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 […]
Raising the Steeple
The Raise the Steeple Committee of the Church of Christ Congregational is delighted to announce that we have been awarded, and the church voted to accept, a $200,000 grant for the project by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The community of Norfolk has shown tremendous support of this project and with these additional funds […]
Community News
Combined Choir Celebration On Sunday, June 11, at 4:30 p.m. the choirs of the Norfolk, Falls Village and Cornwall congregational churches will combine to offer a joyous celebration of songs and hymns. The choir voices will be joined by the sounds of the organ, piano, cello, flute, guitars and percussion. We rejoice that live singing […]
Norfolk Then…
The building we now know as the Art Barn, home to Yale Norfolk School of Art, was built in 1898 as a carriage house and barn for Carl and Ellen Battell Stoeckel. The elegant brick building was used for more than just housing horses and carriages. The Stoeckels hosted annual meetings of the Litchfield County […]
May 8 Annual Town Meeting
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska As I am writing this, the preparations are being done for Norfolk Clean-Up Day. The clean-up event will be over when you read this, but there are still plenty of areas around town that need our attention. The next time you are out for a walk, bring a trash bag […]
