Fire Claims home of longtime norfolk family
while battling blaze, firefighters experience hydrant failure By Joe Kelly A longtime Norfolk family has lost the house they called home for more than 50 years. Early in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 10, as intense lightning storms swept through the Norfolk area, the home of Jenny and Michael Langendoerfer, located south of the village […]
The Greenwoods Puppet Festival Returns
Handmade puppets tell timeless tales By Bina Thomson Eileen Fitzgibbons, events coordinator for the Norfolk Library, stayed busy this summer preparing for the return of the Greenwoods Puppet Festival. Fitzgibbons was initially inspired by several puppet theater performances she attended in 2018 and says she knew instantly that she wanted to bring puppetry to Norfolk. […]
Review of New Firehouse Gets Underway
Wetlands, zoning and financing to be addressed By Joe Kelly Plans for a new firehouse for the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) are under review by various town boards and committees, the start of a months-long process to reach a decision on the largest new public facility to be considered in Norfolk in years. Under […]
Coston Recognized at “20 Over 50” Honoree
Editor-in-chief of the Lakeville Journal and Millerton News is honored By Carol Kneeland John Coston, editor-in-chief of The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News, is one of 20 journalists over the age of 50 to be recognized in the Sept. 1 edition of the trade publication Editor & Publisher (E&P). E&P Editor Robin Blinder wrote […]
Norfolk Salutes Its Volunteers: Spotlight on the Norfolk Community Association
Barry Webber & Doreen Kelly Barry Webber Giving back and supporting one’s community has always been a strong calling for me. I’d lived in Norfolk for only two weeks when Sue Dooley hooked me in to help with the Mandy Patinkin concert to benefit Prime Time House—an organization I spent more than 10 years working […]
This Old Norfolk House
The Grant Homestead By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo When we were looking at houses in Norfolk about 20 years ago, there were three homes on the market for under one million dollars: two charming but overpriced Victorians in the center of town and a 244-year-old colonial on the Winchester Center town line that looked like it […]
Owl Sculpture to Be Unveiled on Robertson Plaza
First installation in a planned sculpture trail By Patricia Platt The Norfolk Community Association (NCA) will unveil Jon Riedeman’s sculpture, the Owl of Good Fortune, at Robertson Plaza on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m. The public is invited to the event, which will include an introduction by the NCA, comments by Jon Riedeman, and […]
The Old Newgate Coon Club
A Long History of Preserving Tradition, Community and Nature By Jude Mead Sitting atop a hill on Colebrook Road (Route 182) in Norfolk, the Old Newgate Coon Club stands as a testament to the preservation of tradition, community, and nature and is among one of the oldest sporting clubs in Connecticut. It was first established […]
Norfolk Salutes Its Volunteers Spotlight on the Library
Galene Kessin My involvement with the Norfolk Library was almost accidental. I went into the library one day because Comcast had interrupted our phone and internet service and I urgently needed to call my husband Rich, who was in New York. While I was seated in a comfortable chair in what I now know is […]
