Library Card Unlocks Digital Trove
At a training session for staff and the general public, Director Luisa Sabin-Kildiss demonstrated how an ordinary 14-digit Norfolk Library card can be used to borrow any of several thousand electronic books through the library website. These can be downloaded, usually for a period of two weeks, onto a variety of devices, including but not […]
New Firehouse in Planning Stage
After starting and stopping repeatedly, plans for a new fire station are once again moving ahead. The board of finance has provisionally approved a budget of $2 million for design and construction of the new building. Michael Fortuna of TLB Architecture has presented concept drawings to the Emergency Services Building Committee that reflect the current […]
Eye On Town Government — May 2013
By Wiley Wood Budget discussions this past month were led off by the Board of Selectmen, which presented its preliminary budget to the Board of Finance on April 2. Total expenditures for the town, exclusive of education, were set at $3,371,800, an increase of 4-percent or $131,550 over last year. A number of […]
Election Officials Facing a Retirement Problem
Replacements needed to help oversee voting By Bob Bumcrot Staging local elections depends on a small cadre of Norfolk residents who supervise the polling, for which they are paid modestly, yet who keep coming back seemingly year after year. But change is in the offing. The town is looking for a few good men or […]
Are You Ready for Summer?
Norfolk Children’s Foundation Offers Camperships to Camp Jewell By Julie Scharnberg Imagine being able to spend a week or two this summer horseback riding, swimming, trying out archery or pottery, mountain boarding, rock climbing, kayaking, learning how to use high ropes or how to play the guitar, hiking, fishing, playing soccer and lots more. The […]
Infinity Hall Reaches Two Milestones
The 1,000th concert in Norfolk performed March 14 By Bob Bumcrot Two milestones were reached in March for Infinity Music Hall and Bistro, often referred to as IMH for short. The first, on the 14th, celebrated the 1,000th concert performed on the Norfolk stage. “I’m both proud and grateful,” said IMH owner Dan Hincks. “It’s […]
Norfolk Vintage Vehicles to Vie for Top Honors
By Colleen Gundlach On July 14, a first-time ever event will be held in Norfolk that will have residents reminiscing and harking back to the days of their youth. The First Annual Classic Community Classic Car Show will be sponsored by the ArtsWave Committee of the Norfolk Economic Development Commission (EDC), and promises nostalgic moments […]
Norfolk Now Introduces Interactive Web site
Readers may comment on articles and access the site on Smart Phones and iPads By Matt Papanek Whether or not you have used Norfolk Now’s Web site, or even realized there was one, it is now in the process of a major makeover that will match the printed paper aesthetically while offering easy access to […]
Once China, Now Salisbury
Lisa Carter Appointed Principal of Salisbury Central School By Sally Quale Each morning about 6 a.m., Lisa Carter drives west out of Norfolk on Route 44 to Lakeville to begin her day as the new principal of the Salisbury Central School. Despite her initial anxiety, when the Board of Education offered her the opportunity to […]
New Role For Historic Norfolk Home
Longtime Norfolk resident Peter Vosburgh has launched a Web site aimed at creating a retreat for artists and writers in his home across from the village green. The three story victorian is listed in the National Registry of Historic Houses with a tradition of hospitality as a former inn. “The main impression you get on […]
