Two First-Time Playwrights Explore Lives on Stage
Text by Andra MossPhotos by Adam Heller Two one-act plays, written by Norfolk-based playwrights Sara Heller and Marinell Crippen, will premiere on Feb. 25 at the Norfolk Library. Both women are actors who have trained and worked in New York City, and Crippen is house manager at the Sharon Playhouse. Although neither had ever seriously […]
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 […]
Norfolk Swimmer Olivia Olsen Changes Lane
High school senior recruited to row for Syracuse University Text by Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto Courtesy of Syracuse University Norfolk’s Olivia Olsen has spent her whole life swimming. Now a high school senior she had planned to swim competitively in college, and the SwimCloud coaching platform has her ranked 82nd in Connecticut in terms of recruitment. […]
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 […]
Norfolk Then …
An aerial photograph of Norfolk provides a glimpse of the town blanketed by snow on a winter’s day. At left, the Catholic Church designed by Alfredo Taylor still has its tower with open belfry. Next door, children play in the yard behind Center School, set well back from the road. This imposing brick structure had […]
