Through the Garden Gate
May, Signs of Spring By Leslie Watkins Signs and symbols can be found everywhere. A magnificent red cardinal appears at the bird feeder… more than just another bird visitor, cardinals are also regarded as messengers from our dearly departed. Considered in that way, we may be reminded to take a little time in our […]
Norfolk’s Newest Foundation Begins Work on ‘Norfolk Hub’
Pedestrian access, arts events and coordination between nonprofits are group’s focus By Wiley Wood For a new kid on the block, the Norfolk Foundation (NF) has an outsized presence in town. Incorporated as a nonprofit in fall 2015, it now owns two key pieces of commercial real estate in the village center: 6 Station […]
Historical Society’s Summer Exhibit
“Norfolk in the Great War” opens May 27 On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the Great War, and life in Norfolk changed quickly. The Eldridge Gymnasium (now Town Hall) became an armory and the setting for outdoor drills with a rifle range set up on the rocky ledge behind Fox Hill, home […]
Norfolk’s March 2017 Weather
Back to winter By Russell Russ With February’s record warmth, you would have thought March would follow suit and spring would be just around the corner. The first day of March was warm, the warmest day of the month actually, but it was back to winter after that. There were some nice early […]
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 […]
