Norfolk Then…
The Connecticut Western Railroad line was completed in 1871, and on Dec. 21 of that year the first train arrived in Norfolk with 20 passengers on board. It had left Hartford at 8:40 a.m. and would reach Millerton at 3:30 that afternoon. Passengers disembarked in Norfolk at the station pictured here. By the time the […]
What Happened to April?
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska Last month I discussed all the projects about to start. Here we are a month later and Norfolk is a construction site again. Thank you for your patience. Mountain Road bridge is well under way with most of the old bridge gone and the new sewer and water lines are […]
Confused
Letter to the Editor I realize that this letter is late in being presented, but for various reasons, it has been delayed. I do think it’s important to put forward, even though it is late. Referring to the article in Norfolk Now, July 2021, Growing Up Black in Norfolk, I was confused when I read […]
Helping the Ukraine People
Letter to the Editor Thank you to the National Iron Bank for collecting supplies for Ukraine. Many of us want to help the Ukraine people. It is nice to have a place to drop supplies off locally and know they will be delivered where they are needed. JoAnn Gundlach
Dr. Thomas J. Vergo, Jr. (1943-2022)
Dr. Thomas J. Vergo, Jr., esteemed prosthodontist and maxillofacial dentist, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away after a long illness on March 7, 2022. Tom was born on May 29, 1943 in New Orleans, La., the oldest son of the late Hazel and Thomas J. Vergo, Sr. Tom was born into a […]
Christopher S. O’Connor (1972-2022)
Christopher Shawn O’Connor, 49, of Norfolk, passed away on March 3, 2022 in Colebrook, Conn. Born December 6, 1972, in Torrington, Christopher was the son of the late Patrick B. and Frances P. O’Connor, also of Norfolk. He graduated from Northwestern Regional #7 High School’s class of 1990. After graduation, he moved to Denver, Colo. […]
Community News
Funeral Gathering for Suzanne Dooley The family of Suzanne T. Dooley welcomes friends to attend her funeral service at the Church of Christ Congregational on Sat., May 14, at 10 a.m. Reception in the chapel to follow the service, at 12 Litchfield Road, on the village green. Art to Assist Ukraine: A Fundraising Art Sale […]
Norfolk Then…
With the bridge replacement project on Mountain Road underway, this early 20th century photograph of the bridge shows a rustic-style guard rail bordering the road and sidewalk crossing Norfolk Brook. Characterized by the use of twigs, branches, and bark, the rustic style had been used in formal English gardens in the 1700’s and in this […]
Bridge Repair, Waste Disposal, City Meadow
Selectmen’s Corner By Matt Riiska We are finally starting the reconstruction of two bridges, the Mountain Road bridge over Norfolk Brook and the River Place bridge over the Blackberry River. The Mountain Road bridge work will have started by the time you read this article. Mountain Road will be closed from Route 272 to the […]
Milestones
Ed Preece has recently been promoted to the rank of captain in the New Britain Fire Department. Preece grew up in Norfolk was a member of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD), having trained under longtime fire chief Bill Kelley. Both Ed’s father, Albert, and his mother, Lorraine, who have lived in South Norfolk for […]
