Letters
Recreation Committee Needs New Members The town Recreation Committee is looking for new members and team coordinators. Members of the committee meet monthly to discuss current recreational activities being offered and other topics related to the recreational needs of the town. The committee is also looking for recreation team coordinators for the following sports: Fall: soccer Winter: basketball, skiing […]
McCall foundation Fights to Prevent Overdose Deaths in the Northwest Corner
Norfolk is not immune to the opioid crisis By Colleen Gundlach It would never happen in Norfolk—not in our small town. But it has happened and it continues to happen. Jessica Listorti, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), has lived in Norfolk all her life. She’s seen firsthand what opioid addiction has done to the […]
Norfolk Salutes its Volunteers
Spotlight on Weekend in Norfolk Ruth Melville I’ll always be glad to have had a part in putting together the first Weekend in Norfolk in 2016, along with Sue Frisch and Holly Gill. The original idea came from Sue, and she was—and still is—the driving force behind the now biannual all-town festival. A crucial part […]
Weekend in Norfolk Is Back for Its Eighth Summer
Celebrating Art, Culture and Nature in Norfolk By Ruth Melville On Aug. 4, 5 and 6, Weekend in Norfolk (WIN) is back in town for its eighth annual summer, with a mixture of old and new events. Some of the old favorites coming back this year are a tour of the stained class windows at […]
Norfolk’s Cultural History
Historical Society’s New Exhibit Traces 200 Years of Art and Music in Norfolk By Andra Moss The Norfolk Historical Society opens its 63rd season with an exhibition tracing the origins of organized music and art programs in Norfolk through the many contributions of the Robbins, Battell, Eldridge and Stoeckel families. “Shedding Light: 200 Years of […]
Help Norfolk Fire Name Their New Mascot!
Submit your original and creative name to nametheyeti@norfolkfire.org. Be sure to include your name suggestion, your name, and contact information. Entries will be accepted until Aug. 3 at 12 p.m. The Fire Department will announce the new mascot’s name during the WIN (Weekend in Norfolk) NVFD Tanker Wet Down Ceremony and Open House on Saturday, Aug. […]
Norfolk Remembers
Peter Pouncey Longtime Norfolk resident Peter Pouncey died on May 30, 2023, at the age of 85. He was born on October 1, 1937, in China, where his father was serving as the British commissioner of maritime customs. After World War II, the family moved to England. Pouncey was an undergraduate at Oxford and received […]
Research Group Monitors Endangered American Bitterns in Norfolk
Its Only Natural By Shelley Harms In late May, passersby on Winchester Road noticed people in waterproof waders staring intently through binoculars out into Kelly Swamp. Some lucky ones even got to see what they were watching – American bitterns! The American bittern is endangered in Connecticut. Large, stocky herons with brown upperparts and streaked […]
Back in the Swim at Tobey Pond
The weather is heating up nicely now, at the end of June, and Tobey Pond is open every day, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Stickers are available from the Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall during normal business hours or by mail (there is a link to the application on the town website). A […]
