Milestone
Taylor Allyn, child of Lisa and John Allyn of Norfolk, graduated from Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., this past May. She earned a juris doctor degree with honors, and after more than 400 hours of studying, passed the Florida bar exam. She will be the first in her family to practice law […]
Community News
Picture Book Celebration November is National Picture Book Month. To celebrate, the Norfolk Library welcomes author Jessica Kulekjian, illustrator Madeline Kloepper, and Roaring Brook Nature Center director Jay Kaplan at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, via Zoom for a behind-the-scenes look at how they collaborated to create the nonfiction picture book “Before We Stood Tall: From Small […]
Norfolk Then…
Two Norfolk landmarks, currently under repair, are pictured here in the early 20th century. Battell Fountain was the gift of Mary Eldridge to the town in 1889. A Stanford White design with decorative bronze lamps and globe by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the fountain provides streams of water from several imaginative spouts. At the top of the […]
Assessments, Roads, and Yammering
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska For those who operate businesses in Norfolk or have received notices of personal property, you must fill in the Declaration of Personal Property you will be receiving in the mail. It is your responsibility to complete the form and return it to the assessor’s office. If you feel that you […]
Elizabeth Barlow (1937-2021)
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Olsen) Barlow passed from those who loved her to those who were waiting for her on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. She was born in East Hartford, Conn. in 1937, daughter of the late Florence Bertha (Whitehead) Olsen and Oscar Leroy Olsen. Betty is survived by two sons, David (Michelle) […]
Community News
Intuitive Painting Workshop Explore, express and elevate the world within with Viktoria Seavey, healing life coach. Intuitive artmaking is a gentle and effortless approach to partner with the artist and the healer within us to utilize our life-fulfilling gifts. Join one or all classes. Dates and times: Saturdays, Oct. 16, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11, from […]
Norfolk Then…
It is time to harvest the hay on the Thomas Carroll farm. With a view toward Haystack Mountain, this photograph was taken on Crissey Hill above the Carroll hayfields about 1895. The house known as Crissey Place at the south end of the Village Green is clearly visible from the rear, and peeking up from […]
Safety, First, Last and Always
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska The health effects of the Covid pandemic continue to keep us all concerned. With that said, we are asking everyone to please continue to heed the advice of the CDC and health professionals: wear a mask in enclosed public spaces, wash your hands frequently and if you have not yet […]
Real Estate Transfers
On July 1, from William Van Antwerp Metcalf, to Marshal F. and Lise B. Read, 48 Maple Avenue, for $400,000. On July 6, from Tina Ross, to Wade and Rebecca Curtis, 83 Elmore Road, for $525,000. On August 5, from Lynda Meyer, to Sean Kobuk Kennedy and Kirsten Grace Hascup, 49 Ashpohtag Road, for $352,000. […]
Community News
Picnic on the Green Join the Norfolk Foundation on the village green for burgers, hotdogs, ice cream and music by Grant Mudge on Friday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the end of summer and the successful “Fridays on the Green” series. Bring Your Own Chair. Gil Eisner Exhibit at the Norfolk Library Paintings, drawings […]
