Real Estate Transactions

October–December 2014 On October 3, 2014, from Estate of Steven O. Correy to Gardner M. & Diana V. Mundy: 13.1 acres on Bruey Rd., for $10,000. On October 3, 2014, from Paul Correy et al. to Gardner M. & Diana V. Mundy: 13.1 acres on Bruey Rd., for $40,000. On October 10, 2014, from Helen […]

Bill Gridley Dies After Brief Illness

William Gill Gridley, Jr. died peacefully after a brief illness Saturday, November 29 at his Norfolk home under the loving care of his family and hospice nurses and aides of the Foothills Visiting Nurses Association. Gridley was born January 10, 1929 in New York City, the son of Elizabeth Meeker and William Gill Gridley. His […]

Community News—February 2015

GMF Lecture Come hear Researcher Robert E. Marra, Ph.D. of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station discuss how he uses tomography in his tree research at Great Mountain Forest to assess the extent of internal decay in northern hardwoods, and how that affects our understanding of the role that forests play in combatting climate change. Lecture […]

Norfolk Then . . .

It was February of 1933, and a large crowd gathered at Canaan Mountain to watch the Norfolk Winter Sports Association (NWSA) annual ski-jumping competition. The 150-foot natural slope had just been completed to designs by Scandinavian skier Birger Torrissen and built by John Mulville. Torrissen was among a group of Olympic competitors who had been […]

View from the Green

A Time of Change and Challenge By Samuel A. (Pete) Anderson In this Thanksgiving season, it’s timely to read Selectman Josh DeCerbo’s comments (in NN’s November issue) reminding us of the abundance of good things we Norfolkians have to be thankful for. Like Josh, and for all of the reasons he lists and many more […]

Selectmen’s Corner

Don’t Even Think About Street Parking During a Snowstorm By Sue Dyer Winter will soon be upon us, and it’s time to remind everyone that the town has a no-parking ordinance on town streets during snow and ice storms. If a car’s owner cannot be located or refuses to move his car, the town will […]

Letters December 2014

Blue-sky Thinking Norfolk’s topography is topsy-turvy. Unlike neighboring towns on Route 44, the heart of Norfolk is situated on a steep hill that begins and ends with dangerous boomerang-shaped curves that run past our two memorial greens. Most drivers are in a hurry to get through this roller coaster ride, vigilant for their safety and […]

Community News—December 2014

Breakfast With Santa! Take the kids out and enjoy the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s twentieth annual Breakfast with Santa, a buffet-style breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, juice and coffee. Bring your camera—great photo opportunity for the family!
Proceeds will benefit the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. Saturday, December 6 from 7 to 10 a.m.
at Battel Chapel […]

Norfolk Then . . .

December brings the Calder Trophy Men’s Bonspiel to Norfolk. Established about 1960, the trophy is named after John Walcott Calder of Utica, NY, a veteran curler who curled in the first-ever Olympic demonstration at the 1936 Winter Games in Lake Placid. Calder’s daughter, Elisabeth, introduced the sport to Norfolk when she married Ted Childs, and […]

View From the Green

Fix It, Don’t Toss It By Ruth Melville It’s a long winter in Norfolk, and the sun goes down early. The lengthy evenings indoors can be tedious, even for the avid reader or TV watcher. The library does a lot to offer indoor activities for someone who wants to get out of the house, with […]