Norfolk Then…
Tennis at Town Hall? The building we know as Town Hall was originally the Eldridge Gymnasium, built in 1892. Located within easy walking distance of hotels and boarding houses in Norfolk at the turn of the last century, the Gymnasium was a popular gathering place for both residents and visitors. People played croquet on the […]
View From the Green
A Void That Can’t Be Filled By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo As impossible as it was to imagine anything, even cancer, having its way with Lloyd Garrison, it did. His indomitable spirit fought that beast for longer than most could. A true fighter, Lloyd attended Norfolk Now story conferences and executive editor meetings right up until […]
Letters
Let’s hear some positive facts Last month’s “View From the Green” by Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo, citing an article published in the Hartford Courant, depicted the state of Connecticut in overly negative terms. A recent bulletin titled “Connecticut Economic Review: 2014,” a publication of the not-for-profit, Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC), offers a useful balance to […]
Selectmen’s Corner
Taxes Due in July; Repaving Schedule, Tobey Stickers and Sanitary Survey By Sue Dyer The State of Connecticut is preparing to mill and pave Route 44 from Memorial Green to the Winchester town line. Weather permitting the contractors will begin milling on Monday July 7 at the Winchester town line and work towards Norfolk. Paving […]
May Property Transfers
On May 16, 2014, 32 Greenwoods Rd. West, from Nuhi Sadiku to DST Investments LLC, for $0. On May 23, 2014, from Evan G. Hughes to Thomas K. Carley and Alissa Churchill, 36 Roughland Rd., for $420,000.
Community News
Mark Twain on Patriotism The annual July 4 celebration in Colebrook will feature Patti Philippon of the Mark Twain House and Museum, speaking at 11 a.m. at the Colebrook Congregational Church on “Mark Twain and American Patriotism: ‘Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel.’” Patriotic songs and lunch on the village green to follow. […]
View from the Green
Should I Stay or Should I Go? By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo A recent op-ed in the Hartford Courant focused on the results of a new Gallup Poll concerning percentages of Americans who would prefer to live in a state other than their own if they could. The poll found that nearly half of Connecticut residents […]
Selectman’s Corner
Hazardous Waste Day, Permits, Dog Licenses and Tax Bills Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to noon in Falls Village. To register, please contact the Selectmen’s office at 860-542-5829. June is the time to get your stickers for Tobey Pond and the transfer station. The Board of Selectmen voted to […]
Community News
The Library’s Featured Artist Portraits of various artists (including flutist Eugenia Zukerman, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and the Shanghai and Emerson String Quartets) captured during their performances will hang at the Norfolk Library in the month of June. A reception for the artist, Dianne Engelke, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. […]
