This Old Norfolk House
The 1764 Stevens House, Part 2: A Hatter’s Norfolk Legacy By Joe Kelly When Nathaniel Stevens came to Norfolk in the mid-1700s to set up his business as a hatter and build the house that still stands on Old Colony Road—and which the Stevens family would occupy well into the 20th century—he would become one […]
Eye on Town Government
Board of Selectmen April Meeting By Ruth Melville In the main item of business at the Board of Selectmen (BoS) meeting on April 3, First Selectman Matt Riiska raised the question of the Town of Norfolk’s 25-year $4 million loan from Dime Bank to pay for the reconstruction of Maple Ave and the new roof […]
Eye on Town Government
P&Z Approves Home Business By Susan MacEachron The Planning & Zoning Commission determined that a home-based dog training business could be approved for a zoning permit at its meeting on April 9. Annie Johnson introduced herself to the commissioners and described how she moved to Norfolk last year and wanted to start a dog training […]
Canaan Health Center Ready to Open
Ribbon cutting May 10 By Colleen Gundlach The wait is over! Residents of the Northwest Corner have been eagerly watching the progress of construction of the Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC) at 6-8 East Main Street in North Canaan, and it is now ready to open. A special ribbon-cutting celebration will be held on […]
Celebrating Earth Day
Botelle School had a full day Earth Day celebration on Monday, April 22. The Norfolk Library’s Eileen Fitzgibbons and Bina Thomson read nature stories and led a wildflower seedpod workshop with each class. Second graders Lyko Whitaker, Isla Regis, and Charlie Crawford are shown above (from left to right) mushing up recycled paper and water […]
Selectman’s Corner
Volunteers Needed By Matt Riiska I have mentioned this before on a few occasions, but here we go again. We need volunteers to fill positions on many of our boards, commissions and committees, not to mention our ambulance and fire departments. We are currently looking for new members for the Inland Wetlands Agency and the […]
Off the beaten path
Ashley Falls Offers A Lot to Explore By David Beers The beaten path is Route 7. If you are heading north on Route 7 from North Canaan, just past the Connecticut police barracks, there is a road that veers left at a slight angle. This is Ashley Falls Road (Route 7A), and if you take […]
Cook, for Goodness Sake!
Got a (Tofu) Piccata? By Linda Garrettson If anyone reading this thinks tofu will ruin an Italian recipe, listen up. These cutlets can hold their own in any Marsala, chicken parmesan or piccata recipe. Tofu has long been maligned with complaints that range from its texture to lack of flavor. However, tofu, made from soybeans, […]
Norfolk Now would like to thank all those who have supported us last year
Martha & Will AgateGraham & Elizabeth AllynMary Ann AndersonSusan & Eric AndersonCaroline & Dyck AndrusPeter & Julia AnsteyChristina & Steven AstrovePeter AzizKenneth & Leslie BarkerCaitlin Macy & Jeremy BarnumKathy & John BascettaJohn & Sonia BattenDorothy BazzanoDeborah BellLinda BellAmy & Peter BernsteinErzsebet & Donald BlackElizabeth BordenAndrew Smith, Boyce Nemec DesignsGerry BrodnitzkiJennie BrownNancy Kriegel & John BrunelleMichael […]
Bookshop Pop-Up to Enliven Downtown Norfolk in May
By Andra Moss A bookstore is opening in downtown Norfolk for the month of May as part of the Norfolk Hub’s pop-up business incubator space in the Royal Arcanum building. The Dog’s Ear used bookstore is the brainchild of the Norfolk Library director, Ann Havemeyer, and trustees Michael Selleck and Trish Deans. All proceeds will […]
