Here Comes Summer
By Veronica Burns From the earliest times, the month of May has inspired poets and writers to expressions of wonder and wit. Emerging from its winter slumber, inspiration pours forth. Consider Milton, who wrote this particular verse in the 1600s. Now the bright morning-star, Day’s harbinger,? Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her […]
Norfolk Lost & Found
The flower-bedecked entrance to this little park is now gone, but people still gather here (especially at this time) to commemorate fallen heros, and to honor those currently serving. Photo By Gregg Currier
The Norfolk garden being accented by the archway in this photo is still there, behind stone walls. Marge Whidden, who created the modern garden, is wielding a hose, circa 1979. (Hint: Some of the steps connecting the garden with the street below are still in place.)
Spring Cleaning
Spring appears to be around the corner and that means clean up. Mark your calendars for Household Hazardous Waste Day, Saturday June 5, in Falls Village, and Electronics Collection Day on Saturday June 12 at the Torrington Waste Water Control Plant. Please remember when cleaning up your yard not to rake anything into the road. […]
Reading, Writing and Texting
View from the Green By Colleen Gundlach Developing and editing an issue of Norfolk Now always has its rewards and challenges. Editing this month’s issue was an especially thought provoking process in many ways. From seeing first hand the dedication of a group of townspeople working to provide affordable housing to people less fortunate than […]
Letters
Re: What Happened? Following on Rosanna Trestman’s piece on Norfolk’s retail struggles in last month’s “View from the Green”, I want to let the town know that I have recently made the difficult decision to put the Norfolk Corner up for sale. As Rosanna accurately observes, it is extremely difficult, for a number of reasons, […]
View From The Green
Winter Musings By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo My husband gave me a beautiful book for Christmas, When Wanderers Cease to Roam: a Traveler’s Journal of Staying Put, by Vivian Swift, a former assistant Vice President at Christie’s auction house. Swift traveled around the world for twenty years before settling down on the Long Island Sound and […]
What Happened?
By Rosanna Trestman How can a town with a Five Star Library, endless charm, Infinity Hall and flattering reviews from the press fail to keep businesses in the black for the long haul? In my last View from the Green (October 2010) I celebrated Norfolk’s renaissance, replete the hustle and bustle of tourists attracted by […]
Norfolk Lost & Found
Pictured above is Farmer Smith’s house at the corner of Smith Rd. and Old Goshen Rd. His cows kept the corner marsh free of brush and full of iris. After his death, the cows departed, and brush grew up in place of iris, obscuring the view of the house, which has changed shape after several waves […]
Winter Reminders
By Sue Dyer Fish and game licenses are currently available in the Town Clerk’s office. The second tax payment is due by February 1, 2010. A reminder: during snow storms cars cannot be parked on the roads or they could be towed at the owner’s expense. It impedes plowing and storm clean up. If residents […]
