Lions Club Honors Barbara Tracey
Barbara Tracey recently stepped down as the long-time treasurer of the Norfolk Lions Club. For her many years of service safeguarding the club’s financial health and for her exemplary help with countless other projects, Tracey was presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, a nation-wide award named after the founder of Lions Club International, and one […]
Norfolk Fire Department Awards Memorial Day Race Scholarships
The traditional kick-off to Norfolk’s summer season, the five-mile Memorial Day Road Race is won by the fleet of foot. But the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, which organizes the race, also dedicates all proceeds from entrance fees, advertising and donations to its NVFD Scholarship Fund. This year, the fund distributed $3,500 to five Norfolk students. […]
Honoring A Pillar Of The Community
Thousands of students spent their summers on the Battel Stoeckel campus during Bill Gridley’s tenure as a trustee there, and untold thousands came to enjoy the music and art that resulted. Gridley is widely credited with maintaining the estate through a difficult period, 1992-2012, and initiating the renovations to Whitehouse. At a dinner and concert […]
Norfolk Lions Club Scholarships Announced
The Norfolk Lions Club recently awarded scholarships to four Norfolk students who will be attending college this fall. The recipients include: Taylor Allyn, daughter of John and Lisa Allyn, enrolled at New College of Sarasota, Florida with a major in English; Shannon Bollard, daughter of Alfred and Angela Bollard and also an English major, attending […]
Bears Invade North Norfolk Homes
One even drained a pitcher of Sangria By Bob Bumcrot Between Memorial Day and mid-July bears have invaded at least seven homes on or near North Street, Doolittle Drive, Lovers Lane and adjacent areas. As usual, the bears came in search of food, often with considerable success. In some cases their gustatory visits were discovered […]
A Passionate Swan Song
A packed hall enthralled by the Tokyo’s last-ever Norfolk concert By Lloyd Garrison Over 700 Tokyo String Quartet loyalists paid over $350 a ticket at the Yale Music Shed on July 6 for one last chance to hear the quartet in Norfolk. Before they played a note, the four were greeted with a standing ovation. […]
Analysis of Norfolk’s Population Changes Reveals Surprises
Periodic increases and decreases evident By Joshua DeCerbo Much of the talk leading up to “Norfolk 2023!,” when, on October 12, the town takes stock of the future, presumes that the town is losing population, along with much of Litchfield County and the rest of the state. But an analysis of several population databases from […]
Committee Seeks Volunteers to Evaluate School Merger
Three subgroups have been formed By Colleen Gundlach Four subcommittees have been formed by the Norfolk-Colebrook Regional Study Committee (RSC) to begin the formal evaluation of a proposed consolidation of the Norfolk and Colebrook school systems. The Education and Community, Facilities and Transportation, and Governance and Legal subcommittees have been meeting to plan how they […]
Glen Chalder to Join Line Up For Norfolk 2023! Event
Helped shape Norfolk’s town plan By Lloyd Garrison Glen Chalder, an authority on the challenges facing small town America, will join National Public Radio’s John Dankosky in leading Norfolk 2013! in Infinity Hall on October 5. Chalder was previously retained by Norfolk to help shape its 2009 Town Plan. He went on to do same […]
Bringing Townspeople Together
Community meal socials to begin in September By David Beers A new committee has been formed in town to provide opportunities for fellowship, conversation and a diverse culinary experience. The Norfolk Community Meal Committee had its first meeting on June 10 and voted to offer monthly potluck community meals to bring the townspeople closer together. […]
