View from the Green
What If….. By Colleen Gundlach As 2008 draws to a close, it is interesting to ponder how the year might have been different. What if Sandy Evans, Judy Ludwig, Beth Podhajecki and the rest of the 250th committee had not had the talent, drive and enthusiasm that they poured into Norfolk’s Semiquincentennial celebration? The events […]
Regulation Changes Approved at Special Town Meeting
Town employees now able to serve on agencies By Colleen Gundlach At a special town meeting held at Botelle School on December 4, three changes were approved by the residents in attendance. First, an amendment was made to a resolution approved at an earlier town meeting, on May 14, 2007. At the 2007 meeting, residents […]
Norfolk’s Aton Forest Featured in Scientific Journal
Ninety-four species of birds identified By Leila Javitch Norfolk resident and certified bird bander Shelley Harms has written an article published in the April, 2008 issue of The Connecticut Warbler, a scientific journal on ornithology. In it she and co-authors Roland Clement and John Anderson, Jr. describe their work for the past seven years developing […]
Killarney Bridge Closes
Scenic crossing succumbs to weather By Susannah Wood Due to floods and years of rain, ice, and snow, the Killarney Bridge in Barbour Woods has deteriorated to a dangerous point. The bridge, modeled after a one in Ireland, was built in 1908. Today, much of the stonework has crumbled away, and what remains of the […]
Crime Spree Nets Jail Time for Five Local Students
Must pay nearly $12,000 to their victims By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The five Gilbert High School students involved in the April 16 break-in at the home of Donna and Michael Adams on Litchfield Road were sentenced on December 11 in Litchfield Superior Court. Derek Hunter and Evan Kirkwood, the only two of the group to […]
Back to the Drawing Board
P&Z revisits the topic of the ambulance building By Veronica Burns The committee members for construction of the new ambulance building in Norfolk are struggling to move things along. Firstly, the bids that came in on the original design were far in excess of the $750,000 authorized in a town meeting last year, causing a […]
Men’s Bonspiel Attracts Thirty-Six Clubs
Norfolk takes the runner up By Ted Stone Sixteen teams from the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC) competed in the Norfolk Curling Club’s fiftieth men’s bonspiel, which was held from November 30 to December 3 in Norfolk. The GNCC is comprised of 36 clubs from the eastern part of the United States. Among the sixteen […]
A Very Good Deed Acknowledged at Christmas Time
Local sisters open their homes and their hearts By Kate Thomson In the midst of the harsh economic climate, when the only news heard seems to be countless stories of fraud, recession and lost jobs, charity was once again the most important thing on the minds of a few Norfolk families. On Christmas Eve, 2007, […]
Briefly…
“Vicious Kind” at Sundance The world premiere of “The Vicious Kind”, the independent film shot in Norfolk last spring, will take place at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 17th… Help Available for Home Heating Costs The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program has funding available to assist residents with the cost of […]
Click! Photo Contest Winners
By Veronica Burns The Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), a subcommittee of the Inland/Wetland and Conservation Commission Agency, in conjunction with the Norfolk Land Trust, have announced the winners of their photo contest. The contest invited Norfolk residents to submit photographs in six categories, with the goals of illustrating the upcoming NRI report, and also taking […]
