Help Wanted for Tree Commission
Letter to the Editor Volunteers are needed to fill openings for the Norfolk Tree Commission. We’re seeking residents who would be interested in forming an organization that would promote and manage the stewardship of Norfolk’s urban tree landscape. Areas of interest would include: Management of Norfolk’s urban forest Tree planting, especially in the village area—short […]
Dog Park
Letter to the Editor I am not opposed to a dog park because of noise, traffic, parking or environmental concerns. It barely seems to be a P&Z issue. I am opposed to it because I think it’s a moral and ethical issue, and questionable appropriateness for a rural town like Norfolk. Dogs have had a […]
Community News
Music Among Neighbors Ella Vorenberg and the bluegrass band The Banjo Babies will perform at the library on Saturday, April 1, at 5 p.m. Visit the Norfolk Library website or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2 to register. Art Exhibit: Adam Paul Heller The exhibit HERE! Paintings by Adam Paul Heller will be on display at the […]
Norfolk Then …
Maple Avenue was once known as the “Highway to Judge Pettibone,” whose house is pictured on the right in this view looking north from Greenwoods Road. Judge Augustus Pettibone (1766-1847) was the son of one of the first settlers of Norfolk and represented Norfolk in the state legislature. The house eventually passed to his grandson […]
Winter Weekend Was Wonderful
Letter to the Editor Thank you, Norfolk, for a wonderful weekend. You pitched in with events, you welcomed neighbors and visitors with a smile, you dealt with the weather and above all you showed everyone who came what a great place Norfolk is. From all of us to all of you, thank you from the […]
Giving Honor Where Honor Is Due
View From the Green By Colleen Gundlach Jim Harrington, Mary Fanette, Libby Bordon, Jim Hotchkiss, Barbara Tracey, Ann DeCerbo, Sid Toomey and Sandy Evans are just a few of the townspeople who had received the Norfolk Community Service Award, better known as the Volunteer of the Year Award in years past. In the late 90s […]
Selectman’s Corner
A Tale of Two Norfolk Schools By Matt Riiska Perhaps it’s the number of times they had to stay after school to clean the chalk board or got caught snoozing in class, but whatever their motivation, I have to thank Jeff Torrant and Dan Green for organizing the replacement of the roof of the “little […]
Real Estate Sales
On Jan. 18 from Thomas Edward Garrepy and Jo-Ann P. Garrepy to Margaret E. Burnett, 473 Ashpohtag Rd. for $402,500. On Jan. 23 from Janina Gibilisco Trustee, Maggi Raimonda Revocable Trust to Colin Paul Burn and Beverley Dorothy Burn, 72 Shepard Rd. for $950,000.
Carolyn Marie Dodd, 1951-2023
Carolyn Marie Dodd of Norfolk died peacefully at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington on Feb. 20, 2023. Carolyn had bravely fought cancer and was believed cured but had a recent recurrence which led to her unexpected passing. Carolyn was born on July 5, 1951, to Henry Dodd, an automobile dealer and collector, and Martina (Cannon) […]
In Praise of Zoom
Letter to the Editor As many of Norfolk’s civic and volunteer organizations migrate back to in-person meetings, the Church of Christ Green Team asks you to consider holding at least some of your meetings online. The “green” reason for this is, of course, emissions. As we in Norfolk now know too well, gasoline contains harmful […]
