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Which Do You Want First? By Rosanna Trestman First the good news: Suddenly, Norfolk, CT has become both a tourist target and a destination for locals looking for a night out. The bad news: ditto. Just as we despaired that downtown’s storefronts would never fill and pined for some economic get up and go, along […]
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A Not-So-Wicked Web We Weave By Veronica Burns Many articles have been written about the demise of the printed word. Is there irony in this? Here you are reading the printed word. At Norfolk Now the editors believe the printed word is alive and well, as this little paper moves into its seventh year of […]
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New and Views and Crews By: Colleen Gundlach When Lloyd Garrison and Rosanna Trestman first envisioned what would eventually become Norfolk Now, they saw a professional publication, written by a group of experienced volunteer writers and editors, which would be widely read by the community. Their dream has become a reality. Today, almost six years […]
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Of Memorials, Sacrifices and Gratitude By Colleen Gundlach The summer holidays of Memorial Day and Independence Day always bring out the patriotism inherent in most Americans. At this time of year, my father often reminisces about his military service during World War II. He is now 83 years old, but recalls like yesterday the time he […]
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It Takes a Village By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The recent screening of The Vicious Kind, the film that was shot in Norfolk last year, was a wonderful show of support for the film and this publication. It was incredible seeing our town up on the big screen. From a beautiful shot of the western slope […]
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Yes They Can By Rosanna Trestman On January 20 Botelle school set a projector in the cafeteria and aired Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony. (Coincidentally, it was lunchtime). Throughout the day, teachers interrupted lessons to broadcast the proceedings on TVs in the classrooms or the on big screen in the Hall of Flags. At Regional […]
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What If….. By Colleen Gundlach As 2008 draws to a close, it is interesting to ponder how the year might have been different. What if Sandy Evans, Judy Ludwig, Beth Podhajecki and the rest of the 250th committee had not had the talent, drive and enthusiasm that they poured into Norfolk’s Semiquincentennial celebration? The events […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Time To Say Thanks, Paul By Lloyd Garrison In the past, the relationship between Yale’s summer programs and most residents of Norfolk could best be described as distant. Except for the few who boarded summer music students or were partial to chamber music, the closest most residents got to Yale’s presence was the sight of […]
