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 […]
Milestone Died: Arnold Fraiman, age 82, of New York City and Norfolk, on September 20, 2008. A former judge on the New York Supreme Court, he was a member of the Doolittle Club and the Norfolk Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Genevieve, and children Susan and Peter.
Community News
Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving and Praise Sunday November 23 at 4 p.m. Battell Chapel, Church of Christ on the Green. Please join us for this opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving. This service will be led by friends from Church of Christ, Immaculate Conception Church, and the Church of the Transfiguration — and all are welcome to […]
Norfolk Then…
The United States Men’s Gymnastics Team in training for the Olympics? Or a group of Norfolk men working out at the Eldridge Gymnasium (now Town Hall)? Any one of the men in this 1896 photograph might have participated in the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece in April of that year. There were […]
Community News
“Under the Greenwood Tree” Mary Tyrrell, Executive Director Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, will deliver a lecture on the history and future of Norfolk’s forests. The event is sponsored by the Norfolk-Colebrook Garden Club and the Norfolk Land Trust. Norfolk library September 13, 4 p.m. Energy Task Force […]
