Norfolk Then . . .
Before centralization, the Norfolk district school system included eleven grammar schools, each managed by a local school committee. Schoolhouses were simple one-room structures with a wood stove providing heat. The North Middle School pictured here still stands at the corner of Ashpohtag and Bald Mountain Roads. The district schools served a varying number of children, […]
August 2016 Real Estate Transactions
On August 9, William E. and Carol A. Reudgen to US Bank NA Trustee, 30 Elmore Road, for $0. On August 22, Karlene Mitchell to Andrew L. & Kelly M. Groover, Greenwoods Road West, for $166,000. On August 31, Michael S. Lahart & Frederick Todd Johnson to Lucy Anderson Mookerjee, 238 Old Goshen Road, for […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer Household Hazardous Waste will be collected on Saturday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Torrington Waste Water Treatment Plant on Bogue Road in Torrington. Please sign up by contacting the Selectmen’s Office at 860-542-5829. If you are in need of assistance for heating your home, please contact the […]
Milestones
Vera Susan Ellis, 62, of Norfolk, passed away on September 23, 2016. The daughter of William and Edna Alley, Ellis was born on January 18, 1954, in Meriden. She attended Winsted schools and Northwestern Regional 7. Susan married Joe Ellis in 1972, and their life together continued for 44 years. She is survived by her […]
Letters—October 2016
Cost Is Not the Whole Story Who isn’t glad to hear that a new general store is coming to Station Place? The news reminded me of a time, many years ago, when I was living in Tokyo and a man named Edward Luttwak published an essay about gasoline. He had just traveled from Japan to […]
Community News—October 2016
Farmers Market Continues Into October The Norfolk Farmers Market continues its outdoor season through October 8. Local meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, artisan wares, knife sharpening. Town Hall lawn, 19 Maple Ave., Norfolk. “Norfolk Through a Lens” at the Norfolk Library The library’s October exhibition presents the work of ten Norfolk photographers, coinciding with the publication […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Planning a road trip to take in the fall foliage? In the early 1900’s, renting a touring car from A. P. Curtiss may have been an attractive option. When automobiles appeared on the streets of Norfolk, Augustus P. Curtiss converted the stable housing his horse and carriage livery business to a garage stocked with cars […]
Norfolk Throws a Party
By Ruth Melville Norfolk decided to throw a party—and people came! By all measures, last month’s Weekend in Norfolk was a resounding success. When the Weekend in Norfolk (WIN) coordinating committee, Sue Frisch, Holly Gill and I, set up the welcome tent on the green on Friday, our expectations were high but a bit […]
Selectman’s Corner—September 2016
Town Website, Assessments, Animal Control Officer By Sue Dyer If you haven’t seen the town’s new website it’s worth a visit; go to norfolkct.org. It is extremely well done and innovative. The assessor will be doing inspections during the month of September on improved real estate, either as a drive-by inspection or by making […]
July 2016 Real Estate Transfers
On July 1, Celena Lalli to Brandy R. and Shannon J. Sharack, 916 Litchfield Road, $140,000. On July 1, Sheila Ball and Carl A. Bouplon III to Salisbury Bank & Trust Co., 965 Litchfield Road, $39,417. On July 1, Great Mountain Forest Corp. to Richard S. Childs and John M. Funt, 17 acres […]
