Bunk Steps Down After 48 Years at Country Club
Longest tenure of any employee By Joseph Kelly It’s an old truism that the hardest part of any job is getting hired in the first place. With that in mind, you might think people would hang on to their jobs for long periods, but that’s rarely the case. Statistics show that after just four years, […]
Behind the Scenes on Route 44
The view from Norfolk’s Center Cemetery provides a good vantage point for the ongoing construction of the new retaining walls along Route 44. The so-called H piles, which can reach upwards of 50 feet, are in place and welders are working to install the studs that will be used to connect to the concrete face […]
Know Your Neighbor
Colin Burn What’s your relationship to the area?We moved to Norfolk about three years ago. Before finding our house, we’d actually never heard of the town! It ended up being one of those wonderful discoveries that come from late-night house hunting online. How did you come to Norfolk?I think of Norfolk as my third big […]
Norfolk Then…
One of the earliest photographs of Norfolk was taken on Nov. 2, 1877. Folks coming from Winsted would have travelled by horse-drawn carriage along this road to the center of town. There were no sidewalks to speak of, just dirt paths and occasional boardwalks, as seen on the right. The railroad had just been built […]
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 […]
Making Hay When the Sun Shines
Rain, drought dictate farming strategies By Jude Mead Hay production is always influenced by weather and this year producers faced a challenging dry season. Drought conditions are known to reduce yields, compromise hay quality and force farmers to make difficult choices about cutting. Duncan Wilbur and Mark Jurgilewicz, two local farmers who cut many of […]
Backyard Bird Chronicles
Sandhill Cranes Have a Tough Summer By Susannah Wood For more than 10 years, North Norfolk residents Marie and Stan Civco have recorded the coming and going of the Sandhill cranes that nest in nearby wetlands and spend much of each day feeding and hanging out in their yard or across the road at Drew […]
Scouting the Past
Norfolk resident Daniel Moran, a junior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, identified a practical project as one of the requirements of achieving the rank of Eagle Scout: Assembling a team from Boy Scout Troop 22 to spruce up the older section of St. Mary’s Cemetery on North Street. Working under the guidance of Richard […]
Meeting House Gets a Wash and Brush Up
What takes 20 gallons of primer, 35 gallons of paint and no fear of heights? That would be carefully sanding and repainting half of the iconic Church of Christ meeting house on the Norfolk Green. Last painted in 2004 by Carl Gabelmann and Todd Jessup, the east and south facades received a glow up from […]
