The Litchfield County Choral Union Celebrates 120 Years
Honoring the Stoeckel legacy By Colleen Gundlach The year was 1899 when Carl and Ellen Battell Stoeckel decided to honor her father, Robbins Battell, by starting a choral festival in Norfolk. The Stoeckels had been opening their home, Whitehouse, for musical gatherings for several years, so it was a natural offshoot for them to expand […]
Letter to the Editor
No Asphalt Plant We appreciate Colleen Gundlach’s coming out to talk to us. We need all the help we can get to save our town from a future of more heavy truck traffic, loss of property value and the polluting of our neighborhood. We are up against a ruthless, very wealthy businessman. Our town Planning […]
Giving Back to Norfolk
There is always a need for people who want to serve Norfolk by being part of the town’s boards and committees. Have you ever considered being a member of the Board of Finance or the Board of Education, or maybe you have an interest in Planning and Zoning or Assessment Appeals? The Republican Town Committee […]
WIN, WIN for Norfolk
Town festival celebrates its fourth year By Doug McDevittPhoto by Bruce Frisch Most great ideas come when we least expect them. In a dream or a daydream, during a conversation with a better half when we should be listening, or while running simple errands, it sometimes can’t be helped, they just pop in there. Well, […]
What Are Those New Roadside Towers?
On Route 44, just to the east of the intersection with Laurel Way, is a new metal tower surrounded by a chain-link fence connected to a new electric meter on the other side of the street. There is an identical new tower in East Canaan on 44 and another in the Route 8 highway median […]
July Children’s Programs at the Norfolk Library
All programs meet Mondays at 6 p.m. The programs are free, but please call the library at 860-542-5075 to reserve a place for programs with limited space. July 1, Robots Station Direct the Edison robots from the Connecticut Science Center to complete tasks using different methods of communicating. Limited to 35 children. July 8, Rocket Building Workshop […]
Norfolk’s May 2019 Weather
Not Norfolk’s best By Russell Russ When will we see some sunshine? That was the theme for May’s weather. It was the theme for April’s weather as well. Difficult to say why our weather has been so dreary this spring, but it sure will be nice when the sunshine returns—and for more than a day […]
Chamber Music Festival Shifts Into a Higher Register
By James Nelson With the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival now underway, there’s been a surge of activity on the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate. The students are here and making great use of Infinity Bistro, the Country Store, the Pub and the Hub. Audiences are coming for our series of concerts, lectures and master classes, and […]
Bringing the For-Profits Into the Norfolk Hub
By Ruth Melville In attempt both to support town businesses and to draw more people into the Hub, the Norfolk Foundation is starting a new program to showcase local home-based businesses. Under this new policy, any current Hub member can sponsor a for-profit business to hold a two-hour open house at the Hub. This gives […]
Norfolk Fire Department Gets Updated Rescue Equipment
Generous donations enable purchase By Jon BarbagalloPhoto courtesy of Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has received and already put into service our newest extrication tools, thanks to the Auxiliary for Community Health in Winsted and the largest response to date to our annual appeal. After an extensive research, the NVFD chose to purchase battery-operated spreaders and cutters […]
