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 […]
Norfolk Then…
With poplars and maple trees lining the sidewalk, Station Place presented a bucolic setting to the visitor arriving at the newly constructed railroad station (center) in the early 20th century. One could hardly guess that an impressive business boom was under way, heralded in the local paper as the biggest boom Norfolk had ever witnessed. […]
Vandalism, Welcome to Norfolk Signs and City Meadow
By Matt Riiska I was recently made aware of vandalism to the play train behind the library. This vandalism included graffiti, which included racial slurs. I really don’t care who did this, but I want you to know that this is not allowed and will not be tolerated in a society that is trying to […]
Clarification on NVFD Radios
Letter to the Editor The leadership of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) would like to clarify the statements made in last month’s “Eye on Town Government” column that made it appear that we were negligent and purchased the wrong radio equipment. As administered by FEMA, the NVFD applied and was awarded funds in 2020 […]
Library Condemns Bigotry
Letter to the Editor Words are powerful tools and particularly harmful when used to marginalize others. The board and staff of the Norfolk Library were deeply disturbed when informed of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti near our facility. We condemn historic and ongoing systemic racism and bigotry in every form. The mission of the Norfolk Library is […]
Steeple Update
Letter to the Editor The steeple committee of the Church of Christ Congregational has now hired an engineering firm, GNCB, from Old Saybrook, who will design and make plans for the renovation. GNCB has a wealth of experience with historic preservation and will conform with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of […]
Community News
Senior Exercise Classes at Meadowbrook Senior exercise resumes at the Meadowbrook community room on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. Feel free to drop in and join instructor Robyn Centrella, a licensed instructor who specializes in senior fitness. Movements will be set to motivating music from different genres and decades. The low-impact exercises are designed […]
