lunacy
By Leslie Watkins “It is the very error of the moon. She comes more near the earth than she was wont. And makes men mad.”— William Shakespeare, Othello Extreme eccentricity, intermittent insanity related to phases of the moon, and an un-soundness of mind sufficient to incapacitate one for civil transactions, are descriptions of some […]
Norfolk’s May 2017 Weather
Beneficial Rainfall By Russell Russ May’s weather was not the most pleasant. Following a much warmer than normal and very spring-like April, May was mostly cool, cloudy and wet. On the plus side, May did bring much needed rainfall to the area. It was the first month since February 2016, where the monthly precipitation […]
Town to Present Budget at Special Meeting
By Wiley Wood On Tuesday, June 20, the Town of Norfolk will hold a special town meeting to vote on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1. Although state legislators have failed to agree on a budget, leaving the town unsure what level of support it can expect from the […]
