Norfolk Then…
An aerial photograph of Norfolk provides a glimpse of the town blanketed by snow on a winter’s day. At left, the Catholic Church designed by Alfredo Taylor still has its tower with open belfry. Next door children play in the yard behind the Center School, set well back from the road. This imposing brick structure […]
Community News
Library Hours Changed. Beginning January 1, the Norfolk Library will be open on Mondays until 7 p.m. but will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Wednesdays through Friday s they will be open until 5. On Saturdays the library hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. […]
Community News
Annual Church Fair On Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. you can shop locally for unique, handmade gifts, and the kids can have fun having breakfast with Santa, making ornaments and gingerbread houses. It is Christmas Fair time at the Church of Christ Congregational Chapel, on the Village Green. There will be homemade […]
Norfolk Then…
For the Kendall family of Norfolk, Christmas meant gathering to decorate an evergreen tree in their home. If this sounds traditional, it wasn’t always so. Claude Kendall, the son of Norfolk’s talented photographer Marie, recalled in a written reminiscence that his family was the first in Norfolk to have a Christmas tree. Each year Marie […]
VIEW FROM THE GREEN
An Idea Whose Time Has Already Come By Veronica Burns Last month’s View addressed the issue of hardships this winter and concluded that, despite the difficulties, people will work together and get through it. This View is also about people coming together, but on a larger, more governmental scale. Regionalism, which to some has the […]
Selectman’s Corner
News from Town Hall Now is a good time to remind everyone about the town ordinance which prohibits parking during snow storms. There will be no parking on town roads during a snow storm or an ice storm, until the roads have been plowed and sanded. In the event that the owner of a vehicle […]
Norfolk Then…
Eighty-eight years ago on November 2, 1920, Norfolk women cast their ballots for the first time in a presidential election. This photograph is a timely reminder of the long struggle fought by many dedicated women for basic civil liberties including the right to vote. Pictured at the annual convention of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association […]
View From the Green
A Cold, Hungry Winter By Shelley Harms Connecticut, already above 6 percent unemployment, lost 2,300 jobs in September. This would have been a record, except the state lost even more jobs in January. The stock market is gyrating, the housing market is in crisis, taxpayer funds are committed to waging war and propping up banks. […]
Selectman’s Corner
Notes From Town Hall By Sue Dyer A reminder that energy assistance is available, please contact the Selectmen’s Office for further information. The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department will be sponsoring the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Saturday, November 29. Infinity Hall is open and I have had a chance to see a performance. I think that […]
