Norfolk Then…
From Feb. 20 to Feb. 22, 1898, an ice storm swept through Northwestern Connecticut. For three days, freezing rain coated trees and buildings with ice up to 7 inches thick. Roads were treacherous and, in some cases, impassable. Tree branches, weighted down with ice, broke and fell. Electricity, telegraph and telephone wires sagged low to […]
Generations of Service in Norfolkart
By Avice Meehan Something that was equal parts mundane and remarkable occurred on a Sunday afternoon in November in the large, second-floor meeting room in Norfolk Town Hall. A majority of those elected to town office came together to take the oath of office administered by Town Clerk Debbie Nelson. Cider and doughnuts followed, with […]
Selectman’s Corner
Tirrell Enthusiastic About New Norfolk Role By Henry Tirrell First off, I want to thank Matt Riiska for his eight years of service as first selectman and for his previous and ongoing volunteerism in the town of Norfolk. I know how much time and effort he put into the job, especially through some challenging times. […]
September & October Real Estate Sales
On Sept. 22, from Alfred J. Bollard III and Angela M. Bollard to Gemini LLC, 979 Litchfield Rd., for $88,000. On Oct. 14, from Sandra L. Plante to Michael Sinclair, 39 Shepard Rd., for $135,000. On Oct. 20, from Richard H. and Galen A. Kessin to Kyle Ranson-Walsh, 7 Beacon Ln., for $465,000. On Oct. […]
Know Your Neighbor
The Crippens What’s your relationship to the area?Peter’s mom and dad lived in Salisbury and Peter’s dad was sick, so we came to visit a lot from New York City. We loved it around here and decided to buy a place close to them and chose Norfolk because of its beauty and so much undeveloped […]
Letters
Volunteers Much Appreciated Thank you to everyone who made the Norfolk Land Trust’s 12th annual trail races on Oct. 5 a resounding success. The weather was perfect and it was our largest race to date. We had 140 runners from throughout the region register for the races and they were impressed, not only with land […]
Letters
Thank You On behalf of Great Mountain Forest, the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee would like to thank the Norfolk Curling Club for hosting our event. We would also like to thank all our generous sponsors and dozens of volunteers who worked so hard at making this year’s 2025 Tour de Forest Bike Ride a […]
Know Your Neighbor
Colin Burn What’s your relationship to the area?We moved to Norfolk about three years ago. Before finding our house, we’d actually never heard of the town! It ended up being one of those wonderful discoveries that come from late-night house hunting online. How did you come to Norfolk?I think of Norfolk as my third big […]
Community News
Andrew Thomson to PerformThe Colebrook Historical Society will sponsor a concert by noted musician and Norfolk native Andrew Thomson on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. He and an associate will perform Scotttish and Irish music (using four to five different sets of pipes) interspersed with stories and humor. The concert will be held at the […]
Norfolk Then…
One of the earliest photographs of Norfolk was taken on Nov. 2, 1877. Folks coming from Winsted would have travelled by horse-drawn carriage along this road to the center of town. There were no sidewalks to speak of, just dirt paths and occasional boardwalks, as seen on the right. The railroad had just been built […]
