Frank Dooley, 1929-2022
Francis (Frank) Martin Dooley III of Norfolk, died on Nov. 14 at the age of 93. Frank was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Suzanne. Frank is survived by his four daughters, Helen (husband Douglas), of Providence, R.I.; Anne (husband Ned), of Wellesley, Mass.; Sarah (husband Tim), of Longmeadow, Mass.; and Martha, of Norfolk, […]
Real Estate Sales
On Oct. 27, from Dianne B. Romanos and Daniel R. Romanos Revocable Trust to Thomas Russell and Robert Sharrer, 101 North St. A & B, for $76,250. On Nov. 8, from Meryl Anne Spat and Lawrence W. Valenta to SJ Winn Properties LLC, 140 Parker Hill Rd., for $141,000. On Nov. 22, from Patricia H. […]
Letter of Appreciation
I would like to commend all those who participated in the oil spill disaster. The entire situation was handled in an orderly fashion. All volunteers were fulfilling and upholding their responsibilities. Being located right in the heart of the incident, I was able to view all the action firsthand. I saw the fire department, ambulance, […]
Margaret O’Malley, 1940-2002
Margaret Parlin Hutchinson O’Malley, 82, of Burt Lake, Mich., died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 26. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 20, 1940, to John Andrew Parlin and Agnes Tietig Parlin. Margaret was an intellect with boundless curiosity and competence in a variety of interests, especially Wordle competitions with her […]
Norfolk Library Remembers Margaret O’Malley
Margaret O’Malley died suddenly on Oct. 26, 2022. She was with her family in her home on Burt Lake, in Michigan. Although she left Norfolk several years ago to live full-time at her family compound, she continued to stay fully connected with this town and her beloved library. Margaret served on the Board of Directors […]
Community News
Art Exhibit at the Library: Sergio Villaschi Sergio Villaschi will exhibit his photographs at the Norfolk Library through the month of December. While his work includes landscapes and other conventional subjects, he also likes studio still life, where he can play with light and color to give a new depth, vibrancy and texture to his […]
Norfolk Then…
After the catastrophic gasoline spill on Nov. 5, a longtime firefighter remarked that the disaster was in the top three to have hit Norfolk townwide, the others being the destruction of the Hardware Store on Station Place by fire in 1987 and the flood of 1955. The Hardware Store fire was discovered at 3 o’clock […]
New Town Projects Underway and Others Almost Completed
By Matt Riiska Fall is here and there has been no let-up in projects in Norfolk. Trying to get everything done before the snow flies has been keeping us busy and other than a few rainy days, Mother Nature has more than cooperated. The bridge on Mountain Road is almost complete. Watching the Mountain Road […]
Real Estate Sales
On Sept. 26 from Sisters of St. Joseph Corp to Aaron Aujla and Emily Bode, 0.57 acres on Greenwood Rd. East for $37,329. On Oct. 3 from Donald Cameron Alford Trustee and Janene Russell Alford Trustee of the Donald Cameron Alford Revocable Trust and Janene Russell Alford Revocable Trust to Daniel P. Mayer & Sarah […]
Letters
Volunteers Key to Race Success On behalf of the Norfolk Land Trust’s Trail Race Committee, we would like to thank everyone who made our 9th annual 5K/10K race and our half marathon on Sept. 10 a huge success. We had runners register for the races from throughout the state and they were impressed, not only […]
