Norfolk NET Wants to Give You $100 to Enrich the Town
New grant program will support projects that grow community by Kelly Kandra Hughes In Jan. 2020, Reverend Erick Olsen of the Church of Christ Congregational pitched an idea at a Norfolk NET (Networking Everyone Together) meeting: a community contest with the goals of building new relationships, invigorating the town and, hopefully, encouraging more people to […]
Honoring Norfolk’s Veterans
On Friday, Nov.12, Botelle students and staff paid tribute to veterans at the annual Veterans Day assembly. K-2 students (above) sang three songs; the school band and chorus were also featured. The 5th and 6th graders led the assembly, highlighting the history of Veterans Day, the Armed Forces and Norfolk’s Veterans Memorial. Because local veterans couldn’t […]
Covid-19 Outbreak at Geer Nursing Home
The Hartford Courant has reported that at least eight residents at the nursing home at Geer Village Senior Community in North Canaan have died of Covid-19 during an outbreak of the virus at the facility over the last eight weeks. According to Geer, 89 people were infected during October, including 67 residents and 22 staff. […]
Norfolk Library Awarded $15,000 in ARPA Funds
Buying hotspots, laptops, and iPads for patron use By Kelly Kandra Hughes Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the Norfolk Library is now the recipient of over $15,000 in grant money. ARPA is the $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package designed to facilitate the United States’ recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Libraries […]
Infinity Hall Is Building Back With a New Menu and Improved Sound
By Michael Cobb After more than a year of being shut down, Infinity Hall reopened its doors to the public last summer. But managing lost revenue and surviving with the help of governmental assistance were only part of the equation. Infinity Hall had plenty of behind-the-scenes work to do in preparation for reopening, including maintenance […]
Haystack Author Nominated for Book Award
Photo by Dawn Whalen An audience of 75 people—in person and on Zoom—were on hand to listen to Robert Jones Jr. deliver the Brendan Gill lecture, the inaugural event of last month’s Haystack Book Festival. Jones read from his critically acclaimed first novel, The Prophets, and talked about his background and the life experiences that […]
Tour de Forest Rides Again
Photo by West Lowe Fifty-one riders of all ages showed up for this year’s annual Tour de Forest, a 13-mile bike ride over dirt and paved roads, past lakes and fields throughout town, and on into Great Mountain Forest. Saturday, Oct. 9, was a good day for a bike ride, overcast but with no rain. […]
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Photo by Shaw Israel Izikson/winstedphoenix.org On Nov. 11, traditional Columbus Day, a group of Norfolk residents gathered together to celebrate the new federal holiday, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. After meeting at noon on the village green, the group walked in procession to “speaker’s rock” in Barbour Woods, where they offered songs, poems and prayers in honor […]
Food Drive to Meet Rising Demand
To support National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 13-21, the Norfolk NET Food Pantry is running a town-wide food drive. In the last few months, both financial and food donations to the pantry have decreased, while the number of individuals using the pantry has nearly quadrupled since the summer of 2020. In July to […]
Recent Rash of Thefts From Cars in Norfolk
by Ruth Melville Lock your car doors! That’s the message Connecticut State Police want to send after a rash of thefts from parked vehicles in the Norfolk area. In a statement released on Sept. 14, State Police Troop B in North Canaan said they had “taken significant reports of items stolen from within unlocked vehicles […]
