Eversource Price Hike LEads Many to Seek Alternate Suppliers
By Avice Meehan Asking someone what they pay per kilowatt hour of electricity is more likely to generate a confused stare than spark a lively conversation. At least that was true until November, when local energy provider Eversource announced it would seek a 50 percent hike in the cost of supplying electricity to residential and […]
Dawn Whalen Retiring as Executive Director of Norfolk Foundation
Text by Leila JavitchPhoto Courtesy of Dawn Whalen Dawn Whalen became the first executive director of the Norfolk Foundation (NF) in November 2016, arriving after three years as executive director of Habitat for Humanity for Northwest Connecticut. Mark Burke, a Norfolk resident and former member of the Habitat board, urged her to apply to head […]
Break-in at Norfolk Liquor Store
Troopers request help in identifying suspects By Colleen Gundlach At 4:45 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2023, forceable entry was made to the Mountain Spirits Liquor Store on John Curtis Road in Norfolk. Video surveillance showed two males who first attempted to jimmy the door open, but when unable to do so, they smashed the window. […]
Norfolk’s November and December Weather
Another Slow-Starting Winter by Russell Russ November and December typically mean the beginning of winter in Norfolk. Similar to recent years, this winter once again got off to a slow start. The final two months of 2022 were warmer than normal and below normal for snowfall. Each had short periods of winter-like weather, but nothing […]
Community News
Art Exhibit at the Library: Caryn King Floral still life paintings by Southfield, Mass., resident Caryn King will be on display at the Norfolk Library through the month of February. King’s paintings range from realism to the layered brushwork and inventiveness of expressionism. Sock Monkey Circus Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day on […]