Food Pantry Reports Surge In Visits as Grocery Prices Remain High
Goal remains dignified client experience By Elizabeth Bailey Food price inflation has slowed from this time last year, down from an annual rate of 8.5 percent to 4.3 percent, but families continue to experience the shock waves. “We have undoubtedly seen a drastic increase in the number of people utilizing the food pantry, including many […]
View From the Green
A Look To the North By David Beers Many Norfolkians reading this are probably Connecticut-centric in their geographic thinking. This means we tend to favor and gravitate to in-state locations for work and play. Traveling south, east and west along the well-worn routes to Winsted, Torrington, Salisbury, Goshen and North Canaan is much more common […]
As Challenges to Library Books Surge, Norfolk Library Celebrates the Freedom to Read
By Bina Thomson What began as a pushback against book bans has become a modern fight against censorship. Established in 1982, Banned Books Week, generally held the first week of October, is an annual event recognized by libraries, bookstores and intellectual associations across the United States. To further educate the public on the issue, the […]
The Gas Spill One Year Later
Pollution, lawsuits and complaints remain By Joe Kelly It’s been a full year since a tanker truck crashed on Route 44, spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline into the middle of Norfolk. While the initial cleanup is largely complete, residents in the direct path of the spill are still wrestling with the consequences. Several have […]
The Big Puppet Parade
“The village green was a perfect setting for the magical, whimsical parade of puppets weaving around the trees, interacting with the spectators and dancing to the music,” enthused Library Director Ann Havemeyer. Walker Wilcox delighted in conquering the dragon at the end of the Big Puppet Parade (right). Photos by Jude Mead.
Puppets Take Norfolk Village Green
By Andra Moss The magic was swirling as the Greenwoods Puppet Festival returned to Norfolk Library on Oct. 13-14 with local and international puppet artists, live music and the Big Puppet Parade, led by Mark Alexander’s 10-foot-tall “Flock of Doves.” Sponsored by the Norfolk Library and the Battell Arts Foundation, festival events featured hand-crafted marionettes […]
From the Bookshelf
Joan Crawford’s Lifetime of Reinvention Explored in New Book by Robert Dance By Leila Javitch Longtime Norfolk resident Robert Dance has written a new book which, even before its publication release, has sold out its first printing. “Ferocious Ambition: Joan Crawford’s March to Stardom” provides not only a biography of the professional life of the […]
In Memoriam
Timothy Walter King (1966-2023) Timothy Walter King, 57, entered into eternal life on Oct. 21, 2023, with family by his side. Born Sept. 11, 1966, in Winsted, he was the son of the late Paul and Rita (Lachat) King. Timothy graduated from the special needs program at Conard High School in West Hartford, where he […]
Aija is Back for the Holidays
Bella Erder’s shop, Aija, once a must-browse space in Station Place, is back as a pop-up in Royal Arcanum Building starting Friday, Nov. 24, from 12 to 5 p.m. Erder will offer a stylish and affordable collection of jewelry, scarves, gifts, and tabletop accessories- “perfect,” she says, “for gift giving as well as a little […]
Proposed Firehouse Advances to Planning and Zoning Commission
Public hearing set for Nov. 14 By Joe Kelly Plans for a new Norfolk firehouse have received financial backing from the State of Connecticut and approval from the town’s Inland Wetlands Agency—two milestones for a project that could reshape Norfolk’s emergency response capabilities for years to come. Attention now shifts to Norfolk’s Planning and Zoning […]
