Community News
The Norfolk Sewer District: Past & Present On Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m., Norfolk Sewer District Superintendent Bill Hester will give a presentation at the Norfolk Hub on the sewer district’s history, provide an update on the two-year relining project and explain how we can all keep the sewer district operating most efficiently. Register […]
Norfolk Then …
In the fall of 1953, Norfolk was grappling with school regionalization. Planning for a regional high school had begun in 1951, after the Gilbert School in Winsted announced that it could no longer educate high school students from neighboring towns. Voters from each of the six towns involved—Barkhamsted, Colebrook, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, and Norfolk—had […]
Remembering Anne Garrels
Obituary Photo By Christopher Little Anne Longworth Garrels, 71, died on Sept. 7 at her home in Norfolk following a long battle with lung cancer. An intrepid and accomplished journalist for 45 years, Anne became a familiar and valued presence on National Public Radio as she reported from war zones in Chechnya, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and […]
How to Cure the Need for Speed
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska The downside of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on road repair is that everyone seems to think it’s so that you can increase your speed. You might even think that we repair the roads strictly for your benefit so you can leave your house later than you should and […]
Real Estate Sales
On Aug. 23, from Rhoda L. Brooks to Hook Mill Resorts, 4.27 acres on Route 272/Litchfield Rd., for $225,000. On Sept. 7, from Wendy Roberts and Michael Dillon to Robert and Sarah Dreyer, 67 and 69 Litchfield Rd., for $760,000. On Sept. 14, from Connecticut State Dept. of Transportation to Northwestern Connecticut Sportsmen’s Association Inc., […]
Community News
Community News Haystack Book Festival Returns The Haystack Book Festival returns to Norfolk as an in-person event Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at the Norfolk Library’s Great Hall and will also be shown live online. The festival is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required at norfolkfoundation.net/book-talks. Coffee with Shakespeare Melissa […]
Norfolk Then…
While the shrill whistle and belching smoke of locomotives arriving at the Norfolk station have been replaced by the downshifting and diesel fumes of trucks on Route 44, the landscape of Norfolk is still marked by the railroad. There are track beds hidden in the woods, now used as nature trails, and bridge abutments can […]
Thank you, WIN!
Having enjoyed past Weekend In Norfolk (WIN) activities, we looked forward to more on Saturday, Aug. 6. We started at the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center, where a Master Calligrapher created a stunning “100 Years of Happy Marriage” artwork for us. It was auspicious timing because we later made our way to the village green, where Tom […]
Thank you WINners!
The Weekend in Norfolk committee is amazed and thrilled to be looking back on a seventh successful WIN weekend! For seven straight years—even during Covid—half the population of Norfolk has been getting together to welcome visitors with a summer festival that celebrates our town. Considering that they also step up and put on a winter […]
Summer’s Coming to a Close
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska It seems like things should slow down in the summer, but unfortunately, they do not. The Friday Nights on the Green have been a great success. Thanks to Jenna Brown, the Norfolk Foundation and all the volunteers and performers for making this a great event throughout the summer. WIN Weekend […]
