Selectman’s Corner
Adding up the Numbers for Norfolk By Matt RiiskaAs my time as first selectman winds down, the projects go on. And on. The water main replacement project on Shepard Road has been completed, but the replacement work will continue Sunset Ridge and Sunset Hill. Other projects that are on the schedule are the Mountain Road […]
September Real Estate Sales
On Sept. 8 from Royal Arcanum LLC to American Folk & Heritage LLC, 3 Station Place for $1,400,000. Only transactions with a monetary value are included. Transfers without consideration are excluded. Recorded sales dates typically lag actual closing dates by several days.
Community News
Norfolk Library: Art by Susannah AndersonSusannah Anderson is a Norfolk-based artist whose current work explores the back and forth between control and freedom. In acrylic paintings that range in size from four inches to more than six feet, Anderson draws from a constellation of sources—figures, nature, domestic and industrial scenes—and invites viewers to step into uncertain environments. She […]
Norfolk Then…
Emergency medical transport has changed dramatically over the past century, evolving from simple horse-drawn carriages to life-saving ambulances with advanced medical equipment. The original Norfolk Lions Club ambulance, a Henney Packard, is parked in front of Town Hall in this photograph, probably taken soon after the Lions Club was organized in January of 1951. Unlike […]
Real Estate Sales
On July 8, from Brett Austin Robbins to Eric Schleich, 60 acres in the northerly portion of parcel A on Parker Hill Road, for $80,000. On July 15, from Peter R. Chaffetz and Andra L. Moss to Brian M. Van Baush and Amy D. Sullivan, 17 Maple Avenue, for $550,000. Only transactions with a monetary […]
Selectman’s Corner
Speed Surveillance in Norfolk and Project Hand-Offs at Town Hall By Matt Riiska Traffic speed and road work have been the major talking points of many of my submissions for almost eight years. Speed bumps are not the only answer for reducing speeding on our roads. No matter how much I plead with motorists to […]
Know Your Neighbor
Meg Hill How did you come to Norfolk?I landed in Norfolk somewhat fortuitously. I was living in Westchester County, where l had an active career in music and where I had raised my three kids. In 2018, my partner, Philip Carr-Harris, was nearing the end of a five-year stint teaching abroad and was looking for […]
Norfolk Remembers
Deidre Byrne Deirdre Byrne Escheman, 77, of Challenge, Calif., passed away on July 6, 2025, suddenly and unexpectedly.Deirdre was born Sept. 2, 1947, in Winsted, grew up in Norfolk and attended local schools. She lived a life devoted to her faith, family and dear friends. Her family was truly the light of her life. She […]
Norfolk Remembers
Starling Ransome Lawrence Starling Ransome Lawrence, known to all as Star, died on Aug. 21 in the hospital at the age of 82, due to complications from a fall in April. Starting as an assistant editor at W.W. Norton in 1969, he rose to become editor-in-chief and vice-chairman during his 55-year career there. Known for […]
Norfolk Remembers
Carl Stewart Werne February 7, 1948—June 25, 2025 Carl Werne was exuberant—a brilliant physician, a gifted cellist and a lifelong seeker of connection, beauty and joy. His boundless enthusiasm left an indelible mark on tens of thousands of lives, both in and out of the hospital. Born in New York City to Dr. Irene Garrow […]
