Norfolk Now’s Prolific News Reporter Leaves Norfolk
Reflections on His Unlikely Journalistic Career By Kurt Steele Little would Dr. Robert Bumcrot, retired professor and chair of the mathematics department at Hofstra University, have believed it when he moved here in 2002, that he would become a reporter and editor for this volunteer-staffed newspaper and would write some 155 articles for it. Sadly, […]
Cadillacs Are Good For Norfolk Business
General Motors entourage drives into town By Jonathan Barbagallo “What are all of those Cadillacs doing on Station Place?” “Why are there a lot of executives walking around town?” These questions were heard during the last week of July throughout Norfolk as a fleet of brand new 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupes descended on Station Place […]
Global Issues, A Public Forum About Russia
Peter Vosburgh to debate Russian ambassador Sergei Kambalov Norfolk resident and Russian linguist Peter Vosburgh will debate Sergei Kambalov, a retired Russian ambassador to the United Nations, at a presentation of “Global Issues, A Public Forum About Russia.” The pair will discuss current and historical events relative to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine […]
Taconic Learning Center Announces Fall Courses
Wide variety of learning opportunities available By Colleen Gundlach In the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, there is an unusual setting for learning. The Taconic Learning Center (TLC) is a non-profit organization that offers opportunities for learning to area residents. All classes are taught by local people who are experienced and skilled instructors, and all of […]
Journalism Student Pitches In at Norfolk Now
Robert Carter is paper’s first summer intern By Ruth Melville This summer, Norfolk Now has been fortunate to have Robert Carter, a talented college intern, on its staff. Carter, the son of Lisa and Warren Carter, grew up in Norfolk and attended Indian Mountain School and Regional 7. In the fall he will be returning […]
Norfolk Ambulance Corps Hurting for Volunteers
Medical Responder Course Offered This Fall By Wiley Wood On a recent Saturday, Christopher Little manned a table at the Farmers Market draped with the banner of the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance. People waved, stopped to chat or offered words of encouragement as they hurried past. Few seriously considered enrolling in the Emergency Medical Responder […]
Eye on Town Government
Selectmen Make Provisions for Next Winter and Repair Damages from the Last By Robert Carter The Norfolk Board of Selectmen held its first monthly meeting of the new fiscal year on July 1. The Farmers Market has requested to use the upstairs at town hall twice a month from November through April. After considering a […]
A New Look For Meadowbrook
Norfolk senior housing receives grant Meadowbrook will be undergoing some physical changes this summer, thanks to a grant from the Mary R. Camp Fund. The United Church of Christ, of which the Norfolk Church of Christ is a member, provides grants under the terms of the will of Mary R. Camp for the “maintenance and […]
Emerald Ash Borer Reaches Litchfield County
Insect Likely to be Present in Norfolk Already Loss of All Local Ash Trees Expected By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station issued a press release last month that the emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle population is rapidly expanding throughout the state. The original Connecticut infestation of the invasive Chinese beetle began in […]
Yale Student Conducts Field Experiments in Norfolk
Does the presence of roads affect the plants in a field? By Wiley Wood On a hot morning in late June, Jeffrey Smith walks around in circles in a field in Norfolk, swatting at the grasses with a canvas net. He is sampling the insect population. At the end of a few minutes, the net […]
