Spotting Unusual Animals on the Back Roads of Norfolk
Who’s Your Llama? By Andra Moss In Norfolk it’s wise to keep an eye out for deer, bears, skunks and the rare awe-inspiring appearance of a bald eagle. But travelers on Winchester Road often do a double take at an unfamiliar hilltop silhouette. These are the llamas on Roy Pilbin’s farm. Pilbin has been raising […]
Planning for Norfolk’s Future
Selectmen’s Corner By Matt Riiska I think we are all relieved that 2020 is ending and are looking forward to what we hope will truly be happy new year. Our list of maintenance and road improvement projects for 2021 is long. Projects for next summer include the paving of North Colebrook Road, chip sealing of […]
Letters
Poll Workers Make It Happen Thank you! to all the people at Town Hall, especially Linda Perkins, our town clerk, and our registrars of voters, Phylis Bernard and Dee Perron, who worked so hard to make the election work so smoothly and safely, both for those who voted absentee and those who voted in person. […]
Norfolk’s October 2020 Weather
Fourth Snowiest October on Record By Russell Russ It was a warm, pleasant and colorful October in Norfolk – until the end of the month. On Oct. 30, this month became Norfolk’s fourth snowiest October over the last 89 years. After a long, warm and dry fall it was quite a shock for many to […]
Community News
Beaver Management Webinar On Dec. 9 at 1 p.m., Mike Callahan, president of the nonprofit Beaver Institute, will discuss beavers, their value, and how to successfully manage beaver-related problems when they occur. Beaver-dammed road culverts and other flooding problems are common issues. Since 1998, Callahan has personally resolved over 1,700 of these human-beaver conflicts. Callahan […]
Norfolk Then…
The Church of Christ Congregational is the picture of Victorian abundance in this exuberant Christmas evergreen display as photographed by Marie Kendall around 1900. Mary and Isabella Eldridge, daughters of the Rev. Joseph Eldridge, were responsible for many of the decorations in the church at this time. From their elaborate Italian gardens which descended in […]
Holiday Celebrations Change During the Time of Covid
Families finding ways to be together and safe by Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto Courtesy of Janet Byrne Family celebrations are a holiday tradition many people look forward to during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Because of Covid-19, however, these celebrations come with the risk of exposure to a potentially fatal virus. Many Norfolk residents now must decide what […]
Changes Coming Around Town Hall
To increase parking and connection to Station Place Text By Tom HodgkinsPhoto Courtesy of Town Hall In an ideal world, proposed plans actually come to fruition. On Sept. 14, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a new Plan of Conservation and Development for the Town of Norfolk. Among the goals of the plan were […]
Battling Buckthorn While Staying at Home
It’s Only Natural By Susannah Wood When the novel coronavirus dropped “normal” on its head, many Norfolkians found themselves spending much more time at home. People cleaned attics and garages, went through their closets, baked a lot of bread. Molly Ackerly and Mike Sconyers, very busy lawyers before March hit, knew just what to do […]
Artisans Guild of Norfolk Closing After Twenty-Six Years
Sales have slowed during the pandemic Text by Jude MeadPhoto by Savage Frieze The Artisan Guild of Norfolk is closing its doors. Vee Kausel and Kathy Williams, co-owners of the Guild, made the announcement in October. The last day of business will be December 11 unless someone steps up to take it over. “We would […]
