Beaver Liberation?
I’d like to offer a few points related to last month’s front-page beaver story. By law all pets (except hunting dogs) must be on a leash on state land. Trappers avoid public trails and well-used areas. Seeing as the two beaver liberationists went well over 100 yards off the trail to a place they had […]
The Wheels of the Government Keep Turning During the COVID Crisis
Selectman’s Corner By Matt Riiska The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of events and news as we have gotten further into this Covid-19 pandemic. We are all adjusting to a new rhythm of daily life, and every day brings new and startling updates. As for the town government, we are functioning normally with […]
Michelle Gibson
Michelle Renee (Denis) Gibson, 43, of Winsted, passed away Friday, March 13, at home. She was the wife of Paul D. Gibson. Michelle was born in Winsted, Conn. on April 18, 1976, a daughter of Beth (Deming) Podhajecki and Robert Denis. She was a graduate of Regional 7 High School and Northwestern Connecticut Community College. […]
Mary O’Dwyer Welz (1924-2020)
Mary O’Dwyer Welz died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Mary J. O’Dwyer on Sept. 21, 1924, the daughter of the late Margaret (Bowe) O’Dwyer and Henry Patrick O’Dwyer and lived in Norfolk, CT until her retirement, after which she moved to Winsted. Mary graduated from The Gilbert […]
Theodore H. J. Veling (1930-2019)
Theodore “Ted” Veling, founder and president of Veling, Inc., and longtime Norfolk resident, died Dec. 26, 2019, at his home in Beverly, Mass., surrounded by his family. He was able to celebrate a final joy-filled Christmas with his wife of 47 years, Kathleen (Kathy), son David and his wife Amy, son Matthew and his wife […]
Community News
Norfolk Land Trust Sponsors Bird-Watching Walk at Haystack State Park Join the Norfolk Land Trust on an early morning excursion at Haystack State Park to look for Spring birds at 7 a.m. on Sat., April 25. Experienced birder Susannah Wood will lead the group on a walk through the park. Meet at the entrance to […]
Norfolk Then
Now on the grounds of the Norfolk Library, the Welch Memorial Fountain once stood on Greenwoods Road at the entrance to West Side Road. It was erected in 1895 in honor of Dr. William Wickham Welch, Norfolk’s town doctor for 53 years. Dr. Welch’s son, William Henry, pursued a career in medicine as well, but […]
Community News
Michael Lampro Photographs on Display at the LibraryBerkshire County native Michael Lampro’s photographs will be on display at the Norfolk Library during the month of March. With a background in landscape design, Lampro endeavors to capture the unique flora and landscapes of New England and beyond in new and unusual ways. Weather and lighting inspire […]
Allen Trousdale (1940-2020)
Allen Trousdale, an architect and world traveler, died at his home in Norfolk on Feb. 21. He was 79 years old and divided his time between Norfolk and Brooklyn. Born in Monroe, Louisiana on Dec. 2, 1940, to parents Briscoe and Frances (Miller) Trousdale, Allen attended Tulane University, graduating in 1963 with a degree in […]
Eve V. Thew (1927-2020)
Eve Thew died on Feb. 3 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. She was 92 and had been married to her husband, John Thew, for nearly 69 years. The daughter of Edward Van de Water and Eve Jacoby, Eve was born in New York City on March 14, 1927, but moved with her parents to […]
