Norfolk’s Newest Neighborhood Puts Down Roots
Haystack Woods lauded as a “model for the state” By Joe Kelly Norfolk’s newest neighborhood, the Haystack Woods affordable housing development, has officially come to life. A year ago, the 39-acre location—a former gravel pit off Old Colony Road—was little more than a muddy building site. Now construction of the 10, two- and three-bedroom homes […]
Winsted Church Auctions Tiffany Window for $1.25 Million
Sale highlights women’s role in Tiffany designs By Joe Kelly When medieval architects found ways to build taller cathedrals, the techniques they developed also made possible the enormous stained-glass windows that we so enjoy today, such as at Chartres and Sainte-Chapelle in France and Canterbury Cathedral in England. American-made stained glass is more recent, dating […]
A View from Above
As seen from the heights of Norfolk’s Center Cemetery, an access road supports construction of the Route 44 retaining wall while also helping to stabilize the steep bank. After a hiccup or two, the retaining wall is now rising to meet it. Work stopped over the winter because of cold weather and, when work resumed, […]
A Revolutionary Year
1776 Norfolk explored in summer exhibition By Andra Moss Communities across the country are looking back with wonder at 1776, the year that 13 British colonies initiated a revolution that, against astonishing odds, led to the birth of an independent republic. In Norfolk, two curators have combed the Norfolk Historical Society’s (NHS) collection for colonial-era […]
SUMMER MUSIC: Familiar Quartets, New Composers at Yale Chamber Festival
By Patricia Platt The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, running from July 3 until Aug. 22, will present an exciting season of classical, innovative and international music. This summer, the Brentano Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, Ying Quartet and the Horszowski Trio are among those who will perform during weekend concerts and serve as artist-in-residence mentors to the […]
WIN PREVIEW: Tag Salers Ahoy!
The 11th annual Weekend in Norfolk starts on Friday, July 31, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 2. It will showcase much of what makes Norfolk special, including garden tours, open houses, good food and live music. There will also be bargains, galore. For those wanting to clear out that overstuffed attic or packed-to-the-brim basement, WIN […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Heartfelt Thanks
Several months ago, I fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor, landing headfirst. What fol-owed was a long and difficult hospital stay and a recovery that at times seemed uncertain. The medical details are not nearly as important as what happened next. What I experienced was nothing short of a medical miracle, made possible […]
HEARD AROUND TOWN
Nature’s Classroom Receives a Boost Going on a multi-day adventure to Nature’s Classroom has become a beloved rite of passage for many students across Litchfield County, including Norfolk’s upper intermediate students. This year, 10 students made the trip to Pondside in Charlton, Mass. Much of the $420 per student cost was underwritten by the Norfolk […]
JUNE REAL ESTATE SALES
Only transactions with a monetary value are included. Transfers without consideration are excluded. Recorded sales dates typically lag actual closing dates by several days.
Botelle Students Move Up
By Avice Meehan Four sixth graders bid farewell to Botelle Elementary School at a laughter-filled, but occasionally serious, ceremony on June 16 that was attended by family, friends and town officials. First Selectmen Henry Tirrell, a Botelle graduate whose mother and aunt taught at the school for many years, reminded the students that they would […]
