Obituary
Carl Gundlach Carl Gundlach passed away on August 25, 2015 after a long illness. Born on July 20, 1952, in Torrington, he was the son of Heinz, Sr. and Helen Gundlach. He attended local schools and was a graduate of Northwestern Regional #7. In 1974, he married Colleen Sullivan and began a dance that would last […]
Letters—October 2015
Thank you I’m proud to have been employed by the Town of Norfolk for over 12 years as Transfer Station Attendant/Highway Maintainer. I made so many good friends. My job was more social than work. Being able to answer your questions about recycling, and doing our part to do it properly—thank you for all you […]
Norfolk Then…
John Jay, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1789-1795), dined at this house in Norfolk. The John Jay Papers are housed at Columbia University, and in Jay’s diary for October 12, 1790, he wrote “went to Norfolk – dined at the widow Wilcox’s […]
Community News—October 2015
Edible Plant Workshop at GMF Join environmental educator Barbara Austin at the Childs Center from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 3 for an edible wild plants workshop. The workshop includes food preparation and sampling the edibles. Susan Rand Exhibition Salisbury resident Susan Rand returns to the library in October with a new […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Tom Clark, Fuel Assistance and Voting on Regionalization By Sue Dyer Tom Clark, our transfer station attendant, is retiring as of September 3. We wish him the best in this new chapter of his life and thank him for his XX years of cheerful service. The selectmen’s office is accepting fuel assistance applications. Please […]
Milestones
Hugh deManbey July 13, 1959 – July 28, 2015 The deManbey family regretfully announces the passing of Hugh deManbey on July 28. He was born on July 13, 1959, and grew up with his parents, Lyndsay and Claire, and six siblings on Litchfield Road. He attended Botelle Elementary School, Indian Mountain School, Cranwell School, in […]
Letters—September 2015
Clarification on Rails to Trails I would like to to address concerns over the content of the August Norfolk Now article about the formation of the Rails to Trails committee, and more specifically, the map in the article. At my suggestion, this map was acquired from the Norfolk Historical Society by the author, Ruth Melville. […]
Community News—September 2015
Norfolk Fire Department to Receive Governor’s Proclamation In honor of its years of service, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has been chosen to receive the Governor’s Proclamation on Firefighter Recognition Day. On Friday, September 4, at 6:30 p.m., all members of the department will gather at the firehouse in full dress uniform for a group […]
Norfolk Then…
While the sign Martini Hotel may have raised eyebrows during Prohibition, it was actually the name of the hotel’s proprietor, Albert Martini. Built in 1913, the four-story steel-framed brick structure brought modern construction to downtown Norfolk and opened as the Wangum Hotel, named after nearby Wangum Lake. When Martini bought the hotel and the property […]
Milestones
Hugh deManbey July 13, 1959 – July 28, 2015 The deManbey family regretfully announces the passing of Hugh deManbey on July 28. He was born on July 13, 1959, and grew up with his parents, Lyndsay and Claire, and six siblings on Litchfield Road. He attended Botelle Elementary School, Indian Mountain School, Cranwell School, […]
