A New Foundation Aims at Downtown Hub
By Janet G. Mead “Our dream is to make Norfolk the vibrant place we all would like it to be,” said Samuel (Pete) Anderson, president of the newly established Norfolk Foundation. “We want to make Norfolk a center for art and natural recreation.” To work toward this goal, Anderson and three other founding board […]
Historical Society Weekend Celebrates Today’s Norfolk Collectors
In conjunction with their exhibition “A Farmer, a Sportsman and a Diplomat: The Romance of Collecting in Norfolk,” the Norfolk Historical Society is sponsoring a weekend in February devoted to today’s collections. On Friday, February12, a cocktail party at the Historical Museum will feature a group of Norfolk collectors who will share their collecting […]
Aija Ends Its Run on Station Place
Pop-up planned for spring By Ruth Melville For four and a half years, Bella Erder’s shop Aija, selling jewelry, accessories, tableware and other gifts, has been a lively and colorful part of Station Place. But last December Erder reluctantly decided it was time to close her doors. Erder and her family first bought a […]
Obituary—Marion Ann Donovan
Marion Ann Donovan, a career foreign service officer and world traveler, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. She was 95 years old. Marion Donovan was born on October 13, 1920, and grew up in Brooklyn, where she played the violin and piano and read voraciously. Her love of travel began early, […]
What Ever Happened to Affordable Housing?
By Leila Javitch Earlier this year, the Foundation for Norfolk Living (FNL) received a grant of three million dollars from the Connecticut Department of Housing to renovate 12 rental units located in five houses near the center of Norfolk. This award was announced on March 30 by Governor Malloy. Outwardly, it appears that not […]
Local Man Wins a Yankee Magazine 2015 Food Award
David Davis’s Hillhome Country Products jam is a winner By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo David Davis, owner of Hillhome Country Products, was surprised to receive a call from Yankee Magazine last August informing him that one of his jams was selected from dozens of finalists in their annual food honors. “The call came completely out […]
Planning Underway for a Weekend to Remember
Three days next August will showcase Norfolk’s charms By Colleen Gundlach Norfolk residents agree that this town has much to offer as a destination for tourists and as a place to live. Getting that message out to the rest of the world has always been a challenge. Recognizing the need to promote the town’s […]
Norfolk Volunteer Ambulance Offers EMR Course
New Emergency Medical Responders Needed By Colleen Gundlach The Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance is always there when needed and they want to continue to always be there, but to do that they need volunteers. The ambulance crew is a very strong, well-trained and efficient volunteer staff of emergency medical responders (EMR) and emergency medical […]
October 2015 Real Estate Transfers
Estate of Catherine P. Fields to Alison Smela, 101 Shepard Rd., $233,000. Peter R. Pouncey to David G. & Amy Troyansky, 25 North St., $515,000. Michael & Cynthia Creamer to DST Investments LLC, 82 Greenwoods Rd. E., $45,000. Kevin Morse & Karen Petokas Hunt to Sandra Anasoulis, 879 Litchfield Rd., $236,000. Fred & Frances Disbrow to […]
The Norfolk Real Estate Market—Good News and Bad
Lower priced houses selling, but luxury houses a drug on the market By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The Norfolk real estate market has been hot in 2015, but only at the bottom half of the market. A total of 23 homes have sold in town since January, all for under $600,000. There have been zero sales […]
