River Place Bridge to Be Replaced
First Selectman Matthew Riiska announced that the Town of Norfolk is contemplating a project to replace the River Place Bridge over the Blackberry River. The bridge replacement project would receive federal funds under the Federal Local Bridge Program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. These funds would cover 80 percent of the […]
Pickleball Is a Serious Sport, Really
Norfolk Curling Club Offers a Chance to Learn or Spectate By David Beers In 1965, Congressman Joel Pritchard and a friend went outside to play badminton on the badminton court in his Bainbridge, Wash. Backyard. They could not find the badminton equipment and improvised with ping pong rackets and a wiffle ball, and pickleball […]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Starts an Event-Filled Six-Week Run
By Wiley Wood They start arriving on July 1, young musicians, most of them in graduate programs in the United States, but originally from four continents, coming to Norfolk to learn, rehearse and perform (or compose) chamber music with members of the faculty of the Yale School of Music and a distinguished cast of […]
Sewer District Votes to Proceed With Repairs
Assumes 40-year loan By Wiley Wood On Wednesday, May 16, members of the Norfolk Sewer District voted unanimously to embark on a $4.2 million renovation of the sewer collection system in the center of town, agreeing to assume a collective debt that will cost the district $100,000 per year for the next 40 years. […]
Online Survey for 2019 Town Plan
The Town of Norfolk is conducting an online survey to get input from Norfolk residents on its new town plan (Plan of Conservation and Development). The last plan was completed in 2009, and a state mandate requires municipalities to produce a new one every ten years. The survey provides an opportunity for residents to identify […]
Repairs to Water Main Stretch to Three Days
Repairs to a leaking water main next to Route 44 in downtown Norfolk began on Tuesday, May 15, when a crew from John J. Brennan Construction in Shelton, Conn. tore up the side of the road just east of Grant Street. Discovering that the pipe was under the sidewalk, they came back the next day […]
Celebrating a Housing Project’s Completion
The Foundation for Norfolk Living will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the six new rental units recently created at its Shepard Road properties and the six more recently renovated on Greenwoods Road East. This project is the fruit of many years’ labor and was supported by a sizable grant from the State of Connecticut. […]
Sewer District Votes to Proceed With Repairs
Assumes 40-year loan By Wiley Wood On Wednesday, May 16, members of the Norfolk Sewer District voted unanimously to embark on a $4.2 million renovation of the sewer collection system in the center of town, assuming a collective debt that will cost them $100,000 per year for the next 40 years to pay off. […]
Taxes Increase Despite Drastic Cuts to Town Programs
Botelle School budget takes major hit By Wiley Wood Town taxes will rise about 4.5 percent in the coming year, according to Board of Finance Chairman Michael Sconyers, who spoke at the town’s annual budget hearing on April 24. “I really don’t like the budget,” said Sconyers, who explained that a decrease in allocations […]
Buttons to Commemorate Veterans at Memorial Day Ceremony
For Linda Perkins, Memorial Day is an important holiday, not only for the nation but for the small town of Norfolk. As she puts it, “It’s the one time we gather as a town community to honor those who served our country. They deserve to be remembered. We owe them a debt of gratitude.” But […]
