New Economic Development Consultants Named
Part of a Two-Year State Grant to Improve Northwest Corner Town Centers By Ruth Melville At the January meeting of Norfolk’s Economic Development Commission (EDC), Jocelyn Ayer, of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG), introduced the development consultants her council recently hired to consult with Norfolk, and seven other towns in this part of […]
Board of Finance Hears Fire Department Funding Request
Sconyers Calls for More Regional Coordination By Wiley Wood On January 13, at a regular meeting of the Board of Finance, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) presented a request for $125,000 to replace an aging utility truck. Michael Sconyers, chairman of the Board of Finance, expressed his unwillingness to raise taxes or borrow money […]
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Fire Department Donation Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department raised and donated $416 for the Laverne Barbagallo Memorial Fund at the Norfolk Children’s Foundation through their second annual Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirt campaign back in October. Meadowbrook Grant A grant in the amount of $1,000 was received by the Norfolk Senior Housing Corporation (aka Meadowbrook) in December […]
Reading for a Trip to World Finals
Botelle Students Participate in Kids’ Lit Quiz As this issue of Norfolk Now goes to print, fifth and sixth grade students at Botelle School are reading their hearts out in preparation for The Kids’ Lit Quiz (KLQ) United States Finals on Friday, January 30 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). […]
Real Estate Transactions
October–December 2014 On October 3, 2014, from Estate of Steven O. Correy to Gardner M. & Diana V. Mundy: 13.1 acres on Bruey Rd., for $10,000. On October 3, 2014, from Paul Correy et al. to Gardner M. & Diana V. Mundy: 13.1 acres on Bruey Rd., for $40,000. On October 10, 2014, from Helen […]
Colebrook Store Reopens
By Christopher Sinclair Prior to the shuttering of the Colebrook Store in 2007, it “had been the oldest continuously operated general store in the state of Connecticut, encompassing a span stretching from 1812 until 2007, 195 years,” according to the Colebrook Historical Society website. The store has seen countless residents pass through its doors over […]
The Lights Go Out at Great Impressions
Tenant Sought for Vacated Hair Salon By Colleen Gundlach With the closing last month of Norfolk’s only hair salon, Great Impressions, the south corner of Station Place at Route 44 looks dark. But, in the words of an old Chinese proverb, “Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Martha Pallone, owner of […]
Documentary Film Series Continues at the Library
By Ann Frieze As winter settles into its proverbial home in the region, our town’s residents have a great opportunity to gather in what has been termed “Norfolk’s Living Room” to watch the Monday night Documentary Film Series at the Library. In keeping with its award-winning status of bringing art and cultural programming to its […]
Farmers Market Plows on Through Winter Months
Thriving from May to October for eight years strong, the Norfolk Farmers Market now has a winter presence as well. Moving inside, to the second floor of town hall, for the cold weather months, food vendors sell their products twice a month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Winter markets will be held on February […]
Affordable Housing Project in Village Center Is Denied Grant
Foundation Will Re-apply in Next Round of Funding By Wiley Wood One way to bring new families to Norfolk and strengthen the village center’s economy is to make affordable housing available nearby. Or so the thinking goes. But a June application to the Connecticut Department of Housing that would have funded 12 affordable apartments near […]
