Selectmen’s Corner—December 2015
Winter Reminders and Happy Holidays From Town Hall By Sue Dyer It’s that time of year when the weather begins to turn colder and snow lies in wait on the horizon that we must remind everyone about no parking during a snow storm. The Town of Norfolk has an ordinance that bans parking on […]
Remembering Richard W. MacPherson
Richard W. MacPherson, 88, of Freeport, Me., and formerly Norfolk, Conn., died on October 22, 2015 at his residence in Freeport with his family by his side. He was predeceased in 2009 by his wife of 54 years, Marie Humphrey MacPherson. Richard was born in Bridgewater, Mass. on April 19, 1927, a son of Henry […]
October 2015 Real Estate Transfers
Estate of Catherine P. Fields to Alison Smela, 101 Shepard Rd., $233,000. Peter R. Pouncey to David G. & Amy Troyansky, 25 North St., $515,000. Michael & Cynthia Creamer to DST Investments LLC, 82 Greenwoods Rd. E., $45,000. Kevin Morse & Karen Petokas Hunt to Sandra Anasoulis, 879 Litchfield Rd., $236,000. Fred & Frances Disbrow to […]
Community News—December 2015
A Tradition of Wreath Making at GMF Come join your Great Mountain Forest friends for their annual wreath-making workshops. Saturday, December 5, from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, December 6, from 9 a.m. to noon are family sessions. Sunday, December 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. is an adults-only session. Fees: $35 per person, $50 […]
Norfolk Then . . .
For the Kendall family of Norfolk, Christmas meant gathering to decorate an evergreen tree in their home. If this sounds traditional, it wasn’t always so. Claude Kendall, the son of Norfolk’s skilled photographer Marie Hartig Kendall, recalled in a written reminiscence that his family was the first in Norfolk to have a Christmas tree. Each […]
Community News—November 2015
Yoga, Fitness, Dance Fitness, Zumba and Kundalini Yoga at Church of Christ Church of Christ hosts yoga on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., a fitness class on Tuesday nights from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and a dance fitness class every Wednesday night from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Zumba is held on Saturday mornings from […]
Letters—November 2015
Heartfelt Thanks Only in Norfolk can you feel the arms of a whole town around you in a time of sorrow. Only in Norfolk can you make one call to the Selectman’s Office and say, “We need that burial plot,” and not have to think about it again. And later, when there is a […]
Selectmen’s Corner—November 2015
Public informational meeting and new town website By Sue Dyer The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation is holding a public informational hearing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 5 at the Botelle Elementary School’s Hall of Flags to present information regarding the replacement of the retaining walls on Route 44 from approximately the […]
Obituary–Bruce Hanke
Surrounded by family and close friends, Bruce Hanke left this world on Monday, October 12 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born at Plunkett Memorial Hospital in Adams, Mass. on November 3, 1958 to William and Mildred (Kryston) Hanke. Growing up on East Road in Adams, next to his grandmother’s farm, Hanke spent summers and […]
Norfolk Then…
The names of candidates who lose elections often fade into obscurity, or perhaps become questions on “Jeopardy.” In 1940, however, dark-horse candidate Wendell Willkie’s effective criticism of Roosevelt’s New Deal administration spawned hundreds of grassroots “Willkie for President” clubs throughout the country which many people still remember. The banner in this photograph hangs from the […]
