Local Business Mostly Flat in 2012
No sign of major changes ahead By Kurt Steele A review of area businesses found them mostly cautious about the future following a year in which the economy mainly held steady with a few notable bright spots. With continuing depressed house values and a large inventory of houses for sale in Norfolk, it is not surprising […]
A Concerted Effort of Giving
By Joel Howard In a generous act befitting the season, Infinity Hall and Yale Summer School of Music are joining forces to stage a December 9 holiday matinee concert to benefit The Norfolk Library. Headlining the event will be The Whiffenpoofs, the storied male a cappella group from Yale University, who will be joined on […]
Recap of November 2012 Elections
Norfolk Votes Blue in Red County While Litchfield County alone of Connecticut’s eight counties went to the Republican candidate in the presidential election on November 6, Norfolk voted strongly for Barack Obama, and the preference for Democratic candidates extended all the way across the ballot. In the much-ballyhooed U.S. Senate race, Norfolk’s voters joined […]
Norfolk Reimbursed for Hurricane Damages
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has earmarked $94,000 for the Town of Norfolk in repayment for hurricane damages sustained during Hurricane Irene in August 2011. The announcement was made by First Selectman Sue Dyer at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen on April 3. The first payments from these funds are starting to arrive […]
Curling Club Starts to Rebuild
Fundraising Gears Up as Plans for New Curling House Go Out to Builders By Wiley Wood The rubble is gone. A long slab of concrete, painted with targets on either end and lying in a vacant lot on Golf Drive, is all that remains of the Norfolk Curling Club, which was torched by arsonists […]
Colebrook-Norfolk School Merger Gets a Fresh Look
Joint Study Committee Holds First Meeting By Bob Bumcrot With primary-school enrollments projected to decline and per-student costs expected to rise over the next decade, a study committee has been formed to examine the possibility of a merger between the Norfolk and Colebrook schools. A first public meeting was held on April 10 at […]
D is for Duvet
Local author writes and illustrates reader for babies of the wealthiest Americans By Wiley Wood In these years of a Democratic presidency, with tax breaks for the wealthiest once more under threat and the Occupy Wall Street movement catching fire in every city, the privileged are having a rough time of it. Thank heaven for […]
Slip Sliding Away
Norfolk Community Playground to be Replaced By Jill Hall The Norfolk Community Playground, located at Botelle Elementary School was installed in 1993, and its playscape and trademark 80 feet long hillside slide remain popular with both children and adults today. The playground was the result of much community involvement, by raising money through a series […]
On Time and Below Budget
Emergency Services Building Opened By Bob Bumcrot On September 20 the new Emergency Services Building was inaugurated with a gala afternoon open house attended by well over one hundred Norfolkians. The relaxed and happy crowd sipped punch and enjoyed a variety of hors d’oeuvres contributed by chef-owner Heidi Dinsmore of Wood Creek Bar & Grill, […]
Seeing Red
Do what Mary is doing! Take OUT your ornamental winged euonymus. These ornamental shrubs, popularly known as “burning bush,” are flaming red at this time of year, and it […]
