Ed Kelley is Honored By Fire Department
Townspeople gather to celebrate 60 years of service By Joel Howard Interviewing Ed Kelley is akin to a roller coaster ride into Norfolk’s past. On the occasion of 60 years of service with the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, memories came fast and sharp. Under the guise of a holiday party, the department lured Kelley to […]
A Passion for Music
Matt Papanek to perform at the Norfolk Library By Joel Howard Fresh from several hours of in-studio recording, Matt Papanek rushed into the Norfolk Library on a recent afternoon. Excited to have the rough cuts wrapped up for his soon-to-be-released CD, he was ready to get to work at one of his three jobs. Aside […]
Norfolk Library Gets Five Stars
A sparkler among the best of the best By Colleen Gundlach Everyone who has ever set foot in the Norfolk Library knows it is a shining star among libraries. From its friendly, welcoming staff to its understated sophistication, it is a center of activity in town. Now the library has been recognized officially, having been […]
Norfolk Then Comes to an End
Ann Havemeyer, curator of the Norfolk Historical Society, has decided to end her series, Norfolk Then with this issue, and even though she says she does not “need any recognition,” we at Norfolk Now would like to take a moment to salute the amount of work that she has put into producing our end page […]
History
A Perilous Flight Yale students discover debris in Great Mountain Forest By Jody Bronson On March 31, 1943 a P-40 military fighter plane left Mitchel Field on Long Island (now the Nassau Coliseum) at 3:30 p.m. en route to Bradley Field in Connecticut. The pilot, Daniel Thorson, was a young lieutenant from Great Falls, Montana. […]
Norfolk Re-elects Susan Dyer
First selectman begins her sixth term By Bob Bumcrot On November 3, First Selectman Susan M. Dyer was elected to a sixth two-year term by a wide margin. The incumbent Democrat received 410 votes, of which 32 were by absentee ballot, while her Republican challenger, Joshua N. DeCerbo, got 228, including 17 absentee votes. Of […]
Film Documentary Series at the Norfolk Library
Axis of Good By Leila Javitch On Monday evenings, the Norfolk Library has presented an interesting series of documentaries made either by local filmmakers or chosen and presented by members of the Norfolk community, who claim expertise in a particular field. The latter, for example, was My Architect, an examination by his son of the […]
Getting Ready to Slide and Sweep for the Winter Season
Curling Club holds open house and clinics By Veronica Burns February might seem a long ways away, but the Norfolk Curling Club is already anticipating a big response to television coverage of the February Winter Olympics, which are being held in Vancouver. “We had lines outside the club during the last Olympics,” says club president, […]
Working in an Infectious World
James Childs is a hunter of microbes By Dorothy S. Pam Jamie Childs, (or Dr. James Childs as he is known in scientific circles), is a man who is comfortable with nature – enjoying fishing, duck hunting and hiking. But his fascination with the natural world doesn’t stop there. Down to the smallest organism striving […]
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Fugitive captured Norfolk’s resident trooper Greg Naylor recently stopped a minivan on Route 44 and discovered a fugitive from New York State who is allegedly a suspect in his father’s death in Schoharie County, N.Y… Conservation Award Congratulations to Shelley Harms, who has won an award from the Northwest Conservation District, for her work with […]
