Real Estate Transfers, January 2014
On January 21, 2015, from Jean Patterson to Richard E. and Sylvia Patterson, 284 Greenwoods Rd. W., for $0. On January 21, 2015, from US Bank NA to Southern Specialty Properties LLC, 144 Litchfield Rd., for $186,375.
Community News, March 2015
Flower Painting Demonstration In conjunction with The Artist’s Garden: Persephone Returns, a show of botanical illustration at the Norfolk Library from March 1 to 31, artist Leslie Watkins will offer a flower painting demonstration. Free and open to the public. At the Norfolk Library, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, March 2. Norfolk Land […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph of the Norfolk Library with empty shelves was probably taken just before the Library opened its doors for the first time on March 6, 1889. Isabella Eldridge, one of the five daughters of the Rev. Joseph and Sarah Battell Eldridge, built the Library both as a memorial to her parents and as a […]
Selectman’s Corner
By Sue Dyer In light of the recent tragic accident involving a snow plow striking a pedestrian in Torrington, we thought it necessary to remind people that if you want to walk during a snowstorm, you need to see and be seen. Wear reflective clothing, especially if walking in poor light, and walk against traffic. […]
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 […]
