Norfolk Remembers
Mary Kathryn Torrey Mary Kathryn Torrey, 79, of Manhattan and Norfolk, died at home in NYC on Aug. 10, 2023 after a long struggle with achalasia, COPD and heart issues. She is survived by William, her husband of 58 years; and by two married sons, Michael (Patricia) and Matthew (Kristin) and Matthew’s two children, Madeline […]
Correction
The Norfolk Tour de Forest is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14. The incorrect date was listed in the August issue of Norfolk Now. We apologize for the error.
Norfolk’s July 2023 Weather
Wettest July on Record By Russell Russ July was a warm and very wet month. There were no record-setting daily temperatures, but it was consistently warm and humid for most of the month. What stood out dramatically was the rainfall – heavy rainfall and a great deal of it. Details on the record setting July […]
EDC and Board of Education Discuss Ways to Support Botelle
By Ruth Melville The Economic Development Commission (EDC) invited members of the Board of Education (BoE), along with Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli and Principal Lauren Valentino, to attend an in-person meeting on Aug. 10 meeting to have a conversation about ways the EDC might be able to assist Botelle School. EDC co-chair Libby Borden started […]
Norfolk Now Would Like to Thank All Those Who Have Supported Us This Year
Brian & Heather Adams Martha & Will Agate Mary Ann & Bruce Anderson Mr. & Mrs. S.A. Anderson Susan & Eric Anderson Caroline & Dyck Andrus Peter & Julia Anstey Peter Aziz Caitlin Macy & Jeremy Barnum Kathy & John Bascetta John & Sonia Batten Deborah Bell Laura Blakeslee & Dale Bengston Gayle Blakeslee Elizabeth […]
Community News
Battell Arts Foundation Scholarship for Children and Young Adults The Battell Arts Foundation is actively soliciting applications for scholarships in the arts. The scholarships may be used to fund education or experience in any of the performing, literary or visual arts. Applicants must be residents of Norfolk or Colebrook and be in the third through […]
Norfolk Then…
Photo courtesy of the Norfolk Historical Society The North Middle School on Ashpohtag Road was one of eleven district schools that served children across Norfolk’s widely scattered settlement in the 19th century. Most were one-room schoolhouses equipped with a pot-bellied stove, and teachers boarded in homes nearby. One notable student who began her education at […]
View From the Green
Norfolk Ambulance Is on Life Support By Bevan Ramsey There have been a number of great articles in recent years about Norfolk’s ambulance service, about what we do and how we do it. These articles have always shared an invitation for much-needed volunteers. Sadly, the time has come to put a finer point on that […]
Choral Union Prepares Musical Tribute to Its History in Norfolk
Continuing the tradition to honor the composer By Patricia Platt The Litchfield County Choral Union (LCCU) and Yale’s Norfolk Summer School of Music will celebrate the chorus’ first concert at the Music Shed since 2019 with a tribute to its role in Norfolk’s musical history. The concert will present the pieces that were sung at […]
A Haystack Book Festival Discussion of One Poet’s Insights into Music and Poetry
By Leila Javitch In early July, the Haystack Book Festival hosted a talk on the musical interests of the distinguished American poet John Ashbery. Karin Roffman, author of “The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery’s Early Life” and currently completing a full biography of Ashbery, was accompanied by Melvin Chen, director of the Norfolk Chamber […]
