Celebrating World War II’s Women Veterans
When Norfolk Town Clerk Linda Perkins heard that the Connecticut Veterans’ Service Organizations were organizing a special awards ceremony to honor women who served in World War II, she became curious about] how many Norfolk women served in this war. She took the time to go through the military records on file in the Town […]
View from the Green: Downtown Evolution
By Ruth Melville Looking over this issue of Norfolk Now, I couldn’t help thinking about the current renaissance in downtown Norfolk. When you count them all up, the changes over the past few years are remarkable. Last year alone saw the opening of the Berkshire Country Store, the construction of City Meadow, two buildings […]
NVFD to Sell T-shirts to Support Scholarship Fund
Starting in the fall of 2013, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has designed and sold limited edition T-shirts to recognize and support the national campaign for breast cancer awareness in October each year. All proceeds of the sale of the colorful shirts are turned over to the Norfolk Children’s Foundation to support the Laverne Barbagallo […]
Candidate Visits Norfolk on WIN Weekend
One of the visitors Winter WIN attracted to town was Salisbury resident and Democrat Maria Horn, who recently announced her campaign to run for state representative for the 64th District, the seat currently held by Republican Brian Ohler. Horn is a former federal prosecutor and a member of the Salisbury Board of Finance. In a […]
NHCOG Hosts Annual Regional Economic Summit
What Have We Accomplished, Where Are We Going By Ruth Melville On a bitterly cold night at the end of January, the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) held its third annual economic development summit in the Mad River Lofts building in Winsted. The main goal for the summit was to discuss the perennial […]
Town Braces for Bridge Repair
When first selectmen gather, they often talk of bridges and roads. Not surprisingly, since these are big-ticket items for small towns and constantly in need of attention. So it comes as unwelcome news that a recent review by the State of Connecticut has identified two bridges in Norfolk that need repair. The most urgent is […]
Town Truck Totaled in Icy Skid
On Monday, Feb. 5, a town snowplow crashed on Bald Mountain Road. The driver, Phil Lovett, was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and released. “He banged up his knees pretty bad on the dashboard and was bruised across the chest from his seatbelt,” said First Selectman Matt Riiska, who visited the scene of the accident […]
Isabellas Perform Women’s Poetry of World War I
For this year’s annual production, “Scars Upon My Heart,” the Isabella Players presented a reading of women’s poetry from World War I. The somber and moving performance began with the players, all dressed in black, filing into the chapel singing the patriotic hymn “Jerusalem.” Ann Havemeyer introduced the readings by explaining the importance of poetry […]
In the Wake of a Natural Disaster
Lending a Hand After the Cameras Are Gone By Tom Hodgkin Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Maria. Wildfires in California. A string of natural disasters erupted onto the national stage in 2017. Hourly television, radio, newspaper and social media coverage preoccupied the news media—until it didn’t. Months later, the news cycle had moved on: […]
New Section of Rail Trail to Be Opened for Winter WIN
By Wiley Wood One of the groups hosting an event when the town celebrates Winter Weekend in Norfolk on Feb. 24 and 25 is the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee, which has created a new trail on the north side of Haystack State Park and is inviting the public to come try it out. […]
