Youth Softball and Baseball Teams Have a Stellar Year
By Chris Sinclair As summer deepens into August, the cornstalks approach full height, the heat grows bolder and heavier, and only one sport remains on the schedule: America’s own, baseball. While the national pastime may not be the favorite sport of every American, most of us have some fond baseball or softball memories buried […]
Work Camp Returns to Camden, N.J.
Every year Pastor Erick Olsen of Norfolk’s Church of Christ Congregational (UCC) organizes a week-long work camp for kids aged 12 to 18. This year’s group of 25 youth and adults traveled to Camden, N.J., to help with home improvement projects for those in need. This is the third year in a row that the […]
2017 Tour of Litchfield Hills
By Suzanne Hinman Beware of packs of brightly clad cyclists racing through town on Sunday, August 6. They are participating in the annual Tour of Litchfield Hills, which supports the Cancer Care Fund of Litchfield Hills. The Cancer Care Fund is a not-for-profit organization created to assist and support cancer patients residing or receiving care […]
Obituary—Barbara Ann Tracey
Norfolk Bids Farewell to a Leader and Friend By Colleen Gundlach She was the consummate volunteer, a loving and devoted mother and grandmother and a lifelong problem solver. She was a woman whose friendly smile and cheerful demeanor welcomed everyone—stranger or friend. In July, with the passing of Barbara Ann Tracey, Norfolk bid farewell […]
Obituary—Brett David Hellerman
Brett David Hellerman, 57, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 25, surrounded by family, friends and his beloved dog, Scout. Born on June 20, 1960, in New York City, to Monica Carmona Mermelstein Hellerman and Don Vincent Hellerman, M.D., Brett grew up in Manhattan, attending Dwight School and St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s School before going on […]
Milestones
Thomas Davies Haines, 79, died on June 17 from complications of pancreatic cancer. He and his wife of nearly 55 years, Stephany, raised their two sons in Brooklyn Heights and spent weekends and summers in Norfolk for decades before retiring to Salisbury, Conn. The funeral was held in Norfolk on July 7, and a memorial […]
View From the Green
Support More Than Just Agriculture at Farmers Market By Adair Mali It’s July, and it finally feels like summer here in the Icebox (at least some of the time)! The Norfolk Farmers Market is up and running, with farmers and artisans setting up shop in front of the Town Hall every Saturday. Each weekend, […]
The Night Pantry – When You Need It Now
Got to have a hot cup of coffee on the way home from a party? Have a midnight spill and no paper towel? Is it after hours and you need milk, eggs, butter, bread, ice cream . . . but don’t want to drive miles for them? Want to order something special but can’t pick […]
Bids on City Meadow Park Exceed Available State Grant
Construction season has begun, and the clock is ticking on the $500,000 state grant for City Meadow Park, but the sunken wetland below Station Place still lies untouched. Bids for the project went out to contractors in May and were opened in mid-June by First Selectman Sue Dyer and members of the City Meadow Committee. […]
Town Passes Budget, Unsure of State Plans
By Wiley Wood On Tuesday, June 20, the Town of Norfolk held a special town meeting to vote on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1. Although state legislators have failed to agree on a budget, leaving the town unsure what level of support it can expect from the state […]
