P&Z Closes Special Permit Hearing
Manor House deliberations set for April 8 By Susan MacEachron The question of whether the Manor House on Maple Avenue should be granted a modified special permit now rests with the members of the Planning & Zoning Commission. The hearing, which began in January and included meetings on March 11 and 25, was closed at […]
Poolside Dispatch
Norfolk Teens on the Winning Team By Kailyn Patrick Nadeau Powered by six Norfolk athletes and 25 of their teammates, the Northwestern Regional 7 swim team held their own against Prospect’s Woodland High School in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class S State Tournament on March 18 in West Hartford—until the very last race […]
Proposed Cell Tower Generates Many Questions
Residents of Estey Road worry about impact By Avice Meehan More than 30 people, including concerned residents of Estey Road, turned out for a March 26 informational meeting about a proposal to build a 186-foot cell tower on property located off the isolated, rural road in South Norfolk. The meeting, held at the Botelle School […]
The Celestial Sphere
April Brings a Micro Moon, Return of the Morning Star By Matthew Johnson The derivation of the name April is uncertain. It may stem from the Latin Aprilis which possibly is related to the verb aperire, meaning to open, reflecting on the blossoming of nature. In Norfolk, April begins with the sun rising at 6:26 […]
Know Your Neighbor
Heather Adams What’s your relationship to this town? I grew up in Norfolk and moved back in 2017 with my husband Bryan, and two children, Brown and Henry. My mom, Kathy Tirrell; extended family and friends, still live in town. I often consider my experience growing up here a central part of my identity. How did you […]
Community News
Calling Young Artists From Norfolk and Colebrook The deadline filing an application for a Battell Arts Foundation scholarship is Monday, April 21. Young artists in Norfolk and Colebrook are urged to apply. The scholarships are offered to students in grades 3 through 12 who are pursuing an interest in music, visual arts, drama, literary and performing […]
Norfolk Then…
This august group of gentlemen, heretofore identified as the original members of the Norfolk Culinary Institute, has recently been revealed to be a cadre of international spies. They operated out of a modest cabin in the Doolittle Woods, where they convene several times a year to exchange intelligence—anonymously, they thought. “Gentlemen, my a**! Buccaneers, they […]
Maintaining a Proud History While Moving Toward the Future
Norfolk Cooperative Weather Station gets new equipment By Colleen Gundlach Much of Norfolk’s identity is tied to the weather. The town is known not only as the Icebox of Connecticut, but it is also well known for its historical weather station located in Great Mountain Forest (GMF). Norfolk Now readers are very familiar with the […]
A New Farm Spreads Its Roots
Sharing the earth’s bounty at Northwest Corner Farm By David Beers Among the vast woods between Norfolk and Winsted there is a patch of fields on Grantville Road, just over the town line in Winchester. For decades, this open patch lay quiet. Then, in 2023, it came alive with the activity of the Northwest Corner […]
Rough Terrain Rescues
Something To Be Proud Of: Norfolk’s Rope Rescue Team By Jimmy Powelzyk Many Norfolk residents are unaware of a highly skilled and trained group of volunteers in our community: the members of the Northwest Rope Rescue Team, part of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. Six Norfolk men (“rope techs”) are currently part of this team. […]
