Mountain Spirits to get a makeover
New owner plans to renovate and expand By Joe Kelly Making a liquor run in Norfolk is about to get a bit easier. Mountain Spirits, which has served as Norfolk’s lone package store since the 1970s, now has a new owner who plans to significantly update and expand the operation. Pranav Patel purchased the store […]
A norfolk night that won’t be forgotten
great training, good luck save a life By Brigitte Ruthman and Jon Riedeman “You shouldn’t be alive.” That’s what Norfolk resident Keith Steiger was told by his brother Kurt the day after a remarkable save by the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance crew, the Norfolk Fire Department and a Hartford HealthCare paramedic. His brother, a paramedic […]
Documenting History
Uncovering the truth in war By Elizabeth Bailey The Norfolk Library is screening two documentary films featuring the work of journalists committed to bringing the truth to the American people in commemoration of Veterans Day. “Dateline Saigon” features the investigations of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett and the photojournalist […]
Restored war memorial to be celebrated on veterans day
plaque now honors all who served By Patricia Platt A World War I monument, designed by Alfredo Taylor and erected on Norfolk’s Memorial Green in 1921, bears the inscription, “for those who gave and those who offered their lives for liberty, the people of Norfolk have built this monument and crowned it with the Liberty […]
Her poetry is in her painting
artist Robin Yuran to show at Aija By Andra Moss Previous long-time Norfolk resident Robin Yuran will return to town for a creative visit on Nov. 30. The occasion is an exhibit of her latest oil pastels at the Aija pop-up store in the Royal Arcanum Building. Yuran’s works will hang, and be available for […]
Weather Plays Role in Demise of Village Green Christmas Tree
Wet Weather has taken its toll By Joseph Kelly Gardening is aspirational. We hope against hope that our planting ideas will breed success only to find them ending in disappointment or worse. For evidence of all this, consider the fate of the fir tree on Norfolk’s village green and the very sorry state of our […]
The chicken who wanted to be a star and other tales from a norfolk movie set
By Andra Moss Secrets and small towns don’t often pair well, and Norfolk is a small town. Yet, for eight weeks this summer, a crew of nearly 100 people quietly transformed Tim and Paula Webster’s 1908 Norfolk farmhouse into a film set for a feature-length production, all the while staying under the local radar. It […]
Nurturing Nature at Tobey Pond
Lifeguards protect more than just humans It was a busy and exciting summer at Tobey Pond as Norfolk residents and local wildlife coexisted. The summer started off with “Theresa”, a mother snapping turtle, laying her eggs in the middle of the beach. The lifeguards built a barrier around the nest with colorful rocks and a […]
The End of an Era in the NorthWest Corner
Brown Family says goodbye to Lone Oak Campsites Abraham (Bucky) Brown was a farmer with foresight. Back in 1964, when family farms were declining and selling out, he turned his East Canaan farm into a campground. It was incredibly successful over the years, hosting thousands of camping families, with a focus on their tag line […]
Families, Staff ready for a new school year at Botelle
By Avice Meehan What’s better than starting the first day of school with a new pair of sneakers, new leadership at the Board of Education and a school building that truly sparkles? Norfolk families and the staff at Botelle Elementary School spent the last weeks of August getting ready for the opening bell on Aug. […]
