Home in Time for Memorial Day
Norfolk Soldier Returns from Iraq By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Every Memorial Day, several men in uniform march in Norfolk’s annual parade, but rarely do the bystanders know the details of their service. One of the soldiers in this year’s parade is Army Specialist (SPC) Stephen Whalen, who just returned home after a 12-month deployment to […]
Town Votes Funds to Keep Resident Trooper
Annual meeting also agrees to expedite affordable housing By Lloyd Garrison In a well-attended and often spirited annual town meeting on May 11, an attempt to end the tenure of Resident State Trooper Greg Naylor failed by a vote of 54 to 34. When moderator Colin Tait announced the tally, the audience in Botelle’s Hall […]
Norfolk Talent on Display at Sold-Out Lion’s Club Show
By Bridgette L. Rallo It was standing room only on Thursday night, May 21 at Infinity Hall, as Norfolk residents turned out in force to support local emergency services. The Lion’s Club, which raises money for the ambulance corps, staged only the second talent show in its history and sold all 303 tickets to the […]
Legal Notice
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE USERS OF THE PUBLIC SEWER The Norfolk Sewer District, Norfolk, CT. that the annual fee imposed upon every building and/or residence within the boundary of the Norfolk Sewer District which is connected or is eligible to be connected to the public sewer is due and payable in two installments […]
Fraiman Home Gutted by Fire
Cause of blaze still a mystery By Lloyd Garrison Fifty years ago, Arnold and Genevieve Fraiman built a small log cabin in Norfolk as a weekend retreat, later adding a large master bedroom, a study, a sunroom, a deck and a glass-enclosed porch. The Fraimans were New York City lawyers who took weekends and vacationed […]
Farmers’ Market To Be Open Weekly
New regulations cause little concern By Barbara Perkins The days are longer, the weather has definitely turned and even though the almanac won’t officially reflect it, summer is truly upon us. With the flip of the most recent calendar page, more and more farmers’ markets are starting their season, and Norfolk is no different. In […]
Station Place Cafe Opening Soon
By Bob Bumcrot In an exciting addition to Norfolk’s growing fleet of restaurants, Station Place Cafe will open soon in the spot formerly occupied by Whole Latte Love. “We want to create a warm, friendly atmosphere where everyone is welcome to grab a coffee or to hang out and chat,” said owner Stefanie Gouey as […]
Zone 4
Going Native By Susannah Wood After a long cold winter and a reluctant spring, many of us relish the thought of warm dirt and blooming flowers. Nurseries and garden centers burst with an array of enticing choices, but few of them are native to our part of the world. Choosing native species for your garden […]
Town Plan Close To Wrapping Up
Plan calls for half-acre zoning in town’s center By Lloyd Garrison After 18 months of hearings and numerous rewrites, the town plan’s calculated vision of Norfolk’s future for the next ten years is finally nearing the finish line. The closest to a radical change in direction is a recommendation to spur both residential and commercial growth […]
Kim Scharnberg Meets Obama
By Sally Quale Norfolk resident Kim Scharberg has enjoyed success in multiple fields of music, as a composer, arranger, orchestrator, record producer and trombonist. Recently, chance catapulted him into the limelight with an invitation to share an on-stage curtain call with a cast of show business glitterati and President Obama. The venue was Ford’s Theatre, […]
