Community News—July 2015
Norfolk Land Trust to Host Program for National Moth Week Have you ever seen a pale green luna moth or a hummingbird moth? Ever wonder why they are attracted to light? Did you know that not all moths hang out at night or that some are important pollinators? Save up your questions and bring your […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Got milk? Heading home at the evening bell, these Curtiss farm cows meander along the road from Tobey Pond, now known as Golf Drive, in an early 20th-century photograph by Marie Kendall. The Curtiss homestead was built by Solomon Curtiss in 1786 on the corner of Mountain Road and Sunset Ridge and remained in the […]
Milestones: Alan Mermann, Pediatrician, Professor, Pastor and Chaplin
Memorial service to be held in July Alan C. Mermann, distinguished and beloved pediatrician, professor, pastor, and chaplain died on May 23. He was 91. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on June 23, 1923 to Ada McCree and William Joseph Mermann, he graduated high school in Baldwin, N.Y., received his B.A. degree from Lehigh University in […]
Selectman’s Corner
By Sue Dyer Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in Falls Village at their Public Works Department. Tickets are available by contacting the selectmen’s office at 860-542-5829. This is a great opportunity to safely dispose of all those containers labeled as toxic, flammable, reactive or corrosive. If you […]
Milestones—June 2015
John Spofford Morgan John Spofford Morgan died peacefully on April 28 at the age of 97 after two very good years of aging in place at Geer Village. He was born on November 13, 1917 in New York City. He grew up dividing his time between there and Norfolk. Each was dear to him […]
Letters—June 2015
Where Art Thou South Norfolk? Dear Editor, We were surprised to see that the new Norfolk map excluded the southern part of town! This is disturbing – does this mean that the southern part of town does not matter? For $15,000, one would think that the entire town would be represented! We have been proud […]
Milestones—June 2015
Master’s Degree: Cortnee Bollard, daughter of Angela and Alfred Bollard, received her Master of Arts in Public History on May 8 from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. Ms. Bollard will continue to live in Boston, where she works at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Old North Church.
Community News—June 2015
Curriculum Night There will be a curriculum celebration at Botelle School on Tuesday, June 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature displays throughout the school of student work, and some demonstrations of how students have used technology to advance their learning. Freedom of Information Workshop Tom Hennick, of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information […]
Norfolk Then
A peddler is selling his wares on Greenwoods Road just past the entrance to Westside in this 1896 postcard photograph taken by Marie Kendall. He must have been well-known to townsfolk for on the back of the photograph he is referred to as ìLouie, the Grand Army man.î Look closely and you will see that […]
Norfolk Then…
Norfolk boy scouts stand with their leader Carroll Estes on the steps of the Church of Christ Congregational about 1960. Scouting came to Norfolk fifty years earlier in 1911 when architect Alfredo Taylor formed the first troop, named for Norfolk benefactor Frederick M. Shepard, and served as scoutmaster. After a hiatus during World War II, […]
