September & October Real Estate Sales
On Sept. 22, from Alfred J. Bollard III and Angela M. Bollard to Gemini LLC, 979 Litchfield Rd., for $88,000. On Oct. 14, from Sandra L. Plante to Michael Sinclair, 39 Shepard Rd., for $135,000. On Oct. 20, from Richard H. and Galen A. Kessin to Kyle Ranson-Walsh, 7 Beacon Ln., for $465,000. On Oct. […]
Out and About
A New Floral Shop Blooms in Canaan By Andra Moss Blake Wilkinson, born and raised in Sheffield, Mass., grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs. “My family members all own their own businesses, so I sort felt like I was meant for that,” she says, standing in her newly-opened gardening and floral design shop at 10 Railroad […]
Community News
Sam Guindon December ExhibitNorfolk painter Sam Guindon’s show, “Observations,” is on view through Dec. 29 at the Hub during regular opening hours. Listening CircleThe UCC welcomes all who may be dealing with loss to a Listening Circle on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m., in Battell Chapel. Please contact the United Church of Christ at […]
City Meadow Sets a Deadline
By Avice Meehan The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) in 2027 will mark the 125th anniversary of its founding and the Friends of the Meadow decided at their October meeting to adopt that milestone for achieving many major goals. “We want have [City Meadow] look as good as possible in two years,” said Co-chair Libby […]
Adaptive Learning: Botelle Shifts Gears on Reading
By Avice Meehan Mixed results on statewide assessments of math and reading have prompted the leadership of Botelle Elementary School to begin a two-year professional development program focused on the science of reading. Principal Lauren Valentino shared that game plan, along with student achievement and growth scores, with the Board of Education (BoE) at its […]
Fact and Fiction in Norfolk
Fact and Fiction in NorfolkStar Lawrence – Norfolk’s Writer and Discoverer of Novels By Elizabeth Bailey Starling Ransome Lawrence, known as Star Lawrence, was a celebrated editor-in-chief of W.W. Norton & Company publishers. He was less well-known as a novelist who worked as an editor by day. From the 1990s on, Star rose before dawn […]
Norfolk Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant
Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) Chief Brian Hutchins announced last month that the department had received a grant to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), funded by the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “This equipment,” says Hutchins, “provides the most up-to-date protection available, uses the most state-of-the-art technology […]
Royal Arcanum Changes Hands
Sale benefits affordable housing, firehouse project by Avice Meehan Norfolk’s iconic Royal Arcanum is now in the hands of a new generation. The historic building was acquired on Sept. 8 for $1.4 million by American Folk & Heritage LLC, a non-profit focused on preserving American craft and handwork. The three founders are Norfolk residents and […]
