Norfolk Youths Work in Boston Soup Kitchen
Young volunteers from the Church of Christ in Norfolk worked in the Jamaica Plains neighborhood of Boston in early July packaging containers of soup for meals to be delivered to people with life-threatening illnesses. On this particular day, the crew helped assemble some 270 meals—double the usual amount done in the same span of time, […]
Historical Society Produces Walking Tour Map
Unfolding Norfolk’s Past By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Just in time for the high season, the historical society has produced a walking tour map of town. The map is rather extensive—including a grand total of 50 places of historical interest all within one mile of the town center. The tour is intended to take about an […]
Farmers Market Organizes Townwide Activities on Norfolk Day
Two bands will serenade the crowds on Saturday, August 15, vendors will spill over from the farmers market site into the downtown area, there will be face painting for children, a scavenger hunt and an ice cream truck. It is even rumored that Norfolk’s first selectman will take a turn in the pitchburst booth. Organizers […]
A Dark Night and a Bright Lamp: Calling All Moths
Brigette Zacharszenko, an entomologist at the University of Connecticut, examined the moths drawn to a spotlighted sheet on the Norfolk village green on July 22, while two young residents of Norfolk looked on. Zacharszenko began across the street in the library with a discussion of the major types of moths, their behaviors and distinguishing characteristics. […]
Yale Summer School of Art Gives Back
Children’s art classes a popular summer item each year By Colleen Gundlach The children of Norfolk had the opportunity on June 22 and 23, to study art with students enrolled in the Yale Summer School of Art. Each year, 26 undergraduate art majors are selection from institutions around the country and abroad to study at […]
New Town Building Officer Appointed
Watches over building code compliance By Kurt Steele There is a new face in Town Hall. Jerry Waters has been appointed Norfolk’s Building Official. He assumed the job on April 1 and succeeded Mike LaRosa, who resigned for personal reasons after 18 years of dedicated service to the town. Waters comes to Norfolk with extensive construction […]
Tour of the Litchfield Hills Raises Funds for Cancer Patients
Local nonprofit hopes to reach one million dollar mark this year By Suzanne Hinman Imagine being told that you have cancer and have weeks, months or even years of treatment ahead of you. Coping with the physical and emotional challenges of cancer treatment is daunting enough, but the financial burden is often the most overwhelming […]
Scott Shaw: Running like the Wind
By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Norfolkian Scott Shaw won the town’s annual Five-Mile Road Race in May with an all-time course record of 28 minutes and 23 seconds. The second place finisher, Brandon LeClair, set the course record last year with a time of 29 minutes and 59 seconds. LeClair beat that time by 44 seconds […]
The Gardener Is Moving On, But the Spirit of Her Garden Will Remain
Mary Ann McGourty Heads for Warmer Climes By Ruth Melville After almost four decades in Norfolk, Mary Ann McGourty, expert gardener and avid birder, is packing up her gardening tools and bird books and moving to Athens, Georgia. Mary Ann and her husband, Fred McGourty, were, until 2004, the proprietors of Hillside Gardens, a nationally […]
It’s Only Natural—A Walk Up Stoneman
Merging ecology and history By Hans M. Carlson A black squirrel runs across Canaan Mountain Road as I walk north toward the intersection of Steep Road and toward the Iron Trail up Canaan Mountain. I see this squirrel regularly, just north of the Great Mountain Forest (GMF) offices, and it always surprises me a little. […]
