Corrections
In the story in the February issue reporting the late Dorothy Battistoni’s bequests to various town organizations, it should be noted that additional bequests were also made to the Congregational Church and the Norfolk Center Cemetery Association. ____________________ The name in photo caption on p. 15 in the January issue should read Jacob Renkert, not […]
Norfolk Picks Obama and McCain in Presidential Primary
Norfolk voters in both parties turn out in record numbers By Linda Childs February 5 dawned dark and dreary, with blustery winds and cold rain, a day altogether befitting an icebox. Undaunted by a bit of inclement weather, an impressive number of voters made their way to town hall to cast their ballots in the […]
Hollywood Comes to Norfolk
Independent Film Starts Shooting in March By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Writer and director Lee Krieger begins shooting his screenplay, “The Vicious Kind,” on Monday, March 10 in and around Norfolk. Krieger and his producers have been in town for over four weeks, scouting the area and setting up a temporary home for over 50 […]
Botelle’s Voltage Variables Make the Final Cut
By Michele Cyr With the addition of First Lego League added to the roster of after school programs sponsored by the Botelle PTO, this December, Norfolk students made state champions in the FIRST Lego League 2007 Power Puzzle Challenge in New Britain, CT. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a robotics […]
Avid Birders Flock to Norfolk
Pine Grosbeaks attract eco-tourists By Shelley Harms A rare incursion of northern birds from Canada has drawn birders from as far away as Vermont to Norfolk. Pine Grosbeaks are the main attraction. Every morning during the holiday week, groups with binoculars, cameras and spotting scopes stood on Shepard Road watching the birds eat small, orange […]
Norfolk Community News
BE AWARE, BE HEALTHY The PTO’s first Parent Education Night will be held on Thursday, February 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center at Botelle School. The focus of this evening will be wellness for families and will cover a wide range of topics from diet, to stress, to exercise. The one hour presentation […]
View From the Green
Housekeeping By Rosanna Trestman Norfolk Now is a work in progress. What you see on the pages each month is the result of long deliberation and experimentation, be it small tweaks in the layout or the addition of new content. Our growing staff has now lightened the load for the issue editor, who used to […]
All Wrapped Up
Norfolk Family Weathers Christmas Eve Break-In By Francesca Turchiano It was the day before Christmas, and sometime between 8:30 and 11 a.m., Gwen and Joe Green and their two young sons were victims of a brazen break-in at their home on Litchfield Road. The events of the day were dizzying. While Gwen Green was at […]
Town Plan Takes Shape
January meeting focuses on zoning and commercial development By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo A special meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z) was held on January 17 at Town Hall to continue discussions on Norfolk’s town plan. The meeting, attended by over 30 people, was the fourth in a series addressing […]