Trio Revives Local Farmers Market
Northwest Farm to Fork launches at Norbrook By Andra Moss When Devin Grosso and her husband moved to Norfolk in 2024, she was disappointed to learn that the town’s farmers market had permanently closed just the year before. However, a chance meeting at the Botelle School garden with Lisa Auclair, who had managed the Norfolk […]
Tracing the Dudley Legacy
Family history and the truth behind Dudleytown By Jude Mead The Dudley name, with roots stretching back to 14th-century England, carries with it a long and often dramatic history. For Susan Dudley of Winchester, that legacy has been a lifelong source of curiosity—particularly her family’s connection to Dudleytown, the long-abandoned settlement hidden within Cornwall’s Dark […]
Education With a Wink: Norfolk Sewer’s Posts Find Their Audience
Crew crafts cinematic wastewater must-reads By the Norfolk Sewer District Every town has its traditions. Some have parades. Some have festivals. Here in Norfolk, we have … wastewater updates on Facebook. This is not a typo or glitch. This is a fully committed, once-a-week situation. If you’ve ever opened the Norfolk Sewer District Facebook page […]
Cultivars, Nativars and Natives: The Lowdown
by Susannah Wood It’s May and gardening is in full swing. At nurseries and on gardening sites, beginners and enthusiasts often encounter plants labelled “cultivar” or “nativar,” as well as “native.” What is the difference between a cultivar and a nativar? If someone wants to support local ecosystems and biological diversity, are nativars a good […]
Birds Now
A view on the prose and poetry of spring By Cheryl Heller As I write, the red-winged blackbirds are partying outside my window. Goldfinches, in their bright almost-summer feathers, make yellow polkadots in the dogwood that will flower any day. The phoebe (or her daughter) who has nested on our hanging porch light for the […]
Greenwoods Puppet Festival Returns to Norfolk Library
By Bina ThomsonThe Greenwoods Puppet Festival returns to Norfolk for a third exciting showcase of puppet magic. Children’s Librarian and Event Coordinator Eileen Fitzgibbons, who has coordinated the previous two festivals, is busy fine-tuning this year’s offerings. In addition to a full day of performances, a puppetry workshop for adults will also be offered. Festivities […]
Behind the Curtain: Norfolk Students Find Their Spotlight in the Wings
By Virginia Coleman-Prisco When the lights go down and the curtain rises on a Northwestern Regional 7 theatre production, the actors on stage share the applause with an ensemble of stagehands, prop masters and set builders. For two Norfolk residents at the helm, the magic of theatre is built not just on dialogue, but on […]
Norfolk Enjoys Home Field Advantage
By Andra Moss It has all the classic Opening Day markers: “We Are the Champions” streaming through portable speakers, coaches knocking pre-game grounders to players and a huddle of dedicated fans on the bleachers. Caps come off for the national anthem, and suddenly it is time to “Play Ball!” As the first and second grade […]
The Hub Fosters Community Connection
Laura Carl is at the helm By Colleen Gundlach It has been 11 years since Libby Borden, Pete Anderson and Steve Melville founded The Norfolk Hub and it has been a decade of unprecedented community involvement and support. Over the years, the Hub has had dedicated, strong leaders who have had a passion for Norfolk […]
Remembering John Barry: Veteran and Volunteer
John Michael Barry, 83, of The Villages, Fla., died peacefully on Jan. 1, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, after a brief period of illness, in the presence of his loving family. John was born on June 4, 1942, in Winsted and raised in Norfolk, where he developed the values of faith, service, hard work, and […]
