Letters
Thank You On behalf of Great Mountain Forest, Norfolk Curling Club and the Town of Norfolk, the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee would like to thank all our generous sponsors and volunteers who worked so hard at making this year’s 2023 Tour de Forest Bike Ride a huge success. We were fortunate that the weather […]
Community News
History of Maritime Knitting Join the Norfolk knitting circle at the library on Friday, Nov. 3, at 3:30 p.m., for Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue’s presentation on “Knit So As to Turn Water: The History of New England’s Maritime Knitting.” Please visit the Norfolk Library website or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2 to register. Rewilding New England Forests […]
Norfolk Then…
This photograph was taken about 1880 from the ledges on the Stoeckel property looking north to Haystack Mountain. By then the hills of Norfolk had been deforested by the iron industry and the trees cut down to make charcoal. We have a clear view of the landscape and the pastures of Haystack Mountain Farm. Shepard […]
View From the Green
How did we shape up? By Colleen Gundlach When something momentous happens in a town, it sometimes begins quietly, without fanfare, and quite innocuously. Then slowly, like a snowball rolling down a hill, it gains girth and strength until it becomes a vital source of information and communication in the lives of the townspeople. Such […]
Letters
Hazards of Farming An agricultural enterprise in Norfolk converted to organic practices after years of using pesticides, which was a relief for nearby residents, as pesticides increase rates of human cancers and harm birds and other pollinators. This business now applies manure waste from nonorganic dairy farms in Canaan to their fields. Although this application […]
Letters
I am writing in response to a letter posted in the September issue of Norfolk Now, “They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot.” The writer noted that the town did not warn residents or post flyers indicating that work was going to take place on town roads after the July flooding. Those traveling, […]
Real Estate Sales
On September 5, from 134 Meekertown Road LLC to Samara E. Levenstein, 134 Meekertown Road, for $530,000.
Selectman’s Corner
A Growing List of Town Projects Where should I start? The list of projects seems to grow each month. We received unfortunate news that FEMA will not reimburse us for the damage to our roads, culverts and bridges that occurred during the flooding and heavy rains in July. The good news is that the Connecticut […]
Norfolk Remembers
John F. Dyer Jr. John F. Dyer Jr., of Cheshire, Norfolk and New Milford, Conn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Aug. 13, 2023, at the age of 96. He was born in Winsted to John F. Dyer Sr. and Julia F. Dyer. John attended Gilbert High School in Winsted and received an […]
Norfolk Remembers
Dr. Richard Munch Dr. Richard Valentine Münch passed away peacefully surrounded by members of his loving family on Monday, Aug. 28. Richard was born to Rose (Pugliese) Münch and Alfred Münch in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1934. He grew up close to his older brothers, Fred and Andrew, and his younger sister, Marion. He […]
