Botelle School’s Tim Lee Steps Down as Head of School
Popular teacher and principal headed for Lenox, Mass. By Sally Quale When Botelle School graduates its sixth grade on June 16 and move on to middle school, joining the exodus will be Principal Tim Lee. A teacher, musician as well as school’s popular principal, Lee is to become head of Morris Elementary School in Lenox, […]
Father Daughter Draw Inspiration from the Land
Kate and Bill Gridley Show Recent Work at the Library By Dorothy S. Pam Father and daughter artists, Kate and Bill Gridley, return to the Norfolk Library with a new show for the month of June. For “Inspiration from the Land,” Kate Gridley created botanical illustrations in watercolor of plants from her own garden and […]
Music Festival to Open June 14 With Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo”
The fully staged opera marks a new emphasis on vocal music By John G. Funchion Opera returns to Norfolk after nearly a 50-year hiatus with a fully staged production of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo.” Regarded as the world’s first great opera, “Orfeo” will kick off the 2008 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in the Music Shed on […]
Farmers Market Gears Up For Its Second Season
Opening on June 7 set for old site By Linda Childs After months of uncertainty, the Norfolk Farmers Market is on track to begin and end the 2008 growing season right on Shepard Road. The Selectmen have approved use of the familiar corner site at the corner of Rt. 44, until construction of the new […]
Two Volunteers Join Norfolk Now in a Move to Boost Advertising
Charlie Yard and Katherine Pilbin join staff By Lloyd Garrison Norfolk Now has added two new volunteers to help reverse a drop in ad revenues due to a soft economy. Katherine Pilbin and Charlie Yard, who runs Ledgey Knoll Construction, have replaced Heidi Dunavant, who chose to resign as ad manager. Yard will handle all ad […]
Whither the Farmers’ Market?
The first market of the season will take place in June By Linda Childs With plans afoot for a June 21 kickoff and at least nine bimonthly Saturday markets to follow, the Norfolk Farmers’ Market is gearing up for another successful year. Since its inception in September 2006, this lively gathering of produce vendors, musicians, craftspeople […]
Zone 4: Turning up the Heat on Invasive Species
By Susannah Wood and Shelley Harms It’s that time of year when many invasive species get a jump on native plants by sprouting first. Goutweed and garlic mustard are the big two to watch for in the month of May. Before you haul bags of them to the transfer station, consider bringing some into your […]
Volunteers Improve Baseball Diamond
Work concluded just in time for spring season By Bob Bumcrot Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, and support from the Recreation Committee, the main Norfolk baseball diamond was substantially improved in time for opening day. The Mountain Road field, on the Ellen Battell-Stoeckel Estate, has long been in need of an upgrade. On warm days, […]
Volunteers Map Norfolk’s Vernal Pools
By Shelley Harms Wood frogs began calling in early April, and a group of Norfolk volunteers were ready to begin the fourth year of mapping Norfolk’s vernal pools. The vernal pool mapping effort gets a boost when volunteers can literally follow the frogs’ calls to the pools. While it is possible to identify a vernal […]
Time to Donate Your Old Books to the Library
By Dorothy Pam The Norfolk Library Associates are happy to announce that the Norfolk Book Sale is back in business. Starting May 1, Norfolkians whose shelves and closets have been overflowing with excess books will be able to donate them once again to the annual book sale. Books should be packed in cardboard boxes and dropped […]
