Selectman’s Corner
Summer Programs for Everyone By Matt Riiska People have often told me that I should write a book when I retire from this position, and they are probably right. With all the gossip and stories about some of the characters that live in Norfolk aside, the number of requests that come up are amazing—some good […]
Know Your Neighbor
Hilary VanWright How did you come to Norfolk? I first visited Norfolk 23 years ago and was awed by the scenery and the local appreciation for the arts. I left Manhattan to become a full-time resident in 2017. The children’s librarian (who happens to be the grandmother of my children), the waterlilies, Barbour Woods and the […]
Real Estate Sales
On June 3, from Shirky Unlimited LLC to Dominick Pietrzak, 315 Ashpotag Road, for $99,000. On June 5, from Brett Austin Robbins to Anne M. and Ryan R. Johnson, tow acres on Parker Hill Road, for $25,000. On June 12, form Margaret E. Burnett to Barbara A., Brian J. and Chrisitine Hennessey, co-trustees of the […]
Community News
Volunteers Needed—Free Concert Tickets! The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival is looking for community ushers for Friday and Saturday evenings, July 5 to Aug. 10 at the Music Shed. Ushers will take tickets, hand out programs and guide people to seats. In return, ushers receive free admission to concerts. Ushers must have proof of vaccination. Contact Tom […]
Norfolk Then…
In 1900, the Collar Brothers store stood adjacent to the Norfolk Library on the corner of Greenwoods Road and Maple Avenue (visible at the far right). The old store had been built in 1843 and was occupied by a series of merchants. The Collar Brothers advertised boots, shoes and groceries, as well as dry goods […]
Selectman’s Corner
Get Ready for Summer By Matt Riiska The budget process is over and received approval at the Annual Town Meeting on May 13. We all worked hard to keep the increase of 2.5 percent as low as we could but with our education spending increasing by $570,000, there was little we could do. With all […]
Real Estate Transactions
On April 1, from Briscoe Road LLC to Geoffrey D. Silverstein & Amy J. Rabinowitz, 38 Grant Street for $389,000. On May 9, from 368 Greenwoods Road West LLC to SGF Properties LLC, 368 Greenwoods Road West for $220,000. On May 15, from James E. Peacock & Carolyn B. Peacock to Brian F. North & […]
Know Your Neighbor
Turi Rostad How did you come to Norfolk? My grandfather moved up here from Winsted. We lived in the house across from Botelle on Beacon Lane. I was the fourth kid and the house got too small, so we moved to Roughland Road. I moved back to Norfolk 25 years ago because I was a single […]
Community News
Norfolk Hosts Dragon Boat Festival The Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center will hold a Dragon boat festival on Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its campus at 207A Westside Road. Children will be able to participate in dragon boat racing activities, arts and crafts, and have their photo taken in an actual dragon boat […]
Norfolk Then…
The Dudley Tannery and bark shed, pictured here in an early 20th century photograph by Frank DeMars, stood at the corner of Ashpohtag Road and Route 44 in West Norfolk. Tanning was once a thriving industry in Norfolk, the second largest after the woolen industry in the mid-19th century. The State of Connecticut Report of […]
