What Are Those New Roadside Towers?
On Route 44, just to the east of the intersection with Laurel Way, is a new metal tower surrounded by a chain-link fence connected to a new electric meter on the other side of the street. There is an identical new tower in East Canaan on 44 and another in the Route 8 highway median […]
July Children’s Programs at the Norfolk Library
All programs meet Mondays at 6 p.m. The programs are free, but please call the library at 860-542-5075 to reserve a place for programs with limited space. July 1, Robots Station Direct the Edison robots from the Connecticut Science Center to complete tasks using different methods of communicating. Limited to 35 children. July 8, Rocket Building Workshop […]
Bringing the For-Profits Into the Norfolk Hub
By Ruth Melville In attempt both to support town businesses and to draw more people into the Hub, the Norfolk Foundation is starting a new program to showcase local home-based businesses. Under this new policy, any current Hub member can sponsor a for-profit business to hold a two-hour open house at the Hub. This gives […]
A Beautiful Day for the Memorial Day Road Race
The 41st running of the Annual Memorial Day 5-Mile Road Race was won this year by Casey Smith, 38, of Torrington, in a time of 31 minutes 53 seconds. He can be seen in the photo above wearing bib No. 109 and consulting his watch. Smith led the second-place finisher, Robert. Dwyer, 38, of Norfolk, […]
Silent No More
Local photographer Christopher Little publishes his first thriller By Courtney Maum Affable, witty and generous with his time, local photographer and EMT volunteer Christopher Little is the last person Norfolkians would call “frightening,” and yet his new book, “Ever So Silent,” is one scary ride. The first in a series, this spiffy murder mystery focuses […]
Flag Tribute on Village Green for Our Soldiers
Photo by Bruce Frisch The effect was immediate. A colorful and poignant display of 51 American flags on Norfolk’s village and memorial greens was a stirring reminder of what Memorial Day stands for. It was a fitting and moving tribute to all of Norfolk’s 51 brave citizens who have sacrificed their lives serving their country […]
At Infinity, the Bands Play On
Photos by Bruce Frisch At a recent meet and greet at the Norfolk Hub, one of the new owners of Infinity Hall, David Rosenfeld of GoodWorks Entertainment, met with around 35 town residents to talk about the future of the music venue. The new owners want to liven the place up by being more innovative in […]
View From The Green
Steering Toward Slower Traffic By Colleen Gundlach I recently rode in the car with a friend who never exceeded the speed limit during the whole trip. She drove very carefully, calmly and in complete control. I wondered if I could do the same, with the same sense of calm and control. I am not a […]
Chamber Music Festival Opens Volunteer Program
By Tom Hodgkin For over 75 years, Norfolk has been the site of the Yale Summer School of Music Chamber Music Festival, following up on Ellen Battell Stoeckel’s wishes that, upon her death, her property be used for “the benefit and development of the School of Music of Yale University and for extending said University’s courses […]
Yale Norfolk School of Art to Present Summer Lecture Series
The Ethics of Color This summer, Yale Norfolk School of Art will offer a thematic program, made possible by Norfolk Foundation. Called “The Ethics of Color,” this program will be a series of public lectures covering divergent topics such as the language of color theory coupled with human rights legislation, color as a material witness […]
