Sunday Morning Blaze Damages Shepard Road Home
Fire Sparked by Electric blanket On the morning of January 4, Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department and Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance were dispatched to the Whalen residence at 25 Shepard Road for a report of a bedroom on fire. Upon arrival of the first fire units, heavy smoke and flames were shooting out of the second […]
Neither Rain nor Sleet…
By Rosanna Trestman After 22 years of service, Norfolk’s mail carrier, Ed Josefow, will complete his appointed rounds as of February, 27, 2009. Having trained for work in the aviation industry, Josefow entered the job market during a slow economy. Instead, at age 40, he chose a job which offered security and steady employment, and […]
Man Gets Five Years for Ashpohtag Rd break-in
Cases of two accomplices still pending By Lloyd Garrison On a Tuesday afternoon in March of last year, Jesse Diaz, 19, of Winsted and Ray Santana, 21, of the Bronx, N.Y., donned face masks and barged into the home at 314 Ashpohtag Rd. seeking drugs. The intrusion ended when the one of the victims, Thomas […]
A Visit With Elisabeth Childs
The following has been excerpted from the original, which appeared in Norfolk Now in September, 2005 By Dorothy S. Pam “If there’s nothing to do in Norfolk in the winter, then curl.” Elisabeth Childs likes all of the seasons in Norfolk—swimming in Tobey Pond in the summer, enjoying the color in the woods in the […]
Teaching to the students, not the test
Botelle students continue to test well, and be well… By Ejay Lockwood The Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires a statewide school accountability system. Each school district must prepare and disseminate annual accountability reports. In Connecticut, school districts must present the performance of students in mathematics, reading, and writing (popularly known […]
New Supervisor for Public Works
Norfolk’s Weather puts John Allyn to the Test By Dorothy Pam When he started work in Norfolk on December 10, John Allyn did not know that the next day he would be tested by a mighty ice storm. Ice encased every twig and branch, turning the roads into a crystal palace of glittering trees. Power […]
Semiquincentennial Committee Ends In Style
By Bob Bumcrot August, 2008 did not mark the end of Norfolk’s big birthday celebration. On December 9 of Norfolk’s 250th year the Committee On The Semiquincentennial Celebration concluded its record of quiet, unselfish service to the town. Final figures on fund contributions and sales showed a surplus of $3994 plus $250 still outstanding for […]
Making Norfolk Special For Our Kids
During the December Education Board Meeting, Dee Towle and Tina Olson presented outlines and answered questions concerning the programs and services they provide to the children of Norfolk. Towle runs the Norfolk Child Care Center, and Olson is responsible for the Botelle after-school programs. The board requested the presentations and are very grateful for the time […]
Glazed Over
Old man winter came to visit Norfolk on the evening of December 11. Residents awoke the next morning to a winter wonderland of ice coated trees, fields, and roads. The prismatic ie produced rainbows dancing in the air and n the freshly coated grass.
