Norfolk Then…
In 1895, Connecticut passed a compulsory education law for children ages eight to 14. With the demise of the one-room schoolhouses scattered throughout the town, Norfolk had to come up with a method of transportation to get children to the larger, centrally located Center School. Rural towns across the country faced a similar challenge. In […]
Selectman’s Corner
What a Year It Has Been By Matt Riiska To say that 2023 has been a long year is an understatement. It is hard to believe that one year ago a tanker truck completely disrupted Norfolk, spilling 8,200 gallons of gasoline. After months of clean-up, we are still trying to take care of all the […]
Real Estate Sales
On Oct. 16, from Valerie Nelson to Michael J. Holloran, 1.1 acres on Loon Meadow Drive for $12,000. On Oct.19, from Christopher Cole to William David Cowdell IV, 230 Greenwoods Road West for $260,000. On Oct. 19, from David T. Werner and Diane R. Werner to Ronald M. Bombero, Jr., 1217 Litchfield Road for $395,000.
Community News
Activities at the Norfolk HubHub Art Reception – Sunday, Dec. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. Women Connect – Join us for a gathering of women, conversation, and connection on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Guest Speaker, Rebecca Hart: “One Year After Dobbs, How New England is Impacted by the Fall of […]
Norfolk Then…
Once there was a tower in Norfolk from which Rapunzel could have let down her hair. Rising from the east end of the Royal Arcanum building, built in 1904, it served as a hose tower for the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. The Royal Arcanum building was a joint venture between the NVFD and the Wangum […]
View From the Green
A Look To the North By David Beers Many Norfolkians reading this are probably Connecticut-centric in their geographic thinking. This means we tend to favor and gravitate to in-state locations for work and play. Traveling south, east and west along the well-worn routes to Winsted, Torrington, Salisbury, Goshen and North Canaan is much more common […]
In Memoriam
Timothy Walter King (1966-2023) Timothy Walter King, 57, entered into eternal life on Oct. 21, 2023, with family by his side. Born Sept. 11, 1966, in Winsted, he was the son of the late Paul and Rita (Lachat) King. Timothy graduated from the special needs program at Conard High School in West Hartford, where he […]
Letters
Thank You On behalf of Great Mountain Forest, Norfolk Curling Club and the Town of Norfolk, the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee would like to thank all our generous sponsors and volunteers who worked so hard at making this year’s 2023 Tour de Forest Bike Ride a huge success. We were fortunate that the weather […]
Community News
History of Maritime Knitting Join the Norfolk knitting circle at the library on Friday, Nov. 3, at 3:30 p.m., for Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue’s presentation on “Knit So As to Turn Water: The History of New England’s Maritime Knitting.” Please visit the Norfolk Library website or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2 to register. Rewilding New England Forests […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph was taken about 1880 from the ledges on the Stoeckel property looking north to Haystack Mountain. By then the hills of Norfolk had been deforested by the iron industry and the trees cut down to make charcoal. We have a clear view of the landscape and the pastures of Haystack Mountain Farm. Shepard […]
