Community News
Send submissions for Community News to next month’s issue editor at editor@nornow.org. Deadline is the 15th of the month. Battell Arts Scholarships The Battell Arts Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications to support local students’ interest in the arts. Applicants must be residents of Norfolk or Colebrook, in grades 4-12, and studying an artistic endeavor such as dance, […]
Norfolk Then…
Travel by railroad was still the best way to get from one place to another in the early 20th century, so a washout on the line was serious business. But paired with a photograph of laundry hanging out to dry, this play on words made for a popular postcard message. The postcard dates from the […]
Struggling with Snow and Looking Toward Spring
By Henry Tirrell We are starting to see the glimmer of spring on the horizon, but we certainly aren’t there yet. After a historic storm dumped snow all up and down the East Coast we have all been digging out.Another weekend storm around Feb. 21 dragged the road crew back out to clear the roads […]
Letters To The Editor
WINter Weekend in Norfolk, 2026 Thank you Norfolk! What a weekend, everyone! Thanks to all of Norfolk for your wonderful outpouring of hospitality in the Icebox of Connecticut! From Botelle School to the Curling Club, to an artist’s studio in South Norfolk to Husky Meadows Farm in North Norfolk, the entire town put on an […]
Norfolk Then
By Ann Havemeyer It was a busy afternoon at the General Electric plant in 1953. On the banks of the Blackberry River in a building that had been a 19th century stone mill, General Electric opened a branch in 1946 to make starters for fluorescent lights. Twelve Norfolk women were employed at first, but the […]
Letter to the Editor
A Word of Apology Upon taking the office of First Selectman in Norfolk, I paused roadside tree management by the town due to complaints from landowners about overaggressive tree cutting. While this damage occurred prior to my term, I want to apologize to property owners who may have lost trees, wildlife habitat, and the value […]
Community News
Katie Atkinson at the LibraryThe work of artist/illustrator and Norfolk resident Katie Atkinson will be on display at the Norfolk Library in February. Katie has licensed her art as greeting cards, magazine covers, including over 50 Bookmarks covers, and gift products. The exhibition “Seasons of Painting” shows her evolution as an artist. She will give […]
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. […]
