Selectman’s Corner: As Summer Winds Down…
By Henry Tirrell It has been a busy summer. Construction, events, elections, town meetings and more have all been happening while we try to enjoy the local summer offerings and the time away on vacations. Throughout all of this, I continue to be moved by the small and large actions that people in our community […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
My name is Paul Padua, and I am a long-time, active member of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. However, I am writing this email as a resident of the town of Norfolk and not in any official capacity on behalf of the fire department. I was disappointed, to the point of feeling disrespected, after reading […]
RECENT 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.
Community News
Send submissions for Community News to next month’s issue editor at editor@nornow.org. Deadline is the 15th of the month. Wendy Costa Photographs at the Library Photographs by Wendy Johnson Costa will be on display at the Norfolk Library for the month of September in an exhibition entitled “Fragile Beauty.” A resident of Goshen, Wendy uses […]
Norfolk Then…
In the early 20th century, the Mountain Road bridge over Norfolk Brook had a rustic-style guard rail bordering the road and sidewalk. Characterized by the use of twigs, branches, and bark, the rustic style had been used in formal English gardens in the 1700’s and in this country was very popular in the second half […]
Main Street by Another Name
By Avice Meehan Is Norfolk a “bend in the road in [Route] 44 where people go 40, 50, 60 miles per hour?” Or is it more like a college campus with nodes of activity clustered near the historic Village Green and former train station? Does Norfolk even have something that might be described as a […]
RECENT 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.
Community News
WIN Weekend is Here Weekend in Norfolk, held July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 has free garden walks, a gravelbike ride, tag sales, live music on Robertson Plaza, tours, art shows and SidewalkSunday from noon to 4 p.m., on Station Place. Come out and celebrate your town!Check weekendinnorfolk.org for the full list of events. […]
SELECTMAN’S CORNER: Celebrating Summer and Community
By Henry Tirrell Summer is flying by! I hope you have all had a chance to slow down and enjoy it. Wehave been lucky to have had a really great one so far. Unfortunately, some of ourneighboring towns were devastated by the July 4th storm. Trees down, roads blockedand power and utilities out seem like […]
NORFOLK REMEMBERS Laurene Mary Wallace
Laurene Mary Wallace, 77, of Colebrook passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, July 10, 2026. Laurene was born on April 28, 1949, in Bridgeport, the last of four children born to the late Lawrence and Irene (Misencik) Firmender of Stratford. A retired registered nurse, Laurene’s career in nursing and cardiac rehabilitation […]
