Linda Anne Soltis Perkins
Linda Anne Soltis Perkins, devoted educator, public servant and deeply-rooted member of the Norfolk community, passed away on Feb. 28, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on Dec. 17, 1946, in Philadelphia, Linda’s bond with Norfolk began in her earliest years. As a young child she spent treasured summers here visiting her aunt and […]
William Stewart Patrick
William Stewart Patrick, 83, of Norfolk, peacefully left this earth on Sunday, March 15. The only “wonderful” child of Hugh Stewart Patrick and Caroline Edith Walke Patrick, “Bill” was born in Salem, Mass., on Oct. 6, 1942. He grew up in nearby Lynnfield and moved to Connecticut as a teenager. Bill graduated from North Haven […]
THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
Asteroid Comes to Earth, Artemis Takes to the Sky By Matthew Johnson The last two weeks of March witnessed exceptional astronomical events. At 9 a.m. on March 17, a meteor sped across the Cleveland, Ohio, sky at 45,000 miles per hour before splitting apart in a thunderous boom that shocked and frightened residents. NASA stated […]
BOTELLE BEAT
Building Our School Budget By Kevin D. Case, Superintendent of Schools Each year, Norfolk trusts us with two of its most valuable resources: its children and its tax dollars. Developing the annual school budget is one of the most important responsibilities we have as a school district. I would like to let you know how […]
Community News
Send submissions for Community News to next month’s issue editor at editor@nornow.org. Deadline is the 15th of the month. Battell Arts Scholarships The Battell Arts Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications to support local students’ interest in the arts. Applicants must be residents of Norfolk or Colebrook, in grades 4-12, and studying an artistic endeavor such as dance, […]
“Third Wall” Has to Wait
By Avice Meehan As K2 Infrastructure ushers in the spring construction season and restarts work on rebuilding two retaining walls on Route 44, hopes sprang up in the hearts of some Norfolk residents that a third, failing wall could be added as a “change order” to the massive $37 million project. Alas, that is not […]
Heard Around Town
Dyer to the Rescue Sue Dyer stepped away from her role as Norfolk’s First Selectman almost a decade ago, but that doesn’t mean she won’t answer a cry for help from Town Hall. Just ask Barbara Gomez, who serves as secretary to the Board of Selectman and worked with Dyer for many years. When the […]
Rom-Com Curling Film Released With Olympics
To get the ice just right, filmmakers tapped Norfolk expertise By Joseph Kelly The underdogs who battle the odds—the washed-up boxer, the outclassed football team, the aging baseball slugger with one last homerun in him—are all Hollywood standbys. Ronald Reagan may be remembered as much for “win one for the Gipper” as he is for […]
Proposed Botelle Budget to See Modest Increase
By Avice Meehan The Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 4, to vote on a proposed $2.658 million budget for the next fiscal year. It would represent an increase of 4.47 percent or $113,665 over the budget for the current year. Superintendent Kevin Case presented the spending plan on Feb. […]
