In Memoriam
Margaret Riiska Margaret C. Riiska left us on March 14, 2024, after an action-packed 99-year run. On January 29, 1925, Anna (Seitz) O’Brien and Thomas O’Brien welcomed Marge into their tight-knit family as the second youngest of 12 children. She was born in Norfolk, but the family soon moved to Winsted, where Marge lived most […]
Community News
Friday Film Series: Visions of EuropeFilmmaker Diego Ongaro will introduce two under-the-radar contemporary European films on Fridays inApril, at 7 p.m.: “Keep an Eye Out” on April 5 and “Swagger” on April 12. Discussion will follow thescreenings. Registration is requested via norfolklibrary.org or calling 860-542-5075 ext. 2 Conservation Commission ProgramsThe Norfolk Conservation Commission will sponsor […]
Norfolk Then…
In the late 19th century, the arrival of every train at the depot on Station Place was widely anticipated.There were freight trains, milk trains and passenger trains unloading throngs of summer visitors. Theattractive station pictured here was built in 1898, replacing an earlier modest structure. Constructed ofnative granite, it was designed by Hill & Turner, […]
Selectman’s Corner
2023 Was a Budget Breaking Year and the Projects Keep Coming By Matt Riiska The year 2023 was not a good one in Norfolk for our budget. Dealing with the issues created by the gas spill, the snowstorm in March and then the flooding in July, our budget was stretched to the breaking point. These […]
Letters
Thank you, WINners! We, the Weekend in Norfolk Committee, would like to say yet again that we are grateful to be part of this town. We just completed our seventh successful Winter WIN weekend, and are looking forward to the ninth summer WIN on August 2, 3 and 4. What other town has such great […]
Norfolk Remembers Barbara Gridley
Barbara Dean Gueinzius Gridley died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, nine days shy of her 94th birthday, in her beloved Norfolk, Conn. home under the loving care of her two children, extended family members, her beloved knitting group, friends of all ages, caregivers and hospice nurses of the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield […]
Real Estate Transfers
On Jan. 22, from Ann A. Stranahan, Trustee for Ann A. Stranahan Revocable Trust, to Linda Bell, 3 Greenwoods Road East, Unit 1A & 1C for $350,000. On Jan. 24, from Peter Guy Fraiman to Susan D. Fraiman, 78 Loon Meadow Drive, for $400,000.
Community News
Library Art Exhibit: Linda Filley, “In These Shoes”Linda Filley has been making her paper creations for over 15 years. Her Paper Shoes are a transformation of everyday materials. Cardboard, brown paper, wallpaper, old maps, and sheet music, sometimes new and sometimes vintage. A self-taught artist who was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up in […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph of the Norfolk Library with empty shelves was probably taken justbefore the Library opened its doors for the first time in 1889. Isabella Eldridge, one of thefive daughters of the Rev. Joseph and Sarah Battell Eldridge, built the Library both as amemorial to her parents and as a gift to the town. The […]
Selectman’s Corner
Let’s Be Careful Out There By Matt Riiska Mother Nature did not help to create a Currier and Ives Christmas in Norfolk, but West and Marie Lowe and their band of elves certainly made things festive. The Christmas trees with their white lights created a beautiful scene all through the town, especially once the snow […]
