Regional 7 Budget is Months-Long Process
By Don Torrant Hats off to those Norfolk voters who turned out on May 3 to support Northwestern Regional 7’s budget for the 2016-17 school year. The public approval, as evidenced by the majority of “yes” votes across all four Regional towns reaffirms our commitment to maintaining a cost-effective, high quality education. It means […]
Community News—June 2016
Memorial Service for Evan Hughes Friends of Evan Hughes and Peter Ermacora are invited to a memorial service for Evan to be held on July 9, 2016 at the Church of the Transfiguration, Mills Way, in Norfolk, at 11:00 AM, to be followed by a reception celebrating the lives of Evan and Peter, at Battell House […]
Norfolk Then . . .
This decorative railing near the corner of Greenwoods Road and Maple Avenue stands on what was once the northern edge of the railroad underpass, marked in the photograph by the wooden planks and now filled in. To the left is the Library with its brownstone walls and tile roof. Designed by architect Alfredo Taylor in […]
Vint Lawrence Dies at 76
Vint Lawrence, an artist, gardener and activist in town affairs, whose connection to Norfolk began in childhood as the son of weekenders and developed in his last two decades when he took up full-time residence, died on April 9 at Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven at the age of 76. The cause was […]
View From the Green
One Man’s Trash . . . By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Last week, we gutted the final section of our 255-year-old home that we have been in the process of renovating on and off for the last 11 years. In 2005, I was thrilled to be living in a house with that much history and […]
Norfolk Real Estate Transfers—March 2016
On March 3, The Bank of New York Mellon transferred 13 Shepard Rd. to Brad Bousquet for $41,000. On March 3, The Mission of Tao Confucianism, Inc. transferred 207 Westside Rd. to Confucian Study Association, Inc. for $0. On March 14, PNMAC Mortgage Opportunity Fund Investors LLC transferred 93 Winchester Rd. to Justin Thomas Zaraycki for $95,000. On […]
Norfolk Then . . .
Although there was no organized baseball for Norfolk youth until Little League arrived in 1952, town team baseball flourished during the first half of the 20th century. The first Norfolk town team dates back to the early 1900’s and was comprised of young adults who competed against teams from nearby towns. In 1938, the town team […]
Norfolk Then…
Look closely at the houses in this 1890’s photograph to see if you recognize any. The view is from the Battell-Stoeckel property just west of Greenwoods Road looking north to Haystack Mountain. By 1890 the hills of Norfolk had been deforested by the iron industry and the trees cut down to make charcoal. So we […]
Community News
Concert and Songwriting Workshop at the Norfolk Library Ed Snodderly, a Southern music legend, will perform on Saturday, April 2 at Norfolk Library with a noon to 2 p.m. workshop and 7:30 p.m. concert. Born in East Tennessee, Ed is a songwriter, actor, and musician who played in the critically-acclaimed duo The Brother Boys. He […]
Norfolk Speaks
April Fools! Somewhere in this issue of Norfolk Now there is a story that may or may not be true. If you can locate it, write to editor@nornow.org to identify it. Your prize will be townwide bragging rights. Letters AgEd is a Vital Program I have been attending recent Regional 7 Board of Education meetings […]
