Real Estate Sales
On Dec. 10, from Carleton T. Goodnow and Olivia T. Goodnow, co-trustees of Edward B. Goodnow Revocable Trust to Peter and Amy Bernstein Family LLC, 366 Doolittle Drive, for $539,000. On Dec. 16, from George Sumner Case Jr. to Jane H. Humpstone and Lee Courtney Ward, 179 Sandisfield Road, for $200,000. On Dec. 17, from […]
Letters
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, it did! What a wonderful, warm outpouring of events and hospitality from Norfolk’s organizations, individuals and businesses (as well as support from the Town) during Winter Weekend in Norfolk. We are well aware of the effort it takes to put on an event: coming up with […]
Community News
Carla Francesca Parachini Exhibit at LibraryThe work of Colebrook’s Carla Francesca Parachini will be exhibited at the Norfolk Library during the month of March. The exhibit “Reflections” will include paintings on canvas, glass and ironstone plates, as well as botanical mixed media. A reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, March 2, from […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph of Maple Avenue was taken about 1905. Ten years earlier, in 1895, Norfolkresidents voted on the appropriation of $500 for road improvement. Yet Maple Avenue remaineda dirt road, muddy in the spring, dusty in the summer. The paving of roads was one issue ofpublic interest that sparked heated debate, reflecting the divisive perception […]
Letters
Don’t Kill Botelle School I’ve been a homeowner in Norfolk for 35 years and have never spoken out publicly before; but I am outraged by the current proposal to combine the Norfolk and Colebrook schools. This idiotic idea gets kicked around every time someone is annoyed by taxes and thinks they can save $1 by […]
Selectman’s Corner
Pondering the Town’s Financial Future By Matt Riiska It is budget time again, and for the next few months the selectmen and the Board of Finance will be drafting the budget for fiscal year 2025-26. There are many components of the budget, but the main items are the General Government, Botelle School, and Regional 7. […]
Norfolk Remembers: Ed George
Edward R. George, 86, of Norfolk, Conn. and Key West, Fla. passed peacefully away, Dec. 20,2024, at Wolcott Hall, with his wife Mary by his side. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Welch) George. Ed was born on September 17,1938,in Torrington during the Hurricane of ‘38. He was the youngest of six born to […]
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 […]
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 […]
