Slip-Sliding into Winter Fun, Norfolk Style
Text by Susannah WoodPhoto by Savage Frieze Over the years, winter in the Icebox of Connecticut has been a glorious season for those of us who love skating, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Although climate change has made winter sport a chancier thing, there are still days when conditions are just right for an afternoon of […]
James Mars, Once Enslaved, to be Honored in Norfolk This Spring
A Witness to History by Rhonan Mokriski On the first day of class this past fall, I bet the juniors and seniors in my American history class that they could not name 10 famous Black Americans who were born before 1950. They quickly and confidently took up the challenge, but after a few painstaking minutes, […]
Norfolk’s November/December Weather 2020
Fourth Warmest Year on Record by Russell Russ The final two months of 2020 began our journey into winter. November, being warmer than normal with below-average precipitation and snowfall, might possibly indicate that we are in for a warm winter with below-normal snowfall amounts. December’s conditions were fairly normal for December. There was some snow, […]
Vaccine Rollout Underway in Connecticut
Should be available to general public by this summer by Colleen Gundlach Since the first Covid-19 vaccine was approved in December, people have been eager to sign up to receive their doses. According to The Washington Post, as of Jan. 22 at least 16.2 million people have been vaccinated against Covid. The process that has […]
February, Hellebores
Through the Garden Gate By Leslie Watkins It’s winter. There’s a blanket of snow on the ground, and everything is frozen. Yet, as if to prove that there is always hope, always beauty, always something wonderful and amazing, hidden under the snow are the blossoms of hellebores. Like a precious, silent secret that we dare […]
Donna J. Thomes , 1950-2020
Donna J. Thomes, a beloved partner, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away at her home in Norfolk, in comfort and peace, on Nov. 23, 2020, surrounded by her family. Donna was born in Winchester on Dec. 12, 1950, the daughter of Charles and Mary Thomes. Donna was a very caring person, always ready to help […]
2021 Brings New Challenge for the Connecticut State Legislature
An interview with State Representative Maria Horn By Jeremy Withnall On Friday, Jan. 15, Norfolk Now interviewed Maria Horn (D), recently re-elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives for District 64, which includes Norfolk as well as much of the far northwestern corner of the state. As she starts her second term in office, we wanted to ask […]
A Bowl of Soup, the Classic Winter Warmer
Notes from a French Kitchen by Marie-Christine Perry One of the joys of winter for me is soup! From fragrant and creamy tomato and basil soup to the classic potato leek; from hearty minestrone to bacon-scented pumpkin; from thick and spicy black bean soup to clear chicken broth with vermicelli, I can cook all different […]
Wiley Wood Steps Down as Editor After 10 Years at Norfolk Now
by Ruth Melville Wiley Wood doesn’t quite remember when he joined the staff at Norfolk Now—turns out it was 2010—but he does remember his first assignment, to write a profile on longtime NN staff photographer Bruce Frisch (who himself retired last year). “I was furious,” Wood said recently. “I thought it would a stupid be […]
Is Fiber Optic Networking Already Obsolete?
I write to follow up my earlier letter, in the October issue. Residents of Northwest Connecticut and specifically Norfolk could soon have a legitimate option for better, faster Internet without the multimillion dollar, 40-year commitment being presented by the NW ConneCT committee. As the pandemic has highlighted the need for improved Internet capability across our […]
