MacGregor Robinson, 1964-2017
MacGregor Robinson, 53, died on September 4, Labor Day, at “Mungo Park,” his beloved home in Norfolk, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver in late August. Born February 5, 1964, in nearby Winsted, MacGregor was predeceased by his parents, Hugh Robinson and Isabel “Tibby” (MacGregor) Browne Robinson and his sister, Isabel Browne Driscoll. […]
Community News
An Evening of Wit, Wisdom and Desserts at the Coffee House The Coffee House presents original works by local artists on Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at Battell Chapel on the Village Green. Come for an evening of live storytelling and poetry readings performed by the Norfolk Writers Group. Bring your family and friends for fresh […]
Norfolk Then . . .
The original Norfolk Lions Club ambulance is parked in front of Town Hall in this photograph, probably taken soon after the Lions Club was organized in January of 1951. Unlike the modern ambulance, ambulances at this time were not outfitted as mobile hospitals and provided only transportation to local hospitals. That would soon change. On […]
View From the Green
Change: A Challenge And an Opportunity By Ruth Melville Norfolk Now is losing one of its longest-serving and most highly valued editors. After 10 years as an executive editor of the paper, Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo has decided to retire. Lindsey joined the paper in 2006 to take over distribution, but she was quickly writing […]
Letter to The Editor
Traffic Calming: A simple solution We’re all guilty… whether we are running late, mind brimming with too many things to do or just not really paying attention because you’re singing along to your favorite tune on the radio. Speeding through town has turned into a real issue: the trucks are going so fast on Route […]
Real Estate Transactions
On July 7, Christine Melchinger to Spring J. Burke, 3/2A Greenwoods Rd. East, for $230,000. On July 10, Briscoe Road LLC to Yellow House Too LLC, 125 Laurel Way, for $695,000. On July 12, Timothy Ronda & Elizabeth Alsop to Briscoe Road LLC, 38 Grant St., for $275,000. On July 13, James & Bhakti Jackson […]
Community News
Walking Tour of Norfolk’s War Memorials In conjunction with the Norfolk Historical Society’s exhibition Norfolk in the Great War, Richard Byrne will lead a walking tour of Norfolk’s War Memorials on Saturday, September 2. Meet at the Norfolk Historical Museum at 10 a.m. Deadline for Arts Scholarships Completed applications for the Battell Arts Foundation Scholarships are […]
Norfolk Then . . .
It is the summer of 1913, and newlyweds Hazel and Irving Whiting are setting out for an afternoon drive in their roadster. Hazel Gibbs grew up on Litchfield Road and joined the ranks of June brides earlier that summer. By virtue of the century in which she lived, Hazel had escaped the clutches of Norfolk’s […]
Norfolk Then . . .
If you think January sales are a phenomenon of our times, read this advertisement in the Norfolk Almanac, published annually from 1856 to 1860 in the tradition of the Farmer’s Almanac. Shepard & Dewell billed itself as a Cheap Cash Store, offering an assortment of household goods and popular medicines such as Merchant’s Gargling Oil […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Stopping to chat with a friend in a passing vehicle would be unthinkable these days at the busy curve on Route 44 near the entrance to North Street. Back then, there was an apartment house on Memorial Green where the War Monument now stands. It had been built in 1835 as a business block, and […]
