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. […]
Norfolk Then
This familiar building with a handsome touring car parked in front was Dodd’s Garage. The son of an Irish immigrant farmer, Martin B. Dodd (1881-1944) was an early and very successful entrepreneur in the automobile industry. He began quite simply in livery, hanging his shingle in an old blacksmith shop with one car available for […]
View from the Green
Jobs For Juniors? Yes! By Rosanna Trestman With summer around the corner, many a parent begins the annual scramble to fill the three-month stretch of unstructured time facing their children. Cobbling together activities for younger kids, such as week-long soccer and art camps, the library Summer Reading program, and long days at Tobey Pond plug […]
Selectmen’s Corner
By Sue Dyer It appears that spring has finally arrived and with that there will be several meetings over the next few weeks. The annual town meeting will be held on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Botelle School to pass the budget as presented by the Board of Finance. Public hearings regarding […]
Norfolk Then
Imagine fishing in late 19th century Norfolk. Although we donít know exactly where this photograph was taken, the shallow pond could be Wood Creek. Among those pictured here are three generations of the Wheeler family who lived nearby: grandfather Hiram Wheeler, his daughter Mary, and his grandchildren Bessie and Fred Riggs, the children of Nettie […]
Community News
Spring has sprung! Join Aton Forest for a Birding By Ear workshop on May 10, or learn about wildflowers on the 24th. For more information please contact us at (860)542-5125 or contact@atonforest.org Norfolk Farmers Market – Now a Tradition Farmers, artisans and live music return to Norfolk on Saturday, May 17, in front of Town […]
View from the Green
Corner Store: The Public’s Feedback By Ruth Melville Norfolk residents are known for their willingness to come to the aid of someone in trouble, and they were quick to respond to owner Fadhl Saleh’s request in last month’s Norfolk Now for suggestions on how to improve business at the Corner Store. Most of […]
Selectman’s Corner
New Emergency Notification System By Sue Dyer The Town of Norfolk is implementing an emergency notification system in cooperation with Everbridge, a private company. The program, known as “Alert Norfolk,” is intended to provide Town Hall community-wide contact. The information we currently have for town residents was obtained through the white […]
