Comings and Goings
The Pub, Unplugged The Norfolk Pub has started a weekly live summer music series on Thursday nights, from 7 to 9 p.m. Bands play from the smaller elevated area in the main dining room and keep the volume comfortable so as to not interfere with diners’ conversations. Local musicians are strongly encouraged to apply. Norfolk’s Michael Cobb […]
Comings and Goings
The Little Shop on the Corner Norfolk has officially joined the ranks of small towns with a great bookstore. Trish Deans has set up Les Renards & Co. (the foxes) Booksellers in the Arcanum Building, in the storefront adjacent to Robertson Plaza. The light-filled space holds bookshelves filled with collectible and other books plus a […]
Annals of Democracy
Norfolk Voters Speak Their Minds By Avice MeehanIn recent years, Norfolk’s annual town meeting has been short, sharp and poorly attended. Not so this year, when more than 100 residents crowded into the Hall of Flags at Botelle Elementary school on May 12 to make their voices heard on two disparate topics: an appropriation for […]
Know Your Neighbor
Lisa Mangen By Lorelai DeCerboHow did you come to Norfolk?That’s a long story! My mother grew up in Norfolk and I used to spend my summers up here. But what actually brought us to the area full-time is that my dad opened a bakery in 1985 in Canaan—Christiansen’s Bakery. My parents had a bakery in […]
Board of Education to Consider School Candidates
Four applicants for superintendent advance By Avice MeehanFive individuals have applied for the position of superintendent of schools for Botelle Elementary School. At its May meeting, the Board of Education (BOE) decided to proceed with interviewing four candidates recommended by the search committee with the goal of recommending two finalists for interviews by the full […]
Exploring Norfolk’s Past
A Former Seminary Hides in Plain Sight at Botelle School By Stephanie FunkSometimes it seems as though Norfolk is virtually unchanged, that the familiar buildings and streets have always been there. To some extent this is true, but as the saying goes, the only constant is change.An example of this lies within the familiar walls […]
Llamas at the Library
Students from Botelle Elementary met Alex, a two-year-old llama from Country Quilt Llama Farm, at the Norfolk Library’s Corner Club. Owner Debbie Labbe, who has shared her llamas for over 30 years, talked about llamas, answered questions, and read “Is Your Mama a Llama?” to the group. Kids took turns petting Alex and went home […]
Library Fills Kids’ Summer With Color
By Andra MossThe Norfolk Library has selected “Color Our World” as the theme for its 2025 Summer Reading Program. The program will run for seven weeks on Monday evenings, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., from June 16 to July 28. The program will explore design, art and science, encouraging young readers to connect with the […]
Norfolk’s Carley Bannerman to Enter Class of 2029 at U.S. Naval Academy
By Andra MossCarley Bannerman, a native of Norfolk and 2024 graduate of Northwestern Regional 7, is set to report to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. on June 26 to be inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2029. She will immediately begin six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training, known as Plebe Summer. […]
Eye on Town Government
Two Applications Before Wetlands By Susan MacEachronThe Inland Wetlands Agency accepted an application for a new septic system and heard a presentation about development of a building site from Kate Briggs Johnson, president of the Foundation for Norfolk Living, at the meeting on May 5. Scott Kelly, the builder for owner Karen Rossi, described the […]
