Letter to the Editor—July 2016
To the Editor, I enjoyed the article “The Challenges, and Joys, of Owning and Operating a Small Farm” in the June issue. There is some erroneous information therein that I would like to correct. The article states, “Husky Meadows made the decision to become a state-certified farm.” The State of CT has never been in […]
Norfolk Then . . .
With poplars and maple trees lining the sidewalk, Station Place presented a bucolic setting to the visitor arriving at the newly constructed railroad station (center) in the early 20th century. One could hardly guess that an impressive business boom was under way, heralded in the local paper as the biggest boom Norfolk had ever witnessed. […]
Community News—July 2016
Summer at the Norfolk Historical Society The current exhibition at the Historical Society Museum is “Hidden in Plain Sight: Artists, Artisans and Craftsmen of Norfolk’s Golden Age of Architecture,” featuring some of Norfolk’s beautiful architectural treasures and their extraordinary details. Stained glass by Tiffany and Maitland Armstrong, sculpture by August Saint-Gaudens, terra-cotta, faience, stone, wood […]
Real Estate Transactions—April 2016
April 4, Stephen T. & Beth D. Podhajecki to Angela L. Grano, 41 Loon Meadow Drive, for $425,000. April 11, Frederick T. & Nancy A. Herzig to Paulus J. & Monika J. Ingram, 38 North Street for $137,000. April 27, Monument Realty Inc. to Briscoe Road LLC, 125 Laurel Way for $165,000. April 28, Farm Credit East […]
Selectman’s Corner
Summertime Reminders By Sue Dyer Just a reminder that Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Falls Village Public Works Garage. Contact the Selectmen’s Office at 860-542-5829 for further information. Summer is upon us, and it’s time to get your stickers for the Transfer Station and […]
Regional 7 Budget is Months-Long Process
By Don Torrant Hats off to those Norfolk voters who turned out on May 3 to support Northwestern Regional 7’s budget for the 2016-17 school year. The public approval, as evidenced by the majority of “yes” votes across all four Regional towns reaffirms our commitment to maintaining a cost-effective, high quality education. It means […]
Community News—June 2016
Memorial Service for Evan Hughes Friends of Evan Hughes and Peter Ermacora are invited to a memorial service for Evan to be held on July 9, 2016 at the Church of the Transfiguration, Mills Way, in Norfolk, at 11:00 AM, to be followed by a reception celebrating the lives of Evan and Peter, at Battell House […]
Norfolk Then . . .
This decorative railing near the corner of Greenwoods Road and Maple Avenue stands on what was once the northern edge of the railroad underpass, marked in the photograph by the wooden planks and now filled in. To the left is the Library with its brownstone walls and tile roof. Designed by architect Alfredo Taylor in […]
Vint Lawrence Dies at 76
Vint Lawrence, an artist, gardener and activist in town affairs, whose connection to Norfolk began in childhood as the son of weekenders and developed in his last two decades when he took up full-time residence, died on April 9 at Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven at the age of 76. The cause was […]
View From the Green
One Man’s Trash . . . By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Last week, we gutted the final section of our 255-year-old home that we have been in the process of renovating on and off for the last 11 years. In 2005, I was thrilled to be living in a house with that much history and […]
