A Sense of Commitment and a Sense of Destiny
Gwen Melvin and Banjie Getsinger Nicholas at the Norfolk Library by Veronica Burns The works of two artists will be on display during the May art exhibit at the Norfolk Library. Gwen Melvin recalls that she began to draw horses when she was a child growing up in Chicago. “I was crazy about horses,” she […]
Land Use Decisions at the Local Level
The role of a land trust By Susannah Wood Residents in Norfolk voted overwhelmingly in favor of protecting open space and maintaining the rural character of our town during the meetings to create a plan of conservation and development. It was also suggested in that document that such land protection be under the aegis of […]
Been Good to Know You
There are volunteers, and then there are the Pams By Lloyd Garrison Whether you know them or not, you are going to miss Dorothy and Bob Pam, who are about to leave town to be closer to their daughter and two grandchildren in Amherst, Mass. They are relative newcomers, having resided here only seven years. […]
Notes from recent Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance Meetings
Eye on Town Government By Bridgette L. Rallo The hottest topic in Norfolk this month is money: where it’s coming from and where it’s going. Residents will probably see a tax increase next year and no one on either the Board of Selectmen (BOS) or the Board of Finance (BOF) can figure out a way […]
Libby Borden is Norfolk’s Volunteer of the Year
Receives Norfolk Community Service Award By Colleen Gundlach Elizabeth (Libby) Borden loves Norfolk. It is apparent in her face when she talks about the town and the townspeople, and it is even more evident in her tireless devotion to making Norfolk all it can be. It’s that devotion, coupled with a drive to make the […]
School Regionalization Revisited
Forum raises questions, but answers few By Bridgette L. Rallo The question for Norfolk residents with school-age children, as well as for members of the town Board of Education (BOE) is, to merge or not to merge. The subject has been aired before, once in the late 1980s, once in 1993 and again in 2006. […]
Here Comes Summer
By Veronica Burns From the earliest times, the month of May has inspired poets and writers to expressions of wonder and wit. Emerging from its winter slumber, inspiration pours forth. Consider Milton, who wrote this particular verse in the 1600s. Now the bright morning-star, Day’s harbinger,? Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her […]
Norfolk Lost & Found
The flower-bedecked entrance to this little park is now gone, but people still gather here (especially at this time) to commemorate fallen heros, and to honor those currently serving. Photo By Gregg Currier
EMT – Basic Life Support Training
Graduating Members of the Norfolk Lions Ambulance are pictured from left, Cathy Cormier-Cleavland (Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance Training Officer), Stephanie Seward, Jeffery Kelley, Joel Howard, (trainees) Maureen Bascetta (instructor) and trainee Richard Johnson. The four trainees successfully completed a recent Connecticut State Certification program learning the basics of emergency care. Training included areas such as respiratory issues, […]
