Norfolk Then…
This photograph was taken about 1880 from the ledges on the Stoeckel property looking north to Haystack Mountain. By then the hills of Norfolk had been deforested by the iron industry and the trees cut down to make charcoal. We have a clear view of the landscape and the pastures of Haystack Mountain Farm. Shepard […]
Fire Claims home of longtime norfolk family
while battling blaze, firefighters experience hydrant failure By Joe Kelly A longtime Norfolk family has lost the house they called home for more than 50 years. Early in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 10, as intense lightning storms swept through the Norfolk area, the home of Jenny and Michael Langendoerfer, located south of the village […]
View From the Green
How did we shape up? By Colleen Gundlach When something momentous happens in a town, it sometimes begins quietly, without fanfare, and quite innocuously. Then slowly, like a snowball rolling down a hill, it gains girth and strength until it becomes a vital source of information and communication in the lives of the townspeople. Such […]
Swords Into Plowshares
The Right Rev. James Curry, a co-founder of Swords into Plowshares Northeast, shows how a rifle barrel can be transformed into a garden tool. As part of the Sept. 10 program, tools were shared with Husky Meadows Farm, the garden at Botelle School and the Workman Memorial AME Zion Church in Torrington. For more about […]
The Greenwoods Puppet Festival Returns
Handmade puppets tell timeless tales By Bina Thomson Eileen Fitzgibbons, events coordinator for the Norfolk Library, stayed busy this summer preparing for the return of the Greenwoods Puppet Festival. Fitzgibbons was initially inspired by several puppet theater performances she attended in 2018 and says she knew instantly that she wanted to bring puppetry to Norfolk. […]
Letters
Hazards of Farming An agricultural enterprise in Norfolk converted to organic practices after years of using pesticides, which was a relief for nearby residents, as pesticides increase rates of human cancers and harm birds and other pollinators. This business now applies manure waste from nonorganic dairy farms in Canaan to their fields. Although this application […]
Letters
I am writing in response to a letter posted in the September issue of Norfolk Now, “They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot.” The writer noted that the town did not warn residents or post flyers indicating that work was going to take place on town roads after the July flooding. Those traveling, […]
Real Estate Sales
On September 5, from 134 Meekertown Road LLC to Samara E. Levenstein, 134 Meekertown Road, for $530,000.
Review of New Firehouse Gets Underway
Wetlands, zoning and financing to be addressed By Joe Kelly Plans for a new firehouse for the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) are under review by various town boards and committees, the start of a months-long process to reach a decision on the largest new public facility to be considered in Norfolk in years. Under […]
Selectman’s Corner
A Growing List of Town Projects Where should I start? The list of projects seems to grow each month. We received unfortunate news that FEMA will not reimburse us for the damage to our roads, culverts and bridges that occurred during the flooding and heavy rains in July. The good news is that the Connecticut […]
