Friday Flowers on the Green
Another fab “Friday Night on the Green” featured a flower and veggie contest with honors determined by judges (L to R) Christina Vanderlip, Patricia Platt and Linda Garretson. Winners, all! — Photo by Joey Vasaturo
Let It Roll — Bocce Is Back
The 3rd annual Norfolk Bocce Tournament will roll out on the court behind Ten Station Place on Sunday, October 3rd at noon. It’s fun, free and for all ages. Simply email organizer Lindsey Boucher at lboucher@norfolkmgmt.com to be placed on a team, let her know about an existing team of two to four players or for […]
The Poetry of Sarah Anderson: A Book Launch Celebration
Text By Andra MossPhoto by Babs Perkins The old red barn on Colebrook Road was an ideal setting for the reading by Sarah Alcott Anderson from her first published book of poetry, “We Hold On To What We Can” (Loom Press). On an early August afternoon, the large crowd of invited guests, distributed in folding […]
Authors, Audiences to Reconnect at Haystack Book Festival
by Jude Mead Have your Covid-19 proof of vaccination ready because you won’t want to miss the lineup of authors at this year’s Haystack Book Festival in Norfolk. The festival was canceled last year because of the pandemic. This year it will follow the state and CDC guidelines and will be live in-person, with proof […]
Wettest July on Record
By Russell Russ On average, July is Norfolk’s warmest month of the year. July of 2020 was both the warmest July and the warmest of any month on record for Norfolk. This July might technically end up being the warmest month of 2021, but it sure did not feel like it. The month started out […]
Sandhill Spotting
Local birders have been surprised and delighted to spot at least one pair of Sandhill cranes in Norfolk this summer. This is not a bird usually found in the Northeast; they breed all across Canada and into Alaska, as well as in large swaths of the Midwest and the Intermountain West. According to bird enthusiast […]
Creating Music from Start to Finish
By David Beers Andrew Thomson distinctly remembers a pivotal moment in his life: it was the 90s and he was singing in the Chorus Angelicus children’s choir at the Norfolk Music Shed. Also onstage were professional adult instrumentalists accompanying the choir. Thomson was awed by their musicality and got his first glimpse of his future […]
August Board of Selectman Meeting
By Ruth Melville The health effects of the Covid pandemic continue to keep us all concerned. With that said, we are asking everyone to please continue to heed the advice of the CDC and health professionals: wear a mask in enclosed public spaces, wash your hands frequently and if you have not yet received your […]
Artist’s Workshop Coming to Town
By Jude Mead When Hilary VanWright sees an opportunity that will benefit her community, she goes after it. That is exactly what happened when she learned about a grant from the Artist Fellowship Program. Fellowship awards provide recognition and funding support for Connecticut artists and are highly competitive. VanWright, however, was confident in her idea […]
Looking Into Our Universe’s Past
The Celestial Sphere by Matthew Johnson The James Webb Space Telescope, weighing more than seven tons, is scheduled to be launched in late September or October by a European Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana, very close to the earth’s equator. The most important aspect in the telescope’s name […]
