The Paperback Revolution That Started in Norfolk
How Modern Age Books changed the way Americans read By Lucy Mookerjee Modern Age Books, Inc., founded by Norfolk’s Richard S. Childs in 1936, was the first large-scale publisher to produce paperback books in the United States. Modern Age released progressive paperbacks that were inexpensive and accessible to the general public. On display at the […]
Restaurant Roundup: New and Ethnic Eateries
The Norfolk area offers a wide array of choices By Ruth Melville Although I love the many advantages of living in such a beautiful place as Norfolk, one thing I miss about city life is the wide choice of foreign cuisines on offer. So I was delighted to discover that there are several new […]
Selectman’s Corner—October 2018
By Matt Riiska Summer is over and you would think things would start to slow down. You would be wrong. Throughout September was we had many special weekends in Norfolk. The annual car show to benefit the Fire Department and Lions Club Ambulance Association, organized by Marie Lowe and her band of volunteers, enjoyed […]
Town’s Annual Car Show Was a Huge Benefit and a Day of Fun
Norfolk’s emergency services groups drive away with $6,700 By Colleen Gundlach The weather cooperated beautifully for the sixth annual Norfolk Classic Car Show and the grounds of the Yale Music Shed were filled with exhibitors and more than 200 spectators. There were food vendors, raffle prizes and live music all afternoon provided by Andy […]
Catching the Annual Fall Migration of Hawks
By Jude Mead Witnessing firsthand the sight of hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of hawks flying overhead during their fall migration to South America is an extraordinary experience. Those that have seen this spectacle say it is the event of a lifetime, and Ayrslea Denny can attest to that. Denny has been […]
For Those With Eyes As Big As Moons, Botelle Adds A Rainbow
Artist and children together make a winning combination By Clinton J. Sosna Botelle School’s littlest academic achievers were often denied the pleasures of artistic appreciation while navigating the halls of the school, simply because the display cases holding the artistic works of the school’s students were set too high for even the most excellently […]
Wide Range of Health Services Available to Norfolk Residents—With or Without Coverage
Flu clinic to be held Oct. 17 By Ruth Melville In addition to the regular items in the town budget—road repair, school funding, the fire department, pensions—the Town of Norfolk also provides funds to outside organizations that provide services to the town. One of these organizations is Foothills Visiting Nurse & Home Care (commonly […]
Temporary Repair Approved For Congregational Church Steeple
By Clinton J. Sosna Norfolk’s landmark and iconic Congregational Church steeple is still in jeopardy. Poor seals have allowed rainwater access to the bell deck which has over the years deteriorated two chestnut support beams and several of the columns that pillar the steeple. Elements essential to the support of the structure have severe wood […]
Someone’s Got to Do It
The conglomeration of signs of different sizes and styles that were once strewn about on the corner of Maple Avenue and Greenwoods Road has been eliminated. In an effort to tidy up the look of that area, the selectmen decided to move the Maple Avenue street sign to the opposite side of the street to […]
Norfolk’s August 2018 Weather
More Heat and Humidity By Russell Russ August continued our summer of heat and humidity here in Norfolk. It was another hot and humid month with above-average rainfall, kind of like it has been all summer long. If you like your summers hot then this year was your year. August’s low temperature of 52 degrees […]
