Town to Propose Enforcement Authority for P & Z
Commission could impose fines for zoning violations By Wiley Wood If your neighbor starts renting out his house for all-night wedding celebrations or clogs up his driveway and front lawn with junked cars, your recourse—when a neighborly chat proves ineffective—is to file a complaint with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z). […]
Daimler Benz Comes to Berkshire Country Store
One of the many attractions at Norfolk’s Berkshire Country Store is the vintage vehicle on display inside. In August, the 1893 Duryea was removed from the building and delivered to a new owner. In its stead has been placed this reproduction of an 1886 Daimler Benz, the first four-wheeled automobile in the world. Photo by […]
Norfolk’s Much-Decorated Fire Engine 90 is Retiring
NVFD to bid farewell to state champion pumper truck By Sally Quale Engine 90, Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department’s (NVFD) award-winning, 30-year-old pumper truck, is scheduled to be retired and replaced this fall. It has served well as a highly versatile pumper, whose smaller size and four-wheel drive enables it to reach fires at the […]
Taconic Learning Center Begins Its Fall Semester
Something for everyone, from mistaken identity to Irving Berlin By Lyn Westsmith The Taconic Learning Center is beginning another year of engaging, enjoyable courses this month, beginning on September 11, with the following nine classes: Marel Rogers presents Mistaken Identity, with examples from the Bible, and Thomas Gruenewald explores the times and work of Irving Berlin on Mondays. Richard Reifsnyder offers The Civil War […]
HBH Band with Wanda Houston to Perform at Battell Chapel
Benefit Concert for Stained Glass Restoration By Nels White The HBH Band with Wanda Houston will appear in concert on Sunday, September 17 at 3 p.m. in Norfolk’s Battell Chapel. Scott Heth (piano), Jay Bradley (drums), & Wanda Houston (vocals) bring a musical legacy that spans the past 80 years, from 30s jazz and […]
A Line Up of Vintage Vehicles Like None Other
The Norfolk Classic Community Car Show will feature original and restored gems By Colleen Gundlach Have you ever seen a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow? What about a Mazda Miata or a Mercedes Benz 280SE? Would you like to view a Chevy 3100 that’s older than you are? Rumor has it that all of these […]
Enjoying Norfolk in the Fall
NORFEST to Celebrate the Beauty of Our Town There is perhaps no place in the world more beautiful than Norfolk in the fall. To encourage people to visit our town in autumn, the Norfolk Artisans Guild and the Economic Development Commission have joined forces to create “NORFEST – Celebrate Fall in Norfolk,” an afternoon of […]
Where Does The Fire Department Go When The Fire Alarm Sounds?
NVFD members logged more than five thousand hours this year By Jonathan Barbagallo As the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) prepares to elect its new officers at the end of August, it is the perfect time to review the types of calls to which we have responded over the last fiscal year. In total, […]
City Meadow Moves Forward With Help From Private Foundations
By Wiley Wood The City Meadow project is on track, according to Samuel “Pete” Anderson, a member of the town’s City Meadow Committee. Construction on the proposed park in the sunken wetlands below Station Place is now expected to start in mid-August. The committee met on July 10 to iron out difficulties, cash flow among […]
Show of Christopher Little Photographs at Infinity Bistro Gallery
By Ruth Melville Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be immortalized by a famous artist—Rubens, say, or Velázquez? That’s obviously not going to happen, but photographer Christopher Little has come close to realizing that dream in his latest project. His idea was that, by playing around with photography and Photoshop, he […]
