Real Estate Sales
On September 5, from 134 Meekertown Road LLC to Samara E. Levenstein, 134 Meekertown Road, for $530,000.
Selectman’s Corner
A Growing List of Town Projects Where should I start? The list of projects seems to grow each month. We received unfortunate news that FEMA will not reimburse us for the damage to our roads, culverts and bridges that occurred during the flooding and heavy rains in July. The good news is that the Connecticut […]
Norfolk Remembers
John F. Dyer Jr. John F. Dyer Jr., of Cheshire, Norfolk and New Milford, Conn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Aug. 13, 2023, at the age of 96. He was born in Winsted to John F. Dyer Sr. and Julia F. Dyer. John attended Gilbert High School in Winsted and received an […]
Norfolk Remembers
Dr. Richard Munch Dr. Richard Valentine Münch passed away peacefully surrounded by members of his loving family on Monday, Aug. 28. Richard was born to Rose (Pugliese) Münch and Alfred Münch in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1934. He grew up close to his older brothers, Fred and Andrew, and his younger sister, Marion. He […]
Community News
Art Exhibit: Jane Bevans Paintings by Jane Bevans will be on display at the Norfolk Library for the month of October. Bevans uses experimental juxtapositions of color to explore space, form and composition. The show includes her still lifes, portraiture and recent abstract paintings. A reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 4 […]
Norfolk Then…
Photo courtesy of the Norfolk Historical Society Emerson Street is pictured about 1903 when it was known as Emerson Place. The house partly visible on the far right belonged to Isabella Beecher Hooker, who summered in Norfolk. Hooker worked for over 30 years for the cause of women’s suffrage. Next door was the home of […]
View From The Green
Do We Need A Land Ethic? By Kathy Robb The people of Norfolk have long known the importance of good land stewardship, as evidenced by the environmental work of Great Mountain Forest, Aton Forest, the Conservation Commission, the Norfolk Land Trust and many other organizations in town. The demands of global human justice—and humanity’s health—require […]
Real Estate Sales
On June 1, from Melissa S. Renkert & Christopher S. Renkert to State of Connecticut, 59 Old Colony Road for $455,000. House will be demolished due to work on Route 44 retaining wall. On June 28, from Anne Dooley Hall & Edward Childs Hall to Mary M. Ackerly, 229 Litchfield Road for $655,000. On July […]
Selectman’s Corner
A Summer of Fun and Distruptions By Matt Riiska It is hard to believe that summer in Norfolk is coming to a close. It has been eventful to say the least, in so many ways. Weekend in Norfolk was another great success, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival provided another year of outstanding performances, Friday Nights […]
Letters
They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot Joni Mitchell’s voice is reverberating through the years and rattling in my brain. “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone? They paved paradise and put up a” racetrack! Sorry, Joni, for the revision. My grandparents, parents, and […]
