Books, Books, Books
The Norfolk Library’s annual book sale on Aug. 27 and 28 enjoyed lovely summer weather. Now in its 46th year, the sale has only had to be canceled once, in 2020, because of Covid. The sale, which is held in a big tent set up in the library parking lot, is run by the Library […]
Keeping Vital Supplies Flowing to Ukraine’s Front Lines
Two men with local ties send equipment where it’s needed most Text By Andra MossPhoto Courtesy of Evan Platt On May 1, barely two months after the start of Russian invasion of Ukraine, Evan Platt boarded a plane in Salt Lake City, Utah, bound for Warsaw. His friend and former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]
Self-Defense Class Planned in Response to Attack on Norfolk Woman
By Avice Meehan A 20-year-old Winsted man is being held on $450,000 bond after being charged in the June 30 attempted rape and strangulation of a Norfolk woman. Jason Heath, of 114 West Road, Winsted, has entered a not guilty plea to three felony charges, including attempted rape, strangulation, and unlawful restraint. His next court […]
Babs Perkins Uses Intentional Movement to Produce Ethereal Photograpys
Text by Jude MeadPhoto Courtesy of Babs Perkins Photography has the power to inspire and the ability to invoke an emotional response in people. It is a visual tool that allows photographers to show how they see the world. For professional photographer and writer Barbara “Babs” Perkins, photography is a passion. She uses it to […]
Norfolk Emergency Services Had a Busy and Tragic Holiday
By Jonathan Barbagallo The volunteers with Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) and Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance had a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend, which sadly included two deaths – one a visitor passing through town and the other a resident of Greenwoods Road West. The emergency calls started with a request for the NVFD […]
Breaking News …
Eye on Town Government On the evening of July 26, about 150 Norfolk residents assembled in front of Town Hall for a special town meeting to vote on whether Norfolk should enter into an agreement with Lodestar Energy to develop a solar array at the transfer station site. First Selectman Matt Riiska and representatives from […]
Selectmen Discuss Hazardous Mitigation Plan and Tree Removal
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville With the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, the town website is now under the supervision of Town Hall, with an annual budget of $15,000. At their July 6 meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to appoint to the new town Website Committee Sue Frisch, Kathryn […]
EDC to Support Self-Defense Class
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville South Norfolk resident Adair Mali attended the July 14 meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) to ask for the commission’s support of her plan to hold a one-day workshop for women on self-defense, to be held in September in Battell Chapel. Mali was inspired to organize the […]
Eve Thew’s Memorial Garden
Photo by Erick Olsen For the last two years, the Green Team of the Norfolk Church of Christ dreamed of planting a pollinator garden on church grounds. When a team member suggested the garden could also serve as a memorial for Eve Thew, everyone agreed that a pollinator garden would be a perfect way to […]
Norfolk Reacts to Supreme Court Decision
Over 100 people gathered on Norfolk’s town green on Sunday, July 24, in support of womens’ right to make their own private decisions about their reproductive health. The gathering was organized by Jenna Brown who said, “Overturning Roe vs. Wade is not okay and we have to do something” State Representative Maria Horn spoke, encouraging […]
