Norfolk’s 2024 November and December Weather
The Weather Finally Changed By Russell Russ The weather during the first three weeks of November was an extension of the weather we had seen in September and October. Above-normal temperatures and very (very) little precipitation was the theme. The weather patterns finally changed on Nov. 22, when Norfolk finally said goodbye to the unusual […]
Measles Kills
By Richard Kessin Editor’s Note: Richard Kessin is Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. This column is adapted from one that appeared in The Lakeville Journal. In 1962, about 500,000 American kids got measles, with fever and spots made by the immune system reacting with the virus. […]
Learning Together At Botelle
Multi-age Classrooms Spans All Grades By Avice Meehan Picture this: First and second graders clustered in groups of three, working on identifying words to include in a glossary for reports about endangered animals. Their research topics range from bats to elephants, with a few amphibians thrown in for good measure. Primary school teacher Debra Tallon, […]
Norfolk Land Trust Partners to Create Forever-Wild Preserve
South Norfolk land will connect with Dennis Hill By Kelly Kandra Hughes Thanks to a new partnership between the Norfolk Land Trust (NLT) and Northeast Wilderness Trust, more of Norfolk’s woodlands will remain forever wild. Northeast Wilderness Trust, a Vermont-based conservation organization, has established a forever-wild conservation easement on a large block of NLT land […]
New Design Speeds Route 44 Retaining Wall Project
Traffic Signals Updated By Avice Meehan The signals that control access through the retaining wall project on Route 44 now have count-down clocks and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) has also added a temporary light at Blackberry Street for motorists trying to enter the construction zone. Those improvements—all intended to lower the stress levels […]
Know Your Neighbor
Sandy Evans is an Active Volunteer By Michael Cobb How did you come to Norfolk? My husband Charlie and I were looking to relocate and settle in a small rural community to raise our daughters. What do you do here?I am currently a Norfolk selectman, president of the Norfolk Lions Club and an EMT with Norfolk […]
From All Angels
Throughout the month of February, Garet&Co will be returning to Norfolk to present their third annual performance in the Battell Chapel, where each piece will be set in the round. In this presentation, titled “From All Angles”, the audience will witness the translation of three of the works presented at their fall show. “Can’t Keep […]
Community News
Curling Club Open HouseAs part of Winter Weekend in Norfolk, come to the Norfolk Curling Club to watch curling, enjoy refreshments and learn about this Olympic sport. A Curling Club member will be there all day on Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to explain the action and how curling is scored. There […]
Norfolk Then
Pictured here is the house built in 1898 by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spofford as their summer home. The son of Ainsworth Spofford, Librarian of Congress, Charles Spofford was an electrical engineer, who would be hired in 1902 to manage London’s underground railway system, converting it from steam to electricity. The Spoffords engaged the architect […]
