Real Estate Sales
On Aug. 12, from Barbara R. Whitford to Patricia and Kevin Whitford, 853 Litchfield Road for $162,960. Quit claim deed executed Feb. 14, 2023, recorded August, 2024. On Aug. 19, from Richard Buyak estate to Louis Deutsch, 222 Old Goshen Road for $301,000. On Sept. 16, from Mary Reeve to Holly Alexson, 89 Greenwoods Road […]
Selectman’s Corner
Speed Bumps and Trick or Treaters By Matt Riiska In a recent Lakeville Journal article regarding the solar array at the Norfolk transfer station, the author, Jennifer Almquist, mentioned the SCEF or Eversource’s Shared Clean Energy Program. The program is designed to provide eligible electric customers with an opportunity to receive benefits from locally generated […]
Know your neighbor
jennifer almquist How did you come to Norfolk?It was photography that initially brought me to Norfolk. Paul Winter is an old friend. I worked as his photographer for years and enjoyed posing his musicians against the craggy rock formations near the Music Shed. I was hired by Joan Panetti to be the official photographer for […]
Community News
By the Stars Above: Bird Migration and Dark SkiesThe Norfolk Land Trust invites you to learn how you can reduce light pollution to help provide migrating birds safe passage between their spring nesting and wintering grounds. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the American Mural […]
Norfolk Then…
When the railroad was constructed in Norfolk, it was necessary to build several crossings, such as the bridge over Litchfield Road seen in the background of this photograph. The house in the foreground, still standing opposite the entrance to Mountain Road, was the home of postmaster Leo Curtiss and called Twin Willows. The railroad route […]
Selectman’s Corner
Bridge Repairs move one slow step at a time By Matt Riiska The recent flooding in southern Litchfield County and northern Fairfield County was a reminder of how volatile mother nature can be. I feel sorry for the residents in that area. Seeing the news clips and talking to the agencies assisting in the cleanup […]
Norfolk Remembers
Kerry Garside Barbara Lawrence Garside died at her home in Norfolk on July 26, 2024, fittingly on the first day of the Paris Summer Olympics, a sporting event she loved. Kerry – as she was known to all – was born in 1935 in New York City to Barbara Childs Lawrence and James Freeman Lawrence. […]
Real Estate Sales
On July 15, from Christal Preszler to Diana Jennifer Beck, 24 Hillside Street for $288,500. On July 22, from Geoffrey L. Rogers & May R. Joseph to Eliza Anastazia Hazel Little Trustee forEliza Anastazia Hazel Little Revocable Trust, 20 Emerson Street for $225,000. On July 29, from Martin G. Johnson & Catherine Briggs Johnson to […]
Letters
Thank You, NorfolkEvery year as August wanes, the Weekend in Norfolk Committee looks back and thinks how lucky we are to live in Norfolk. Where else on earth would so many organizations and individuals come together year after year to demonstrate to the world what a great place it is? Thank you, everyone! Thank you for your support—physical, moral […]
Community News
Calling Young Artists from Norfolk and ColebrookThe application deadline for applications for the Battell Arts Foundation Scholarships is Friday, Sept. 20 Young artists in Norfolk and Colebrook are urged to act! These scholarships are offered to students in Grades 3 to 12 who are pursuing an interest in the music, visual arts, drama, literary and […]
