Jumping Worms, Part 2: What to do?
By Susannah Wood Last month Norfolk Now published a short piece (“Jumping Worms: Fast-Moving Agents of Destruction”) on the breaking story that Asian jumping worms had arrived on the grounds of the Norfolk Library, adjacent to the new native plant bed. Readers may be wondering what steps can be taken to, at the very least, […]
Know Your Neighbor
Hilary VanWright How did you come to Norfolk? I first visited Norfolk 23 years ago and was awed by the scenery and the local appreciation for the arts. I left Manhattan to become a full-time resident in 2017. The children’s librarian (who happens to be the grandmother of my children), the waterlilies, Barbour Woods and the […]
Real Estate Sales
On June 3, from Shirky Unlimited LLC to Dominick Pietrzak, 315 Ashpotag Road, for $99,000. On June 5, from Brett Austin Robbins to Anne M. and Ryan R. Johnson, tow acres on Parker Hill Road, for $25,000. On June 12, form Margaret E. Burnett to Barbara A., Brian J. and Chrisitine Hennessey, co-trustees of the […]
New Growth, New Services
A Norfolk Tradition Looks to the Future By Colleen Gundlach The company now known as A.B. Bazzano Fuels has been a part of Norfolk history since 1937, when John C. Bazzano, Sr. opened John C. Bazzano & Son, a business that sold ice and coal. As coal gave way to oil, the business evolved and […]
Tobey Receives a Gift Built to Last
Getting in and out of a bathing suit at Tobey Pond just got easier thanks to a new changing shed, compliments of the Norfolk Lions Club. The shed is the handiwork of the majestically-bearded master builder and craftsman, Philip Cyr, and well-known author, raconteur and community stalwart, John Funchion. Cyr, known for his painstaking restoration […]
Community News
Volunteers Needed—Free Concert Tickets! The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival is looking for community ushers for Friday and Saturday evenings, July 5 to Aug. 10 at the Music Shed. Ushers will take tickets, hand out programs and guide people to seats. In return, ushers receive free admission to concerts. Ushers must have proof of vaccination. Contact Tom […]
Norfolk Then…
In 1900, the Collar Brothers store stood adjacent to the Norfolk Library on the corner of Greenwoods Road and Maple Avenue (visible at the far right). The old store had been built in 1843 and was occupied by a series of merchants. The Collar Brothers advertised boots, shoes and groceries, as well as dry goods […]
