Norfolk’s Memorial Day Road Race: 30 Years Running
By Barbara Perkins It’s hard to believe the Memorial Day Road Race turns 30 this year. We all know it now as a well run annual event sponsored by the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department with its proceeds benefitting the William F. Kelley Memorial Scholarship. Over the years, it has truly become part of the fabric […]
Consider Your Blessings Counted
Norfolk natural resource inventory due May 16 By Bruce Frisch After three and a half years of work, the Conservation Commission will deliver its “Natural Resource Inventory” in mid-month. Consisting of 125 pages, most in color, 16 maps, many photos and nine appendices stuffed with tables and lists, the report will be given to town […]
Legal Notice
To the inhabitants of the Norfolk Sewer District in the Town of Norfolk, Connecticut, legally qualified to vote in said District. You are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of the Norfolk Sewer District in the Town of Norfolk will be held at the Town Hall, 19 Maple Avenue, Norfolk, CT on Wednesday, […]
Betts Pulls Plug on Yale Farm
The collapse in investor interest blamed on the ailing economy By Lloyd Garrison The decision by the three principal partners of the Yale Farm Golf Club to pull their application seeking state and local approval answers one question but raises many more about the property’s uncertain future. The decision to withdraw was e-mailed to the state […]
Norfolk Food Pantry Receives $1,000 Grant
Church of Christ Congregational (United Church of Christ) is pleased to announce that the Norfolk Food Pantry recently received a grant of $1,000 from The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut. “We are delighted to have been selected as one of ten critical-needs grants,” says Church of Christ’s Reverend Erick R. Olsen. “This type of support goes […]
A Conversation with Kevin Witkos
First Term State Senator is no stranger to public service By Colleen Gundlach A person drawn to public service is often one who can unambiguously match hectic community obligations, financial responsibilities and family devotion. It is not an easy job to be available to constituents at all hours and discuss a myriad of competing issues. […]
Let the Sun Shine In
Norfolk homes part of an Eco-Tour By Veronica Burns On Saturday, May 16, two Norfolk houses will take part in an Eco-Tour co-sponsored by People’s Action for Clean Energy, Inc (PACE) and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF). One of the homes is that of architect Kate Johnson, who also designed it. This residence features […]
Solar Panels Unveiled
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on April 22 at Botelle School to unveil the 5-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system earned by the town for its designation as a Connecticut Clean Energy Community and for being the first Connecticut municipality to have ten percent of its households enrolled in the CTCleanEnergyOptions program. The solar array was […]
Bobcat Sighting Near Bigelow Pond
On Friday morning, April 10, the hirsute beast pictured here strutted slowly across a grassy hill near Bigelow Pond, nose close to ground that had been populated with turkeys only hours earlier. The sun was shining warmly over the field, and the cat, wriggling its stubby tail as it walked, appeared to be relishing the seasonable […]
A Life Remembered
By the Rev. Erick R. Olsen “We can deal with grief by recognizing that the pain will diminish; that there are memories to cherish.” I was asked by Norfolk Now to write some words about Elisabeth Childs, a precious friend and gracious soul who lived large on Norfolk’s landscape. I regularly receive clippings from magazines […]
