Norfolk Lost & Found
Pictured above is Farmer Smith’s house at the corner of Smith Rd. and Old Goshen Rd. His cows kept the corner marsh free of brush and full of iris. After his death, the cows departed, and brush grew up in place of iris, obscuring the view of the house, which has changed shape after several waves […]
Norfolk Land Trust Annual Meeting: Snakes on the Green
On February 20 at 3 p.m. the Norfolk Land Trust will hold its annual meeting in the Norfolk Library. After a very short member meeting, Brian Kleinman of Riverside Reptiles will present a family-friendly program on reptiles and amphibians of northwestern Connecticut including a number of live creatures for “hands-on” encounters. He will also bring […]
HOT CLUB CONCERT AT NORFOLK LIBRARY
On Friday, February 5 at 8:00 p.m., the Norfolk Library will present the sounds of The Hot Club of San Francisco. Hot Club is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Hot Club de France. Often called gypsy jazz, the music has entranced audiences around […]
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Burns on Ice A photograph depicting Norfolk’s Veronica Burns on the curling ice was used to illustrate an article in the January issue of the Connecticut Post touting our notorious weather… Welcome Twins The family of Kailyn and Ben Nadeau grew by two at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital on New Years day. Reid and Landon were […]
Boston Sweeps Calder Cup
Four day bonspiel held on Norfolk ice By Bob Bumcrot In an exciting four-day, 16 team Bonspiel at the Norfolk Curling Club (NCC), Canadian Club (CC) of Boston took the Calder Trophy. The final match against Philadelphia 2 was sewn up in the sixth end when Boston placed a solid block of four stones within […]
Retirement Party for Anne Moses
On November 29, Ann Moses, soon to retire after forty-two years as Norfolk’s Town Clerk, was honored by her colleagues and friends with a gala celebration at Ye Olde Newgate Coon Club. First Selectman Sue Dyer presented official commendations from the Board of Selectmen, Congressman Chris Murphy and Governor M. Jodi Rell. Further recognition, from […]
West Lowe to Perform at Infinity Hall
A “Much Talked-Of Event” By Colleen Gundlach “Any strange and much-talked-of event is always followed by imitation, the world being so well supplied with excitable people who only need a little stirring up to make them lose what is left of their heads and do mad things which they would not have thought of ordinarily.” […]
Documentary Film Series Continues at the Norfolk Library
Hippies grow up in opening presentation of winter series By Leila Javitch The fall series of documentaries presented by the Documentary Film Committee on Monday evenings at the Norfolk Library was a great success. The final film, “American Meat,” shown on November 23, drew a large crowd who got to munch on locally grown sausages […]
Bridgette and Harry Rallo are a Multi-Talented Pair
Two People, Many Talents By Bob Bumcrot For the past eleven years the old parsonage at 47 Greenwoods Road East has housed two multi-talented, hardworking artists. Bridgette Rallo, came to Norfolk from Pelham Manor, NY, just north of the Bronx, and her husband Harry, from Arthur Avenue, right in the North Bronx. “For years I […]
Norfolk Lost & Found
This 18th century house is still standing in Norfolk, although in a very different guise. Built in 1764, it was the home of a hatmaker and has since been enlarged. Can you identify this house? (Hint: The mountain behind it now has a tower.) Photo Copyright Norfolk Historical Society
