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Lynn Deasy Comes Home By Michael Cobb How did you come to Norfolk?I was born in Norfolk. Over the years I have lived in a variety of places including Davidson, N.C., Boston, Kenya and numerous towns in Connecticut. In 2005, my husband Tim and I returned to Norfolk and bought the property where I grew […]
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Bill, Jill and Monty By Michael Cobb How did you come to Norfolk? We decided to flee Los Angeles in 1994. We were tired of fires, mudslides, earthquakes and crime. We wanted to be near a major city but not living in it. After six years of searching, we settled on Ridgefield, Conn., close to […]
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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 […]
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Ralph Prisco By Michael Cobb What’s your relationship to Norfolk? I was familiar with the area, coming here to work for the Skip Barber racing series. What do you do here? I’m a mechanical engineer. I own a small business, U.T.R. Engineering Works, and work from home. We are not open to the general public but will always help a […]
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Hilary VanWright How did you come to Norfolk? I first visited Norfolk 23 years ago and was awed by the scenery and the local appreciation for the arts. I left Manhattan to become a full-time resident in 2017. The children’s librarian (who happens to be the grandmother of my children), the waterlilies, Barbour Woods and the […]
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Turi Rostad How did you come to Norfolk? My grandfather moved up here from Winsted. We lived in the house across from Botelle on Beacon Lane. I was the fourth kid and the house got too small, so we moved to Roughland Road. I moved back to Norfolk 25 years ago because I was a single […]
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Christopher Keyes With this piece, Norfolk Now is launching a new series to get to know our neighbors better and to find common ground by talking about our relationship to our exceptional town. How did you come to Norfolk? I came to know Norfolk through friends in the late ’90s. I recall a walk up Dennis […]
