April-May Real Estate Sales
On April 27, from Neil Franklyn Jenney Jr. to Eric Schleich, 200 acres on Winchester Road, for $851,000. On May 10, from Stephen M. Cook to Jason Beaudreault, 14 River Place, for $225,000. On May 30, from Jenna and Matthew Stockwell to Brigite Dos Santos, 140 Parker Hill Road, for $549,999.
Selectman’s Corner
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly By Matt Riiska The Good I would like to thank Ben Crone and his team of Regional 7 classmates, Nicole Dynak, Dylan Farr and Makayla Ensminger, for their work cleaning up at Dennis Hill State Park and Haystack Mountain State Park. Working with the “Kindness in Motion” […]
Letters
Recreation Committee Needs New Members The town Recreation Committee is looking for new members and team coordinators. Members of the committee meet monthly to discuss current recreational activities being offered and other topics related to the recreational needs of the town. The committee is also looking for recreation team coordinators for the following sports: Fall: soccer Winter: basketball, skiing […]
Norfolk Remembers
Peter Pouncey Longtime Norfolk resident Peter Pouncey died on May 30, 2023, at the age of 85. He was born on October 1, 1937, in China, where his father was serving as the British commissioner of maritime customs. After World War II, the family moved to England. Pouncey was an undergraduate at Oxford and received […]
Community News
Community Drawing at the Art Barn Come draw with local enthusiasts and Yale Norfolk students and faculty on Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Tuesday evenings, 7 to 9 p.m. Classes will focus on life drawing with a model, and all drawing materials and paper are provided. Classes are held on the second floor of the Art […]
Church’s Fellowship and Growth Team Eager to Help
Serving the Community By Jude MeadNavigating life post-pandemic has been a struggle for many, including Norfolk’s Church of Christ Congregational. Just before Covid-19 struck, the church had restructured its committees into what are now known as teams. Since the pandemic, church members have been searching for ways to better help serve the community. One group, […]
Selectman’s Corner
Fun This Summer and a Slight Disruption The flag on the green flew proudly this Memorial Day thanks to John Hutchins and Chris Toomey, along with his crew from Toomey Tree Care. Over the winter, the wind took its toll on the flag and flagpole, snapping the flag raising mechanism and making it inoperable. Our […]
Ronald J. Sloan
Norfolk Remembers Ronald J. Sloan, 91, died peacefully on May 19, 2023, at home with his family by his side. He was thehusband and high school sweetheart of Susan (Sawitzke) Sloan for 50 years. He was born on Jan. 8,1932, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late James and Mildred (Miller) Sloan. He was a Veteran […]
Clarification on Harvesting Ramps
The portion of the article on wild edibles needs some clarification about ramp harvesting (“In Search of Wild Edibles,” Norfolk Now, May 2023). While not advocated in the article it should be made very clear that you do not harvest ramp bulbs.The bulbs take many years to mature, and digging one up is destroying a […]
