September & October Real Estate Sales
On Sept. 22, from Alfred J. Bollard III and Angela M. Bollard to Gemini LLC, 979 Litchfield Rd., for $88,000. On Oct. 14, from Sandra L. Plante to Michael Sinclair, 39 Shepard Rd., for $135,000. On Oct. 20, from Richard H. and Galen A. Kessin to Kyle Ranson-Walsh, 7 Beacon Ln., for $465,000. On Oct. […]
Botelle Beat
Botelle Young Authors Take a Magic Tree House Adventure By Lauren Valentino This fall, Botelle’s third- and fourth-grade students completed an extraordinary writing project that brought the magic of literature to life. As part of their first English Language Arts unit, students studied Mary Pope Osborne’s beloved “Magic Tree House” series—with close attention to the […]
How Lilith Fair Broke Barriers, Built New Pathways for Female Artists
By Patricia Platt For fans of vocalists like Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Jewel, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls and Erykah Badu, the new 2025 documentary “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery—The Untold Story” offers a captivating account of how female artists celebrated their music with a groundbreaking festival tour in the late 1990s […]
Remembering Lori Hoyt
Lori Hoyt, 64, of Salisbury, Conn. passed away peacefully surrounded by her friends and family on Nov. 13, 2025. Lori was a loving and caring mother, a devoted friend and an exceptional daughter. Her presence, laughter and joy will be deeply missed. Lori was born on Oct. 16, 1961, in Hartford, Conn., and spent her […]
Know Your Neighbor
The Crippens What’s your relationship to the area?Peter’s mom and dad lived in Salisbury and Peter’s dad was sick, so we came to visit a lot from New York City. We loved it around here and decided to buy a place close to them and chose Norfolk because of its beauty and so much undeveloped […]
It’s Only Natural
You’ve Removed That Invasive Plant: Now What? By Bill Ticineto Over the past two years the Norfolk Conservation Commission (NCC) ran a series of ads in Norfolk Now highlighting the threat of invasive plants. The ads had attention-grabbing headlines, such as “WANTED For Destroying Forests.” The response was great, and mounds of invasive debris began […]
Swap Shop Success
By Andra Moss A year and a half has sped by since volunteers Susan Sloan and Kathy Connolly opened the Norfolk Swap Shop in a shipping container on the grounds of the Norfolk Transfer Station. Their constant thoughtful attention has made it a pleasant stop for dropping off gently used items and browsing for lucky […]
Norfolk’s October Weather
A Little Warm and A Little Wet By Russell Russ This October was significantly different from last October. Last October was dangerously dry around these parts. Precipitation for September and October 2024 were off-the-charts low and, as a result, the forest fire danger levels were extremely high both months. Not the case this year. This […]
Out and About
A New Floral Shop Blooms in Canaan By Andra Moss Blake Wilkinson, born and raised in Sheffield, Mass., grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs. “My family members all own their own businesses, so I sort felt like I was meant for that,” she says, standing in her newly-opened gardening and floral design shop at 10 Railroad […]
