Juneteenth Celebration
The Norfolk Library celebrated Juneteenth (Emancipation Day) with a program of Dagomba music performed by Serena and Enoch Agbeli. Serena grew up in Norfolk and is the daughter of Kirk and Cindy Sinclair. Enoch is a native of Ghana. Dagomba music comes from the northern region of Ghana and is performed using two drums, the lunga […]
Growing Up Black in Norfolk
The Rev. Dr. Shelley Best Text by Kelly Kandra Hughes The Rev. Dr. Shelley Best has achieved a lot in her 59 years of life. She is currently the pastor of A.M.E. Zion Church in Plainville, Conn. She has raised over $10 million dollars for her uplifting and empowering ministries. She created The 224 Ecospace, […]
“A World Without Insects is a World Without People.” E.O. Wilson
Pollinators Imperiled by Susannah Wood The declining population of monarch butterflies, those champions of migration, has been well-documented over recent years, but has only become more dire. Between 1996 and 2020, 88 percent of the eastern population of monarchs has disappeared. In the western group the situation is even worse; only a few thousand remain. […]
Happy Second Birthday to Norfstroms!
Happy second birthday to Norfstroms! Norfolk’s very own swap shop located at the transfer station is a collaborative projective between Town Hall and Norfolk NET. Volunteers like Kelly (left) and Bill (right) keep Norfstroms going through the year. Norfstroms accepts gently used, working items in need of a new home – nothing larger than a […]
Babies and Bears on the Green
Photo by Janet Gokay Mead For the second Family Friendly Friday Fun Night, the Norfolk Land Trust sponsored a talk on a topic of increasing interest to everyone: bears. Certified Wildlife Master Conservationist Paul Colburn delighted a group of kids and their parents with his presentation on bears in Connecticut—their habitat, diet, behavior, and reproduction […]
Norfolk Kicks Off Summer
Mardi Gras: Move Over Text by Janet Gokay MeadPhotos by Sonja Zinke New Orleans may have its Mardi Gras parade. New York City can boast about its Macy’s Day—or its Gay Pride—parade. But, really, do any of them compare to the spectacle that the Norfolk Library inspired on Friday, June 12? More than 30 pets […]
From Norfolk to Broadway and Back to Norfolk
Ted Sperling’s career has come full circle by Michael Cobb Ted Sperling first became acquainted with Norfolk in 1981, while studying the viola at the Yale Summer School of Music. As a student, he had a front-row seat to the evolution of the Tokyo String Quartet, who were in residence that year, breaking in the […]
Greenwoods, 2058 Brings New Art and Artists to Norfolk
Summer residencies underway Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto by Andra Moss The Yale Summer School of Art may have been canceled for this summer, but a new artists residency program promises to keep Norfolk’s small but enthusiastic art scene active. Molly Zuckerman-Hartung and Fox Hysen moved to town about four years ago. Artists and teachers, they […]
Sometimes a Chair is More than a Chair
Around the Village Green by Kelly Kandra Hughes Norfolk resident Leslie Battis has seen Adirondack chairs outside of churches for over a year now. Often painted in vibrant rainbow colors representing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, these chairs started popping up more frequently during the pandemic. Battis wanted to see her church, the Norfolk Church of Christ Congregational (UCC), have their own chairs, too. She thought they would […]
