Festive Street Fair Planned for June
By Bina Thomson Come one, come all to Station Place for a street fair on Sunday, June 23. The festivities, planned for 2-4 p.m., celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Norfolk Library Associates, a volunteer organization that funds the library’s programs and events. When they kicked off their golden jubilee in January with a party […]
Yale Norfolk School of Art Chases the Light
Students and faculty began gathering in late May for the Yale Norfolk School of Art, which will feature programming around the theme “Making Light” through June 29. Public events include a lecture series in the Art Barn, community drawing sessions and an open studio day on June 23 that will showcase faculty and student work, […]
Norfolk Land Trust Seeks to Renew Accreditation
The Norfolk Land Trust (NLT) maintains more than 20 miles of trails throughout town and protects more than 4,000 acres of open space with owned preserves and conservation easements. This year, the NLT is applying for renewal of its accreditation with the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Accreditation is granted to trusts that meet the highest […]
Artist Sam Guindon Plans a June Pop-Up
Fresh on the heels of a successful 2023 show at the Norfolk Library, artist Sam Guindon plans a pop-up art gallery at 3 Station Place during the last two weekends of June. Guindon, who grew up in Norfolk, is now a teacher and student at the Compass Atelier in Kensington, MD. He began drawing at […]
Canaan Health Center Ready to Open
Ribbon cutting May 10 By Colleen Gundlach The wait is over! Residents of the Northwest Corner have been eagerly watching the progress of construction of the Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC) at 6-8 East Main Street in North Canaan, and it is now ready to open. A special ribbon-cutting celebration will be held on […]
Bookshop Pop-Up to Enliven Downtown Norfolk in May
By Andra Moss A bookstore is opening in downtown Norfolk for the month of May as part of the Norfolk Hub’s pop-up business incubator space in the Royal Arcanum building. The Dog’s Ear used bookstore is the brainchild of the Norfolk Library director, Ann Havemeyer, and trustees Michael Selleck and Trish Deans. All proceeds will […]
Congregational Church Seeks Community Input
By Avice Meehan More than 260 years after its founding, members of Norfolk’s iconic “Church on the Green” decided to take a radical step: survey its members and residents of the town about their perceptions of the church and how it might better serve the community. “It’s fairly straightforward, but not necessarily ‘normal’ for a […]
GMF Receives Grant for Oral History Project
Will include videos and podcasts By Marie G. O’Neill Housatonic Heritage recently awarded a 2024 Heritage Partnership grant to Great Mountain Forest Corporation (GMF) to document oral histories of five individuals who have worked in the forest, including foresters Matt Gallagher, Russell Russ, Jody Bronson and Wayne Jenkins. The project, entitled “Work in the Working Forest,” […]
EDC Launches new Initiative
Goal is to support recommendations of town’s plan of development By Ruth Melville In 2019, the town of Norfolk adopted a new Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD). Aftersoliciting suggestions from a range of residents, the plan determined that the two greatest challengesfacing Norfolk were to attract more young people and families and to enhance […]
Free Local Paint Can Disposal
By Andra Moss Spring is here, bringing with it thoughts of tulips, daffodils and paint cans. Enthusiastic spring cleaningoften includes the rediscovery of old or forgotten cans of paint and stain in dusty corners of a shed orgarage. What to do? Recycle it. Through the State of Connecticut’s paint management efforts, paint manufacturers have established […]
