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BE AWARE, BE HEALTHY The PTO’s first Parent Education Night will be held on Thursday, February 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center at Botelle School. The focus of this evening will be wellness for families and will cover a wide range of topics from diet, to stress, to exercise. The one hour presentation […]
Norfolk Then…
Long before Fed Ex or DHL, this G. Fox & Co. helicopter made a door-to-door delivery to a Norfolk family. The year was 1947, and the helicopter was part of the company’s promotion of its 100th year as a retail fixture in Hartford. At that time, Bob Steele hosted the G. Fox Morning Watch radio […]
February Calendar 2008
TOWN GOVERNMENT Selectmen meet first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Wetlands Agency meets the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Planning & Zoning meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. Board of Finance meets at Town […]
Letters
A Not So Very Merry My yearly Christmas eve sojourn to Connecticut begins in Norfolk where the topography reminds of my home at the North Pole. But lo, on the night of December 24, 2007 as I swooped down from the Berkshires ho-hoing away, my reindeer became lost and disoriented. We cut a […]
In Memoriam: Kathryn Noles
Kathryn Noles was one of Norfolk Now’s earliest volunteers and its longtime business manager. Shortly after being diagnosed with cancer in early 2005, she moved to Seattle in 2006 to be closer to her daughter, Rebekah, and her family. She died in Seattle on Dec. 15 at age 61. She stayed in touch with her […]
Norfolk Lost & Found
There are quite a few people in Norfolk who forgo sleep, an free time in March, while they slave to produce liquid gold. Can you say for sure which one of them owns this sugar shack?
