Norfolk Then…
The annual Norfolk Ski Jumping Competition was held for five years beginning in 1933. With Olympic champions and some of the country’s best skiers competing, the event always attracted a large crowd. The 150-foot natural slope jump on the side of Canaan Mountain was designed by Scandinavian skier Birger Torrissen, who was among a group […]
Keeping the Spirit of the Season Going Year-round
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska It never ceases to amaze me how fast the years can go by. When you are busy, time seems to fly. There are many of you who can attest to this, knowing how many hours so many put into making Norfolk the community it is. With that said, I want […]
Remembering Arthur Rosenblatt
Text by Susannah WoodPhoto by Leo Colwell Arthur S. Rosenblatt passed away peacefully on Oct. 29 at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, Conn., where he had been living since 2015 due to ill health. He was born in Boston on April 21, 1938, the beloved second son of Doris and Eliot Rosenblatt. His brother, Norman, his […]
October and November 2021 Real Estate Transfers
On Oct. 13, from Jana Bottass & Justin Lavertue to Ryan M. Yarde, 173 Greenwoods Rd. West, for $325,000. On Oct. 13, from Pieter Why Van, Stephanie Funk & Karen Jean Petersen to Olivia Kravetz, 117 Greenwoods Rd. East, for $170,000. On Oct. 13, from David & Cheryl Godding to Andrew H. Castro & Courtney […]
Letters
Tree Removal to ContinueTimber harvest W-445 at Haystack Mountain State Park is scheduled for this fall and winter, pending suitable ground conditions. The harvest will remove dead and dying ash trees impacted by the non-native Emerald Ash Borer insect. Additional tree species will also be removed to facilitate ash removals, remove poor-quality stems and hazard trees, and […]
Community News
Winter Solstice Lantern WalkThe Norfolk Library will host a Winter Solstice Lantern Walk on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 4:15 p.m. A family lantern-making workshop will be offered at the library at 3:30 p.m. Just before sunset, the luminaries will be lit (lanterns from home are also welcome) for a walk down to Memorial Green, where […]
Norfolk Then…
Harry “Doc” Cook was in the drugstore business in Norfolk for almost 50 years. His store was located in the northwest corner of the Royal Arcanum building, where the Wood Creek Bar & Grill is now housed. The genial Doc Cook dispensed medicinal cures of all sorts, along with a variety of goods including lamps, […]
Reducing Our Municipal Solid Waste
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska I was recently on a conference call with the president of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) and representatives from the towns it serves. MIRA is the organization that handles our municipal solid waste (MSW), as well as our recyclables. Located in Hartford, it is one of five trash-to-energy […]
Barbour Woods
Letter to the Editor I was just reading the October issue of Norfolk Now (I am visiting in Norfolk), and there were some mistakes in the article (by Jane Peterson) about my mom’s donation of land to the Norfolk Land Trust. My mom, Alison Fox, is not the daughter of Frederick Shephard. She is the […]
Tour de Forest
Letter to the Editor On behalf of Great Mountain Forest and Norfolk Curling Club, 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 2021 Tour de Forest Bike Ride a huge success. We were fortunate to be blessed with great […]
