Winter Pickleball in Botelle Gym
By Janet Gokay Mead For anyone eagerly awaiting updates on the burgeoning pickleball scene in Norfolk, there’s good news: Botelle School has opened its gym to the popular sport on Wednesdays from 6 to 8:15 p.m. You can leave your pickleball shoes with ice cleats at home for the day and play on one of […]
Letters
Zoning Regulations and the New Firehouse Over the past months, there has been much discussion about the current status of the zoning application for our new Norfolk firehouse. Some of that discussion suggests an incomplete understanding of how zoning applications must be processed under state law. As the chair of the Norfolk Planning and Zoning […]
Library as Community Center
Library Associates Celebrate 50 Years of Supporting the Library By Ruth Melville The Library Associates are 50 years old this year, and to celebrate, the Norfolk Library Board of Trustees threw them a party and invited the whole town. The party was held at the library on Saturday, Jan. 20. Although it was a cold, […]
Solar Flares and the Solar Sycle
The Celestial Sphere By Matthew Johnson In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun produced a X5.0 solar flare (R3 Strong Radio Blackout), the largest flare observed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center since 2017. There was also a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) related to this event. This […]
Real Estate Sales
On Nov. 20, 2023, from John S. Morgan to Mason Crane, 72 Loon Meadow Drive, for $315,000. On Nov. 21, 2023, from Gordon J. Taylor and Allison Taylor to Stacie McCormick, 86 Greenwoods Road East, for $381,500. On Dec. 4, 2023, from Sally A. McGinnis to Sean and Dawn Muzzulin, 221 Bruey Road, for $130,000. […]
West Lowe to Perform as Mark Twain at the Norfolk Library
Script made up of original Twain writings By Michael Cobb West Lowe is reviving his one-man show as Mark Twain for a Feb. 13 performance at the Norfolk Library. For those who have never seen Lowe as Twain, the actor embodies the writer by wearing period clothing and makeup, something he’s been doing for nearly […]
Notes from a French Kitchen
Enjoy Citrus Flavors in Winter By Marie-Christine Perry Winter is here, and although I do not have in Norfolk the Meyer lemon trees of my Northern California yard, I still stock my pantry with countless citrusy delights that we will enjoy through spring, summer and fall. Citrus fruits have a way of waking up the […]
Photography Show at Norfolk Library
Longtime photographer Jennifer Almquist will display her first public show at the Norfolk Library this month. Almquist, a Norfolk resident, has worked as a freelance photographer for over 40 years. After studying photography at NYU, she studied filmmaking at the Sundance Film Institute and was the former owner of the Almquist Gallery in New Preston, […]
A New Kind of Recycling
Fire Department Gets New Truck, Gives Old One to Public Works Department By Ruth Melville The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has recently purchased a new 2023 Ford F-350 brush truck, with a 225-gallon water tank and a 6-gallon fire-fighting foam cell. This smaller truck is good for handling brush fires and accessing difficult to reach […]
The Guilded Artisan Has Closed
By Jude Mead As The Guilded Artisan closed its doors last month, owner Sean Sweeney reflected on the past years. “My vision for the guild was to support our incredibly talented artist community while providing a place for the people of Norfolk, as well as others, to enjoy the artist’s talents and our beautiful town. […]
