An Illustrated Talk at the Norfolk Library with Jenny Byers
Scion of the Pittsburgh oil and banking family, William Larimer Mellon, Jr., was married, thefather of three, and a successful rancher in Arizona when, at thirty-seven, he read a Lifemagazine article about Albert Schweitzer’s philosophy of “reverence for life” which guided hismission hospital in a remote area of Gabon, Africa. A correspondence between Mellon andSchweitzer […]
Coming Soon: The Great Barrington Triplex II
Community has come together to purchase a piece of history By Patricia PlattEarly in 1995, Richard Stanley bought a lumber yard in Great Barrington and built the Triplex Theater on its site. It quickly became a beloved community gathering place where, for 28 years, locals of all ages remember eating popcorn and watching Hollywood, independent […]
Beautifying Norfolk for Spring
West Lowe and Nash Pradhan prep the flower baskets for the spring Norfolk Village beautification project. Marie Lowe, the organizer of the project, will be planting the flowers. The Norfolk Community Association, a non-profit group dedicated to maintaining the charm of Norfolk for the benefit of residents and visitors, sponsored the project. Photo by Jude […]
Ronald J. Sloan
Norfolk Remembers Ronald J. Sloan, 91, died peacefully on May 19, 2023, at home with his family by his side. He was thehusband and high school sweetheart of Susan (Sawitzke) Sloan for 50 years. He was born on Jan. 8,1932, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late James and Mildred (Miller) Sloan. He was a Veteran […]
Benefit Concert for Humanitarian Aid
Teryn Kuzma, an accomplished vocalist and instrumentalist, held a benefit concert for humanitarian aid at Norfolk’s Botelle Chapel. She performed contemporary works, and uncommon Eastern European opera and art song. Kuzma accompanied herself on the 55-stringed Ukrainian bandura, a large harp-zither whose origins can be traced back to the 1600s in Ukraine.
Clarification on Harvesting Ramps
The portion of the article on wild edibles needs some clarification about ramp harvesting (“In Search of Wild Edibles,” Norfolk Now, May 2023). While not advocated in the article it should be made very clear that you do not harvest ramp bulbs.The bulbs take many years to mature, and digging one up is destroying a […]
Raising the Steeple
The Raise the Steeple Committee of the Church of Christ Congregational is delighted to announce that we have been awarded, and the church voted to accept, a $200,000 grant for the project by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The community of Norfolk has shown tremendous support of this project and with these additional funds […]
Norfolk Rails to Trails Wins $400k Grant
North Brook Trail to be Fully Accessible By Andra Moss The third time was the charm for the Norfolk Rails to Trail (R2T) committee’s grant application to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Connecticut Recreational Trails Program. When the official announcement was made on May 15, Norfolk was one of only 50 communities […]
Norfolk in a Pickle
Pickleball in Norfolk: Bridge With a Racket By Janet Gokay Mead If you have access to any sort of media, you’ve probably read several articles about how pickleball is taking the country by storm. Well, for once, Norfolk was at the forefront of a cultural tsunami: a small group of players in town have been […]
Norfolk’s April 2023 Weather
Fifth Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ April’s weather this year was highlighted by summer-like conditions early in the month. Unlike last year, when April started off cool and ended warm, this April started off warm, went to hot, then went to cool. After a very snowy March, it was quite the rebound to […]
