Obituary
Marc Nied Marc Alexander Ball Nied died unexpectedly in Aiken, S.C., on February 20. He was born in 1960 in Summit, N.J. He attended Washington College in Chestertown, Md., and graduated from Hunter College in New York City. More recently, he was awarded his Master Gardner certification. Marc lived in Norfolk and in Aiken. He […]
Selectman’s Corner
Farmers Market and Snow Storm Parking By Sue Dyer After ten years, Sue Frisch is resigning from the Farmers Market Committee. Sue was the driving force that created a successful market here in town. On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, I want to thank her for her endless energy in conceiving and shaping the […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Animal Control and Bus Transportation By Sue Dyer The Town of Norfolk has a new animal control officer, Lauren Foley, whom we share with North Canaan. She can be reached by calling 860-824-7796 or 860-921-1372. By state statute, if your pet is picked up and impounded by Lauren Foley or her assistant, Jesse Warner, […]
Real Estate Transactions—Dec. 2016 and Jan. 2017
Dec. 5, 2016: Loyal B. & Valerie Starr to Wells Fargo Financial America Inc., 988 Litchfield Rd., for $0. Jan. 18, 2017: Holly Gill, Trustee, to Gillian Bagley & Ralph Colt Bagley IV, 107 Laurel Way, for $300,000. Jan. 23, 2017: Babette H. Barrett to Vishal P. Grover, 53 Greenwoods Rd. East, for […]
Indoor Farmers Markets Come taste the flavors of spring and support our local food vendors! Visit our indoor farmers markets on Saturday, March 4, and Saturday, March 18, from 10 to 1 p.m. at Town Hall, 19 Maple Ave. An Evening of Storytelling and Poetry The Coffee House presents original works by local artists on Friday, […]
Norfolk Then . . .
One of the earliest photographs of Norfolk was taken in 1878 from the location of the present post office. It shows a barren village center. Visible in the background are familiar Norfolk landmarks: the Congregational Church and Whitehouse. Buildings such as the Royal Arcanum that now line Station Place had yet to be built, and […]
View from the Green
Enduring Village Landmark in Limbo By Michael Kelly Civic enrichment in Norfolk Town is humming right along: what with the library’s compelling new terra cotta roof, the impressive restoration of Alfredo Taylor’s railroad railing and lamps, the reassuring church bells ringing again on the Village Green, the ambitious reimagining of City Meadow, the budding […]
Obituary—Edward Keith Harvill
Edward Keith Harvill died on November 20, 2016 at the age of 67. He had been living at Geer Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan. Harvill was born August 2, 1949 in New Haven, the son of the late Edward K. and Jeanne (Thompson) Harvill. He spent his childhood in Essex, Conn. and […]
Real Estate Transactions—November 2016
On November 1, Jerald D. Cole to Northwestern CT Sportsmen’s Assoc. Inc., 111 Beckley Road, for $320,000. On November 8, Loyal B. Starr et al. to Wells Fargo Financial America Inc., 819 Litchfield Road, for $0. On November 21, Cecily R. Mermann, Executor, to John Lyman Cox, 185 Ashpohtag Road, for $250,000. On November 22, FNMA to […]
Community News—February 2017
African Drums and Dance Take Your Child to the Library Day is Saturday, February 4, and everyone is invited at 10 a.m. for a morning of African drums and dance. Soro Bindi, an interactive performance by Iddrisu Saaka that incorporates traditional African dances and songs with an exploration of Ghana, will introduce children to a […]
