Fun With Bugs
Moth Night on the Village Green Cosponsored by the Norfolk Land Trust, the Historical Society, the Community Association and the Conservation Commission, the entomologist and science teacher Brigette Zacharczenko returned to Norfolk on the evening of Aug. 19 to share her knowledge about and passion for moths. About 35 people crowded into the ground floor […]
Battell Arts Foundation Looking for a Few Young Artists
Since 2010, the Battell Arts Foundation has awarded scholarships twice yearly to local young artists involved in pursuing their creative dreams. These scholarships have been used to pay for private lessons, attendance at specialized workshops, tuition at summer arts camps and even the purchase of art or music supplies. The goal of the scholarships is […]
The Political Winds Start to Swirl
Norfolk Chooses Its Candidates for November By Colleen Gundlach On July 18, Town Hall was filled with politics from each end of the spectrum, when members of both political parties met on the same night – in separate rooms, of course – to decide on a slate of candidates to run for local office in […]
Town Center Rental Project Awarded $448,119 in Tax Credits
Thomas Dorsey of Eversource recently presented Foundation for Norfolk Living (FNL) volunteers with a check for $448,119 for Connecticut Tax Credits earned for FNL’s Town Center Rental Project.The foundation’s 12-unit town center renovation project was primarily funded by a grant from the Connecticut Department of Housing. All five buildings of the project qualified for the […]
Michele Sloane to Retire
Michele Sloane has served as tax assessor for the people of Norfolk and of Colebrook for many years, but now she is ready to step down and retire. To honor her decades of service, the people of both towns are planning a retirement party in her honor. It will be held on September 8 from […]
Makerspace to Hold Open House
All are welcome to the August Open House of Norfolk’s Makerspace on Saturday, August 17 from 2 to 4 p.m.at its new home in Battell Chapel. The featured maker at the open house will be Doreen Breen and her Trash to Treasure Upcylced Garment Design. Other artists and makers will also be participating and the […]
Norfolk Land Trust to Host Sixth Annual Trail Race
The Norfolk Land Trust will host its 5K- and 10K-trail race on Sunday, Sept. 22, with the start and finish for both of these USATF certified races at the Barbour Woods trailhead at 75 Lovers Lane. The 10K race kicks off at noon. Runners will follow the classic 5K route for a mile and then […]
The Flood of ‘55 at Colebrook Historical Society
The Colebrook Historical Society (CHS) invites you to a social gathering on Friday, August 9, at 7 p.m. Highlighting the evening will be a presentation by special guest, Milly Hudak, “The Flood of ’55, Before and After.” In mid-August of 1955, back-to-back hurricanes, Connie and Diane, brushed southern New England. They brought tropical storm-force winds to the […]
Discussion of Fiber Optics at Noble Horizon
On August 3 at 11 a.m., Noble Horizons will welcome former Stanford University professor, Kim Maxwell, Ph.D., and founder of the companies that invented the modern dial-up modem and the worldwide standard for DSL. Invoking the words of James Madison, “In a free society, the people must have a say in the laws that govern them,” […]
View from the Green
Life-Drawing Class Sparks Creativity By Marie-Christine Perry I had seen the sign on the lawn in front of the Joseph Eldridge House on the Yale campus last summer and been intrigued. I did not pursue it, being new to the town of Norfolk and not sure how to proceed. This year, when the sign appeared (I […]
