Taconic Learning Center Begins Its Fall Semester
Something for everyone, from mistaken identity to Irving Berlin By Lyn Westsmith The Taconic Learning Center is beginning another year of engaging, enjoyable courses this month, beginning on September 11, with the following nine classes: Marel Rogers presents Mistaken Identity, with examples from the Bible, and Thomas Gruenewald explores the times and work of Irving Berlin on Mondays. Richard Reifsnyder offers The Civil War […]
HBH Band with Wanda Houston to Perform at Battell Chapel
Benefit Concert for Stained Glass Restoration By Nels White The HBH Band with Wanda Houston will appear in concert on Sunday, September 17 at 3 p.m. in Norfolk’s Battell Chapel. Scott Heth (piano), Jay Bradley (drums), & Wanda Houston (vocals) bring a musical legacy that spans the past 80 years, from 30s jazz and […]
A Line Up of Vintage Vehicles Like None Other
The Norfolk Classic Community Car Show will feature original and restored gems By Colleen Gundlach Have you ever seen a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow? What about a Mazda Miata or a Mercedes Benz 280SE? Would you like to view a Chevy 3100 that’s older than you are? Rumor has it that all of these […]
Enjoying Norfolk in the Fall
NORFEST to Celebrate the Beauty of Our Town There is perhaps no place in the world more beautiful than Norfolk in the fall. To encourage people to visit our town in autumn, the Norfolk Artisans Guild and the Economic Development Commission have joined forces to create “NORFEST – Celebrate Fall in Norfolk,” an afternoon of […]
Where Does The Fire Department Go When The Fire Alarm Sounds?
NVFD members logged more than five thousand hours this year By Jonathan Barbagallo As the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) prepares to elect its new officers at the end of August, it is the perfect time to review the types of calls to which we have responded over the last fiscal year. In total, […]
Real Estate Transactions
On July 7, Christine Melchinger to Spring J. Burke, 3/2A Greenwoods Rd. East, for $230,000. On July 10, Briscoe Road LLC to Yellow House Too LLC, 125 Laurel Way, for $695,000. On July 12, Timothy Ronda & Elizabeth Alsop to Briscoe Road LLC, 38 Grant St., for $275,000. On July 13, James & Bhakti Jackson […]
Through The Garden Gate
September, The Art Of Letting Go By Leslie Watkins Autumn is the time of year when nature begins to let go of the surplus accumulations of summer. Leaves wither and drop, ripe seeds are released and swollen fruit falls. The life energy of plants begins to retract with shorter days and less moisture. Plants […]
Community News
Walking Tour of Norfolk’s War Memorials In conjunction with the Norfolk Historical Society’s exhibition Norfolk in the Great War, Richard Byrne will lead a walking tour of Norfolk’s War Memorials on Saturday, September 2. Meet at the Norfolk Historical Museum at 10 a.m. Deadline for Arts Scholarships Completed applications for the Battell Arts Foundation Scholarships are […]
Norfolk Then . . .
It is the summer of 1913, and newlyweds Hazel and Irving Whiting are setting out for an afternoon drive in their roadster. Hazel Gibbs grew up on Litchfield Road and joined the ranks of June brides earlier that summer. By virtue of the century in which she lived, Hazel had escaped the clutches of Norfolk’s […]
A Haystack Book Talk
Karin Roffman, author of “The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery’s Early Life,” will hold a public conversation with critic and scholar Willard Spiegelman at the Norfolk Library on Sunday, August 6, at 2 p.m. New York Times critic Andrew Epstein writes: “‘The Songs We Know Best’ tells the story of a shy, sensitive, preternaturally gifted […]
