City Meadow Park Opens as First Major Snowfall Arrives
Three inches of snow blanketed City Meadow Park on Saturday, Dec. 9, as a small crowd congregated near the Shepard Rd. entrance for the ribbon cutting ceremony that would officially open the park. Seven and a half years and $750,000 in the making, the park boasts a looping boardwalk path through the sunken wetland below […]
Battell Chapel Windows Reinstalled
On Tuesday November 14, Phase II of the Battell Chapel Windows Project was completed, as another beautiful stained glass window was reinstalled. Visitors are welcome to come and appreciate, from inside or outside, the set of three fully-restored Maitland Armstrong windows in the chapel’s west wall. Cleaning and repair of the Tiffany Room glass is […]
Celtic Musician Colleen Raney to Perform at the Norfolk Library
Internationally-acclaimed traditional Irish singer Colleen Raney will be joined by award-winning singer and flute player Hanz Araki, DADGAD guitarist Bethany Waickman, and Irish Bouzouki virtuoso Ryan Davidson for a performance at the library on Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. Among the finest interpreters of traditional songs of her generation, Colleen Raney has delved deep […]
Windthrown Tree Across Route 44
A large tree fell across Route 44 on the morning of November 17, bringing down wires with it and several electrical poles. Traffic was diverted through Maple Avenue and Laurel Way while emergency crews cleared away the downed tree and wires.
City Meadow Park Completed on Schedule
The project of turning the sunken wetland below Station Place into a pedestrian park has often been stalled during the past three years. There were obstacles along the way, unforeseen expenses and goofs galore. But at a meeting of the City Meadow Park Committee on Nov. 20, Chairman Molly Ackerly announced that the park was […]
September 2017 Real Estate Transfers
On Sept. 28, Lora Jean Bresson to Brian Vigliotti, 319 Greenwoods Rd. W., $142,000. On Sept. 29, Frank and Caryn Trager to Christopher K. and James P. Davidson IV, 95 Maple Ave., $165,000.
Steeple of Congregational Church Needs Urgent Repair
Congregation will look to community for help in restoration By Wiley Wood From the vantage of one of the wooded ridgetops around town, there is often no indication of where Norfolk lies other than the spire of the Congregational Church, a white shaft rising out of the trees to mark the village green. But […]
City Meadow Park Nears Completion
Construction of City Meadow, which was stopped by a cease-and-desist order when a path was determined to encroach on private property, has resumed. The three property owners whose land the path unintentionally crossed gave the town permission to return onto their land to remediate the damage. One land owner, David Torrey, ceded an easement […]
Enforcement Ordinance Is Approved at Town Meeting
A new town ordinance that will allow the zoning or wetlands enforcement officer to levy fines for land use violations passed at a special town meeting on Oct. 23. The meeting was attended by about 50 Norfolk residents, and the vote was unanimously in favor. The measure is intended mainly as a tool to bring […]
First Steps Taken to Revive Skating Rink
By Stephen Melville As reported in last month’s issue of Norfolk Now, it was not that long ago that Norfolk had a decent-sized and well-used outdoor skating rink. This fall, the organizers of WINter Weekend in Norfolk raised the question whether the rink might be revived, and at its October meeting Norfolk’s Board of […]
