Climb Aboard the Community Bus
The Norfolk Community Bus is now up and running. The bus, which is airy and comfortable, is available for people who need a ride for medical appointments, shopping and other social and personal reasons. People with medical needs are accommodated first. The bus seats 12 people with room for two wheelchairs (there is a lift). […]
UConn Professor to Discuss Insect Decline at Land Trust Annual Meeting
Dr. David L. Wagner, author, teacher and entomologist, will be the guest speaker at the Norfolk Land Trust’s annual meeting on Feb. 22 at the Norfolk Library. The talk will follow the Land Trust’s annual meeting at 3:30 p.m. Wagner is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut. Wagner began […]
Norfolk Then…
Harvesting ice was an important industry in Norfolk before the advent of mechanical refrigeration in the 1920s, and frozen ponds were kept free of snow not for skating but to keep the ice from getting soft before the harvest. Ebenezer Burr advertised “Tobey Pond Ice” delivered door-to-door on hot summer days, and the Norfolk Ice […]
