Community News
Library Art Exhibit: Linda Filley, “In These Shoes”Linda Filley has been making her paper creations for over 15 years. Her Paper Shoes are a transformation of everyday materials. Cardboard, brown paper, wallpaper, old maps, and sheet music, sometimes new and sometimes vintage. A self-taught artist who was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up in […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph of the Norfolk Library with empty shelves was probably taken justbefore the Library opened its doors for the first time in 1889. Isabella Eldridge, one of thefive daughters of the Rev. Joseph and Sarah Battell Eldridge, built the Library both as amemorial to her parents and as a gift to the town. The […]
Selectman’s Corner
Let’s Be Careful Out There By Matt Riiska Mother Nature did not help to create a Currier and Ives Christmas in Norfolk, but West and Marie Lowe and their band of elves certainly made things festive. The Christmas trees with their white lights created a beautiful scene all through the town, especially once the snow […]
Norfolk Remembers: Ross Kingland Burke, 1933-2023
Ross Kingsland Burke, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend of many, passed away peacefully on Dec. 2, 2023, at the age of 90. Born on June 24, 1933, in Hartford and raised in Glastonbury, Ross was the son of Dudley Kingsland Burke and Helene Hale Burke. Ross was happily married to Joyce, with […]
Norfolk Remembers: William Driscoll, 1937-2023
William Timothy “Billy” Driscoll, aged 86, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 30. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Elizabeth (Curtiss) Driscoll, his daughters Ellen Stotler and Patricia Carruthers, his son-in-law Jeff Carruthers, and his five granddaughters: Casey (Steve) DiBella, Kiley, Mackenzie, Cassidy and Kelly Stotler. Born June 10, 1937, Billy was […]
Norfolk Remembers: Geraldine Elizabeth Brodnitzki, 1941-2023
Geraldine (Gerry) Elizabeth Brodnitzki, 82, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday Dec. 3, 2023, of cardiac arrest. Gerry was devotedly married to Bill Brodnitzki for 56 plus years. She was the daughter of Agatha Twomey Meyer and Albert Meyer. Born in Queens, N.Y., she embraced the country life of Norfolk for over 50 years. She […]
Norfolk Remembers: Bruce F. Anderson, 1935-2023
The Rev. Bruce F. Anderson passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2023, at age 88. He leaves his beloved wife, MaryAnn, to whom he was married 66 years, four married sons—Eric (Susan) in Norfolk, Jon (Beth) in Moneta, Va., Bob (Dianne) in Avon, Conn., and Tim (Sandy) in Bristol, Va.—and eight grandchildren (Nick, Ali, Mimi, […]
Letters
Zoning Regulations and the New Firehouse Over the past months, there has been much discussion about the current status of the zoning application for our new Norfolk firehouse. Some of that discussion suggests an incomplete understanding of how zoning applications must be processed under state law. As the chair of the Norfolk Planning and Zoning […]
Real Estate Sales
On Nov. 20, 2023, from John S. Morgan to Mason Crane, 72 Loon Meadow Drive, for $315,000. On Nov. 21, 2023, from Gordon J. Taylor and Allison Taylor to Stacie McCormick, 86 Greenwoods Road East, for $381,500. On Dec. 4, 2023, from Sally A. McGinnis to Sean and Dawn Muzzulin, 221 Bruey Road, for $130,000. […]
Community News
Art Exhibit: Jennifer AlmquistRecent photographs by Jennifer Almquist will be on display at the Norfolk Library for the month of February. A Norfolk resident, Almquist has been a freelance photographer for 44 years. She was formerly the owner of the Almquist Gallery in New Preston, arts administrator at the Hotchkiss School and official documentarian of […]
