Eight long months with no end in sight
By Colleen Gundlach Eight months. The residents of Smith Road and Old Goshen Road (of which I am one) have had limitedaccess to their homes and property for eight months, after rain in excess of 10 inches fell in Norfolk onJuly 9, 2023, washing out roads and destroying property. At the time of the floods, […]
Selectman’s Corner
Rethinking the Waste Stream to Cut Costs and Reduce Landfills By Matt RiiskaOne topic that has always interested me, believe it or not, is the amount of municipal solid waste wegenerate, how we can reduce it and how we process what we cannot recycle. In recent posts I haveexpressed my concern that the cost for […]
Real Estate Transfers
On Feb. 12, from Roger G. and Anne D. Whidden to Steven E. Geyer, 77 Bald Mountain Road, for $450,000. On Feb. 15, from Elizabeth B. Borden to Norfolk Land Trust Inc., 83.74 acres at 00 Lovers Lane, for $360,000.
In Memoriam
Margaret Riiska Margaret C. Riiska left us on March 14, 2024, after an action-packed 99-year run. On January 29, 1925, Anna (Seitz) O’Brien and Thomas O’Brien welcomed Marge into their tight-knit family as the second youngest of 12 children. She was born in Norfolk, but the family soon moved to Winsted, where Marge lived most […]
Community News
Friday Film Series: Visions of EuropeFilmmaker Diego Ongaro will introduce two under-the-radar contemporary European films on Fridays inApril, at 7 p.m.: “Keep an Eye Out” on April 5 and “Swagger” on April 12. Discussion will follow thescreenings. Registration is requested via norfolklibrary.org or calling 860-542-5075 ext. 2 Conservation Commission ProgramsThe Norfolk Conservation Commission will sponsor […]
Norfolk Then…
In the late 19th century, the arrival of every train at the depot on Station Place was widely anticipated.There were freight trains, milk trains and passenger trains unloading throngs of summer visitors. Theattractive station pictured here was built in 1898, replacing an earlier modest structure. Constructed ofnative granite, it was designed by Hill & Turner, […]
Selectman’s Corner
2023 Was a Budget Breaking Year and the Projects Keep Coming By Matt Riiska The year 2023 was not a good one in Norfolk for our budget. Dealing with the issues created by the gas spill, the snowstorm in March and then the flooding in July, our budget was stretched to the breaking point. These […]
Letters
Thank you, WINners! We, the Weekend in Norfolk Committee, would like to say yet again that we are grateful to be part of this town. We just completed our seventh successful Winter WIN weekend, and are looking forward to the ninth summer WIN on August 2, 3 and 4. What other town has such great […]
Norfolk Remembers Barbara Gridley
Barbara Dean Gueinzius Gridley died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, nine days shy of her 94th birthday, in her beloved Norfolk, Conn. home under the loving care of her two children, extended family members, her beloved knitting group, friends of all ages, caregivers and hospice nurses of the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield […]
Real Estate Transfers
On Jan. 22, from Ann A. Stranahan, Trustee for Ann A. Stranahan Revocable Trust, to Linda Bell, 3 Greenwoods Road East, Unit 1A & 1C for $350,000. On Jan. 24, from Peter Guy Fraiman to Susan D. Fraiman, 78 Loon Meadow Drive, for $400,000.
