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, […]
Community News
Quilt-in at Church of Christ May 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Quilt-in in the chapel dining room, to make log cabin quilts for the Susan B. Anthony Project. No experience necessary. Pot luck lunch will be served. For more information, contact Shirley Metcalf at shirleymetcalf@comcast.net. Rabies Clinic May 2, 10 a.m.-noon. Norfolk’s Animal Control Officer Glen […]
Selectmen’s Corner
To qualify for the Elderly and Disabled Homeowners Tax Relief Program, please contact the Assessor’s Office at 860-542-5287. Deadline is May 15. For individuals over the age of 60, the Community Health & Wellness Center at 496 Migeon Avenue in Torrington has been awarded funding to provide free dental services from now until the end […]
View from the Green
Our Disappearing Amphibians By Shelley Harms After a long, snowy winter, the calls of wood frogs and spring peepers from Norfolk’s thawing ponds are a welcome sign of spring. Especially this year, when the wood frogs made their latest appearance in memory in my pond, still half iced-over when a few hardy little souls started […]
Milestones
Frank Bell Frank Bell died at Yale–New Haven Hospital on February 16, surrounded by his loving family. He succumbed to interstitial lung disease, which he had battled for two years. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1939, Bell attended Phillips Academy at Andover, studied mechanical engineering at Yale University, and received a master’s in business administration […]
Milestones
William S. Vaun William S. Vaun, 85, died peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sally, their daughter, Elizabeth (Sissi) and five siblings. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Vaun received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. From 1957 to 1959 he […]
Community News—April 2015
Wildlife Films at the Library With spring around the corner, the Norfolk Library is showing a series of wildlife documentary films to celebrate Earth Day and the rebirth of nature. Bring your family and enjoy these critically acclaimed films on Thursday evenings. The series begins on April 2 at 7:30 with the 2014 film Bears, […]
Norfolk Lost and Found
This handsome fellow guards the entrance to someone’s house. Do you know where he is? Photo by Bruce Frisch.
