July Brings the Peach Truck
Notes from a Summer Kitchen Text by Marie-Christine PerryPhoto by Danielle Whitaker July brought us to a day I had been waiting for – the arrival of the Peach Truck from Georgia. A couple of years ago, we had heard about the Peach Truck from our friends Hartley and Janet, who waxed lyrical about the […]
Spotted Lanternfly Alert Issued
Lycorma delicatula, better known as Spotted Lanternfly (SLF for short) is an invasive insect that was discovered in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2014 and is currently spreading to nearby states via major travel and trade routes. Because SLFs feed on a wide range of fruit, ornamental and woody trees and some agricultural crops, it has the […]
Jogging Toward a Town Dog Park
Ready to run…unleashed…with friends! Is anyone willing to help this pooch, and others like her? Norfolk volunteers are looking into the possibility of establishing a Norfolk community dog park for the socialization of our canine friends and their owners. The group would welcome additional volunteers and needs assistance with some free legal advice about applying […]
Community News
It’s Here! Weekend in Norfolk Weekend in Norfolk is next weekend! Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5, 6 and 7 mark the return of full in-person activities and fun for Norfolk’s own seventh (really) annual summer festival. Fire-hose water soccer, refreshments on the green, music and art shows, a magician, Family Night and a movie, […]
Norfolk Then …
This four-story steel-framed brick building brought modern construction to Main Street in Norfolk and opened as the Wangum House in 1913, named after Wangum Lake on Canaan Mountain. Rooms were offered at 75 cents and $1, and a full-service restaurant was located on the main floor. Although there is a horse-drawn carriage parked in front, […]
Giving Teens a Space of Their Own
Norfolk Library seeks Teen Advisory Council members By Kelly Kandra Hughes From its terra-cotta tile roof and arched wooden ceilings to its leather chairs and oak tables, the Norfolk Library has served as a community center for 133 years. But there is one group that has been noticeably absent from the library—Norfolk teens. After informal […]
Former Norfolk Resident Publishes Her First Children’s Book
Finding Inspiration in the Words of a Child Text By Colleen GundlachPhoto by Laura Roehl A few years ago, there was a grandmother whose little grandson ran to her and said, “Grammy, Grammy, there’s a fish in the tree,” to which she replied, “A fish in a tree? How could that be?” That simple, spontaneous […]
Local Hero Recounts Grueling Guadalcanal Campaign
Text By Patricia PlattPhoto Courtesy of the Marolda Family The Battle of Guadalcanal, a six-month campaign for control of a strategically important Pacific island airfield, marked a critical turning point in World War II for the Allies. If the Japanese controlled the island, they could cut off the sea route between Australia and America. From […]
Serving the Underserved
Health center looks to open new office in North Canaan By Colleen Gundlach Twenty years ago, Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC) opened the doors to their small, two-room clinic at the Brooker Memorial site in Torrington. Now, in 2022, they have two full-size clinics—one in Torrington and one in Winsted—and are looking forward to […]
Preparing in Norfolk to Fight Wildfires Across North America
Interstate fire crew trains locally at Yale Camp By David Beers During the first week of June, 26 students and 10 instructors were cut off from the world at Yale Camp at Great Mountain Forest for four days of wildland fire training. The instructors were seasoned wildland fire fighting veterans and the students were new […]
