Norfolk Real Estate Doldrums
By Sally Quale “Skittish; Very, very flat; Not bad – just not there; Not a good picture” and “In a word—terrible.” Not since the early 1990’s have local agents used such gloomy terms to describe the health of the Norfolk real estate market. By the mid to late 1990’s the market had taken off again, […]
New Principal at Botelle
By Ejay Lockwood In the search for a new Botelle School principal, the Norfolk Board of Education weighed numerous questions in evaluating candidates. Who can work well with school faculty? Who can lead the school through the next series of challenges? Who is a good listener? Perhaps most importantly, who has a genuine concern for […]
And The Winner Is…
The Norfolk Community Association Gains Recognition for its Good Works Around Town. By Linda Childs How did the Norfolk directional sign that usually stands on the corner of the Town Green wind up on a float in the 250 th anniversary parade? With many spectators along the parade route questioning the authenticity of its historic hand-painted […]
A New Life for Old Friends
Annual book sale draws a crowd By Rosanna Trestman The books, thousands of them, underwent a long, long journey before landing in the hands of new readers. Once again the Norfolk Library Associates, their families, friends, and neighbors came together to create the yearly book sale to benefit the Norfolk Library. From the bookshelves and […]
A Compatible Division of Labor
Meadowbrook Duo Creates a Fragment of Arcadia By Owen Oxley It began in mid-May. Meadowbrook residents Robert Bachman and Frederick Currier decided to create a simple garden of vegetables and flowers on a small portion of lawn that fronts on a winding tributary of the Blackberry River and overlooks the ‘great meadow.’ Today that plot […]
Susie Crofut Exhibit Norfolk Library
By Sally Quale The startling sight of a chicken house—with wheels and resident chickens—on the front lawn of the library should entice at least a few more persons inside for the opening reception and exhibition of Susie Crofut’s watercolors that will take place on Sunday, September 7 from 4 – 6 p.m. Crofut last exhibited […]
Musical Immersion in Norfolk
Friendships Bloom in a Culturally Diverse Arts Program By Leila Javitch If, as they say, the future lies in the hands of our children, music lovers in Connecticut just may be lucky. This August, youngsters from Norfolk and the Hartford Magnet Middle School spent two weeks living, eating and working together here in Norfolk. During […]
Norfolk celebrates its 250th Anniversary
What A Swell Party By Veronica Burns The verdict is in. The festivities that heralded the town’s anniversary were a resounding success. “I have never seen the center of town so crowded with people,” says First Selectman Sue Dyer, “every venue was well attended.” Sandy Evans and Beth Podajecki, co-chairs of the event, immodestly enthused […]
Bazzano Oil Back In Business
Local Businessmen Take Over By Bob Bumcrot Bazzano Oil, an institution in Norfolk for seventy years, has resumed business under a new name, A. B. Bazzano Fuel, Inc. On August 15, Company President Alan Boucher, Vice President Bob Peterson and Secretary Jim Peacock purchased the property and assets of John C. Bazzano & Son, Inc., but […]
The Mil Rate is Down, But Taxes Could Go Up
Town meeting quick to okay budget By Robert Pam On May 12, a smaller than usual crowd of Norfolk residents showed up at Botelle School on a wet and windy night and swiftly approved the town budget for the fiscal year beginning on July 1. There were no questions, the vote was unanimous and the […]
