Letter to the Editor
As the postal clerk pictured in September’s article about the USPS, I feel it is important to offer a little perspective. Michelle, my mother, and myself take great pride in serving this community and we work hard every day to provide dependable service to our friends and customers. Changes in postal processing and postmarking procedures […]
A Return to Two Lanes is in Sight
During the first week of October, crews at the Route 44 retaining wall will be working from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with flaggers managing traffic flow 24 hours per day. With much of the concrete wall facing completed, DOT plans to rebuild the roadbed and open both lanes of traffic for the winter. Work […]
Norfolk Remembers
David L. Davis David L. Davis, 84, of Norfolk, passed away peacefully on Sept. 15. Born in Nottingham, England, David was educated at Bromsgrove School and later graduated from hotel school in Birmingham, England. His education and natural talent for hospitality became the foundation of an extraordinary career that took him from England to some […]
Norfolk Weather
Is El Niño Our Friend? By Russell Russ The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has recorded no hurricanes and only seven named storms (as of late September). The average is seven hurricanes and 14 named storms. In August, NOAA updated its 2026 prediction to two to six hurricanes and seven to 13 named storms. Zero hurricanes […]
NOTES FROM A FRENCH KITCHEN
An Apple a Day… By Marie-Christine Perry The end of September and beginning of October bring apples, and orchards all around offer pick-your-own opportunities, which Cheryl and I never miss! From the first time over 20 years ago near Lake George, which was also our first date, we welcome again and again the fall with […]
Community News
Rebecca Bluebell Ward at the LibraryBotanical paintings and drawings by Rebecca Bluebell Ward will be on display at the Norfolk Library for the month of October in an exhibition entitled “flos.wild.” A reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 4 to 6 p.m., hosted by the Library Associates. Mindset Tools […]
Norfolk Then…
Marie Kendall took this photograph of “The Willows” lining Greenwoods Road just below Blackberry Street about 1890. It is now the site of a massive retaining wall under construction to stabilize the hillside on which Center Cemetery sits. Little did the town proprietors realize the future instability of the land they chose in 1757 for […]
Early Morning Fire Guts Norfolk Barn
Forty firefighters respond from five towns By Avice Meehan Adair Mali often sleeps with earplugs but dispensed with them on the night of Aug. 18, tired after a night at Tanglewood with her husband, Antonio Guindon, and another couple. Thank goodness she did. At about 4:20 a.m. Mali awoke to a “loud crackling noise” and […]
Gas Spill Lawsuit Settled
Nearby residents accept out-of-court agreement By Joe Kelly The last of the major lawsuits stemming from the 2022 gas spill in Norfolk has been settled out of court. The legal action was brought by about 20 individuals, mainly homeowners and renters, including several children. Most are clustered in the area around Route 44 and Beacon […]
