March 2018 Real Estate Transactions
On March 2, Susan N. Wagner to Cheryl F. Hellman, 41 Litchfield Rd., $450,000. On March 19, Susan Ann Coffee to Catherine R. Hester, 230 Bruey Rd., $120,000. On March 29, Simon Aldridge and Lisa Aiko Tanno to Bryan N. and Heather T. Adams, 19 Terrace View, $565,000.
Selectman’s Corner
Spring Tasks By Matt Riiska April is always a busy month, planting gardens, cleaning up the yard, getting high school seniors ready for graduation—and budget time. This year’s budget preparation has been difficult at best. Given that contributions from the State of Connecticut have been reduced by $103,000; the state Education Cost Sharing funds […]
Community News
Public Presentation for Nonprofits On May 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sharon Danosky, president and founder of Danosky Associates, will talk about pursuing collective solutions to community issues, discussing how to assess a specific problem, how to identify potential partners in addressing it and how to reach the outcomes you want. Danosky Associates is […]
Norfolk Then . . .
A hundred years ago, it was not unusual for a house to be moved lock, stock and barrel. Often it was a less costly and easier way to relocate one’s home. This house belonged to Winthrop Cone, manager of the Stoeckel Estate, where it is pictured here. Cone later moved the house to Terrace View, […]
Letters—April 2018
Bridge Costs Your short article, “Town Braces for Bridge Repair” (Norfolk Now, March 2018), begs the question: how can a lightly traveled bridge of modest span at River Place cost $2.1 million and take three years to replace? Would have liked to see breakdown of costs in the article. Donald Black We followed up […]
Spring Cleanup
By Matt Riiska Spring is right around the corner, maybe, and we have all started to think about getting outside and getting things back in shape after a long winter. As you start tackling your own yard, think about spending a few minutes cleaning up the sides of the roads. With the snow melting, the […]
Real Estate Transactions—February 2018
On February 5, 2018, DST Investments LLC to Hasim Krasniqui, 32 Greenwoods Rd. W. $156,081 On February 21, 2018, Stop Sign Realty LLC to Kevin Gundlach, 10 Ashpohtag Rd. $115,000 On February 23, 2018, Evelyn A. Laufer to Tamsin Anstey, 129 Sunset Ridge Rd. $430,000
Community News—April 2018
Norfolk Land Trust Plans Trail Work Day Please join us at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, April 21 in the center of town near the fountain (Station Place) for our Spring Trail Work Day to get our trails in shape for good weather. Wear waterproof shoes and bring work gloves. Work sessions will end around 3 p.m. If you […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Time for spring cleaning? Don’t like the view? Move (your house, that is). Although it may seem hard to believe, moving houses was not uncommon a hundred years ago. Indeed, one Norfolk resident recalled the story of a young child arriving home from school to find her house on higher ground, as the soil was […]
Selectman’s Corner
It’s budget time again, and I would like to say things are good, but unfortunately they are not. We all know the current condition of the state’s budget. For the current fiscal year we were to receive $389,789 in state funds. The largest portion of this was in Town Aid Road (TAR) funds totaling $241,494. […]
