Know Your Neighbor
Sandy Evans is an Active Volunteer By Michael Cobb How did you come to Norfolk? My husband Charlie and I were looking to relocate and settle in a small rural community to raise our daughters. What do you do here?I am currently a Norfolk selectman, president of the Norfolk Lions Club and an EMT with Norfolk […]
Community News
Curling Club Open HouseAs part of Winter Weekend in Norfolk, come to the Norfolk Curling Club to watch curling, enjoy refreshments and learn about this Olympic sport. A Curling Club member will be there all day on Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to explain the action and how curling is scored. There […]
Norfolk Then
Pictured here is the house built in 1898 by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spofford as their summer home. The son of Ainsworth Spofford, Librarian of Congress, Charles Spofford was an electrical engineer, who would be hired in 1902 to manage London’s underground railway system, converting it from steam to electricity. The Spoffords engaged the architect […]
Selectman’s Corner
Blur of 2024, Resolutions for 2025 By Matt Riiska 2024 has been a blur. Many of our planned projects were completed, but too many are still ongoing. We hope that the new national administration coming will have little effect on the many projects we are planning or are currently working on. We will see. The […]
Letters
Leave Botelle School Alone My girls love going to school every single day. They look forward to being with their friends. They look forward to having fun with their teachers. They look forward to gym class, music class, band, art, library and maker space. They love EVERYTHING about their school. I was recently asked why […]
November Real Estate Sales
On Nov. 4, from Daryl O. Byrne to Dziekan & Co Real Estate LLC, 47-49 Blackberry Street for $192,470. On Nov. 4, from Sarah A. Bruso to Megan E. Tashash and Baxter M. Poe, 70 Colebrook Road for $575,000. On Nov. 20, from Theresa Curtiss Harrington Executor for the Estate of James Curtiss to John […]
Know Your Neighbor
Lynn Deasy Comes Home By Michael Cobb How did you come to Norfolk?I was born in Norfolk. Over the years I have lived in a variety of places including Davidson, N.C., Boston, Kenya and numerous towns in Connecticut. In 2005, my husband Tim and I returned to Norfolk and bought the property where I grew […]
Stephen Getz, Active Volunteer
Stephen Jesson Getz of Norfolk passed away from multiple causes on Oct. 7 at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. He was 74 and lived in Norfolk with Peter Coffeen, his partner and husband of 46 years. Steve spent his early life in Oklahoma and Kansas, graduating as valedictorian from Bacon College in Muskogee, Okla., where his […]
William Zibluck, Outdoor Enthusiast
William (Bill) Zibluk, 71, passed away on Nov. 4 at his home in Norfolk. Born on Sept. 21, 1953, Bill was a lifelong enthusiast of the outdoors, which was reflected in both his personal hobbies and his work. He attended Seymour High School followed by Paul Smith College, where he further cultivated his love for […]
Community News
Wayne Jenkins to Exhibit Paintings at Library A self-taught oil painter of landscape and wildlife, Wayne Jenkins returns to the Norfolk Library with an exhibition of paintings that reflect his love of the natural world. Beginning with hunting and fishing as a young man and later raising cattle, he became fascinated by forms and colors found […]
