Community News
Friday Nights on the GreenNorfolk’s annual summer series on the village green begins this month. Enjoy popsicles and games on June 6, hosted by Botelle School PTO, with live music from local artist Andy Styles. On June 13, the Norfolk Library hosts the annual Pet Parade, with musical guest Julie Autumn Ford. Freund’s Farm Market […]
Norfolk Then…
The Eldridge Gymnasium, now Town Hall, was built in 1892. This view of the rear of the building, then with an open veranda, features the vibrant multi-colored buff and beige Mission tiles of the roof, sadly removed. The Gymnasium quickly became a hub of activity. In addition to grass tennis courts in front, there were […]
Solar Farm Has Benefits for Town
Town landfill solar farm up and running By David Beers After about a year of prep work and construction, the solar farm at the town landfill began operations this past October. The farm occupies about ten acres of the 149-acre town property. In addition to the more extensive array around the transfer station, there is […]
Receipt of Library Funds in Question
By Avice Meehan Librarians across Connecticut let out a collective gasp in early April when the federal government abruptly cancelled grants to the Connecticut State Library and two other states, California and Washington. The $2.1 million grant pays for important statewide infrastructure that supports libraries from Norfolk in the Northwest Corner to Norwich on shoreline […]
Cell Tower Application Filed with Siting Council
Balloon test held over Estey Road By Avice Meehan The otherwise quiet Estey Road became a busy thoroughfare on April 18 as Tarpon Towers conducted a balloon test to help residents understand the potential visual impact of a 186-foot cell tower. The application for the tower, which would serve Verizon Wireless, was filed with the […]
Discovering Norfolk
In the Heart of the Village, Time Moves with the Sun By Jude Mead Nestled modestly behind the Battell Fountain on the Norfolk village green sits a sundial purchased by Mary Eldridge in 1904. Eldridge had also gifted the town with the Stanford White designed fountain that the sundial sits behind in 1889 in memory […]
In a French Kitchen
Pasta, Pasta! By Marie-Christine Perry Having spent two years of my life (eons ago) in Rome, Italy, I am very partial to pasta, no longer like in Rome as the beginning of a meal, but as a meal in itself. This is why I was delighted when our Ministry of Bread group decided to devote […]
Rural Resilience in Colebrook
By Andra Moss As the Northwest Corner continues to experience a distressing decline in local businesses, there is good news from the east. The Colebrook Store, recently closed, is not lost. Far from it, in fact. Listed on the National Register of Historical Places, the store has stood just off of the town’s village green […]
Selectman’s Corner
Spring is Here and the Projects Never Seem to End One of the big projects for the town is the new fire house. The Fire House Committee has been working extremely hard to create a functional building that serves the needs of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD), while being aware of the costs. Since […]
When Hollywood Called, She Answered
Amanda Freund’s appearance on Shark Tank ended in a deal By Colleen Gundlach When a phone call comes from a television producer who tells you to get on a plane and come to Los Angeles, you generally don’t hesitate. Neither did Amanda Freund, co-owner of CowPots at Freund’s Farm in East Canaan. She received airline […]
