Real Estate Transactions—April 2017
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 William and […]
Budget Addressed at Annual Town Meeting
Vote not expected until June By Wiley Wood At the annual town meeting on Monday, May 8, Norfolk residents appointed a new member to the Regional School District #7 Board of Education and approved $26,000 in funding for the physical revaluation of taxable property in 2018 but did not vote on a budget. Although […]
June Is the Month for Town Permits and Licenses
By Wiley Wood If you’re making garbage in Norfolk, or planning to cool off in Tobey Pond this summer, or if you own a dog, then chances are you will be making a pilgrimage to the town clerk’s office, checkbook in hand, some time this month. “Cash or check,” says Town Clerk Linda Perkins. […]
Fire Chief Matthew Ludwig Continues a Family Tradition
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department Chief Matthew Ludwig has been a member of the NVFD for 24 years, joining as an Explorer at the age of 14. Officers are elected every year from the 50 members, and 2017 marks Ludwig’s fifth as fire chief. He was first assistant chief for seven […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, June 3 in Falls Village at the highway garage from 9 until noon. This is your opportunity to get rid of old paints, stains, turpentine cans, pesticides, herbicides, household cleaners and hobby supplies. Propane tanks from gas grills will also be accepted […]
Japanese Crepe-Paper Books in the Norfolk Library
Treasures from the Rare Book Room By Lucy Mookerjee “The Tongue Cut Sparrow” is a Japanese fable about an old woman who cuts out the tongue of a sparrow for stealing her washing basket. When her neighbors rescue the sparrow, the basket is returned to them filled with jewels. Hearing this, the old […]
Marble Cliffs, Open Fields and River Walks
Visiting Bartholomew’s Cobble By Susannah Wood Less than half an hour away from Norfolk is a little gem of a place where walking ferns trail their way down marble outcrops, a miniature grove of white trillium marks a recent burn, and neo-tropical migrants fly in to rest along the banks of the Housatonic. Bartholomew’s […]
Christmas Tree With Long Local History Planted on Town Green
By Wiley Wood Norfolk is a town that takes its trees seriously. In the nineteenth century, it endorsed a project to plant one of every native tree in Norfolk on the village green. So when the town’s Christmas tree on the green across from the library started to show signs of needle rust two […]
June, Ticks Suck!!!
By Leslie Watkins Ticks really, really suck. They are reported to suck on more than 300,000 Americans each year, and actual numbers are believed to be far higher. Migratory birds carry the ticks around the world and it’s becoming a pandemic. And can you guess where tick headquarters is located? New England has the greatest […]
Cantina 229 Offers Farm-to-Table Food With an International Flair
By Babs Perkins Heading north on Route 272 out of Norfolk in search of dinner may not seem like the smartest idea, unless your plan is to continue on all the way to Great Barrington. But just across the Massachusetts line in New Marlborough, there are three great restaurant options, the newest of which […]
