Letters
Zoning Regulations and the New Firehouse Over the past months, there has been much discussion about the current status of the zoning application for our new Norfolk firehouse. Some of that discussion suggests an incomplete understanding of how zoning applications must be processed under state law. As the chair of the Norfolk Planning and Zoning […]
Real Estate Sales
On Nov. 20, 2023, from John S. Morgan to Mason Crane, 72 Loon Meadow Drive, for $315,000. On Nov. 21, 2023, from Gordon J. Taylor and Allison Taylor to Stacie McCormick, 86 Greenwoods Road East, for $381,500. On Dec. 4, 2023, from Sally A. McGinnis to Sean and Dawn Muzzulin, 221 Bruey Road, for $130,000. […]
Community News
Art Exhibit: Jennifer AlmquistRecent photographs by Jennifer Almquist will be on display at the Norfolk Library for the month of February. A Norfolk resident, Almquist has been a freelance photographer for 44 years. She was formerly the owner of the Almquist Gallery in New Preston, arts administrator at the Hotchkiss School and official documentarian of […]
Norfolk Then…
In 1895, Connecticut passed a compulsory education law for children ages eight to 14. With the demise of the one-room schoolhouses scattered throughout the town, Norfolk had to come up with a method of transportation to get children to the larger, centrally located Center School. Rural towns across the country faced a similar challenge. In […]
Selectman’s Corner
What a Year It Has Been By Matt Riiska To say that 2023 has been a long year is an understatement. It is hard to believe that one year ago a tanker truck completely disrupted Norfolk, spilling 8,200 gallons of gasoline. After months of clean-up, we are still trying to take care of all the […]
Real Estate Sales
On Oct. 16, from Valerie Nelson to Michael J. Holloran, 1.1 acres on Loon Meadow Drive for $12,000. On Oct.19, from Christopher Cole to William David Cowdell IV, 230 Greenwoods Road West for $260,000. On Oct. 19, from David T. Werner and Diane R. Werner to Ronald M. Bombero, Jr., 1217 Litchfield Road for $395,000.
Community News
Activities at the Norfolk HubHub Art Reception – Sunday, Dec. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. Women Connect – Join us for a gathering of women, conversation, and connection on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Guest Speaker, Rebecca Hart: “One Year After Dobbs, How New England is Impacted by the Fall of […]
Norfolk Then…
Once there was a tower in Norfolk from which Rapunzel could have let down her hair. Rising from the east end of the Royal Arcanum building, built in 1904, it served as a hose tower for the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. The Royal Arcanum building was a joint venture between the NVFD and the Wangum […]
View From the Green
A Look To the North By David Beers Many Norfolkians reading this are probably Connecticut-centric in their geographic thinking. This means we tend to favor and gravitate to in-state locations for work and play. Traveling south, east and west along the well-worn routes to Winsted, Torrington, Salisbury, Goshen and North Canaan is much more common […]
In Memoriam
Timothy Walter King (1966-2023) Timothy Walter King, 57, entered into eternal life on Oct. 21, 2023, with family by his side. Born Sept. 11, 1966, in Winsted, he was the son of the late Paul and Rita (Lachat) King. Timothy graduated from the special needs program at Conard High School in West Hartford, where he […]
