Wellness Classes for Mental and Physical Health
Exercising with Friends By David Beers There is something special happening at the Norfolk Congregational Church’s Battell Chapel almost every day of every week. That something is wellness classes that are open to everyone in our community. You could (and should) go to a gym to get exercise, but you could also enjoy these […]
Station Place Café Serves Up Good Food and Lively Conversation
Spotlight on Town Business By Colleen Gundlach To build a successful business in Norfolk, it takes a special kind of strong and business-savvy person. That person needs to be able to know instinctively what the 1,500 or so locals need year-round and what the expanded summer population wants during their few months here. In […]
Winter WIN
It was hardly a winter wonderland in Norfolk for Winter WIN, but plenty of people showed up anyway. At 40 degrees, ice skating and sledding were off the schedule, but there was still plenty of fun to be had indoors and out. Visitors. above, enjoyed s’mores and hot chocolate on the patio of Infinity Bistro. […]
Candidate Visits Norfolk on WIN Weekend
One of the visitors Winter WIN attracted to town was Salisbury resident and Democrat Maria Horn, who recently announced her campaign to run for state representative for the 64th District, the seat currently held by Republican Brian Ohler. Horn is a former federal prosecutor and a member of the Salisbury Board of Finance. In a […]
Selectman’s Corner
It’s budget time again, and I would like to say things are good, but unfortunately they are not. We all know the current condition of the state’s budget. For the current fiscal year we were to receive $389,789 in state funds. The largest portion of this was in Town Aid Road (TAR) funds totaling $241,494. […]
Real Estate Transactions: November 2017 to January 2018
November 2017 On Nov. 9, 2017, Suzanne B. Hinman to Daniel Wuori and Katharine Hickox, 16 Aetna Lane, $268,000. On Nov. 9, 2017, Estate of John O’Malley to Suzanne and Edward Hinman, 12 Terrace View, $375,000. On Nov. 11, 2017, Aiden J. G. Cassidy and Charles L. Teti to 50 Tower Hill Road LLC, 50 […]
NHCOG Hosts Annual Regional Economic Summit
What Have We Accomplished, Where Are We Going By Ruth Melville On a bitterly cold night at the end of January, the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) held its third annual economic development summit in the Mad River Lofts building in Winsted. The main goal for the summit was to discuss the perennial […]
Town Braces for Bridge Repair
When first selectmen gather, they often talk of bridges and roads. Not surprisingly, since these are big-ticket items for small towns and constantly in need of attention. So it comes as unwelcome news that a recent review by the State of Connecticut has identified two bridges in Norfolk that need repair. The most urgent is […]
Curling Club Celebrates the Olympics
The sport of curling is an important part of Norfolk winter life, but it’s not a passion that’s much shared among the general population. But every four years, during the Winter Olympics, curling takes its place on the world stage. In honor of this year’s Olympics, the Norfolk Curling Club hosted a day of special […]
Town Truck Totaled in Icy Skid
On Monday, Feb. 5, a town snowplow crashed on Bald Mountain Road. The driver, Phil Lovett, was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and released. “He banged up his knees pretty bad on the dashboard and was bruised across the chest from his seatbelt,” said First Selectman Matt Riiska, who visited the scene of the accident […]
