Forty Years of Snow Sculpting for the Best Possible Ski
By David Beers It is an exciting February for winter sports, as many enjoyed watching the Olympics. Norfolk Curling Club is sending a curler to the Paralympics this year and has sent other Norfolk-based winter athletes to the Olympics in the past. While impressive for such a small town, this should come as no surprise […]
Bringing Irish Cheer and “Trad” to the Norfolk Library
Text by Michael CobbPhoto by Anna Colliton On Sunday, March 13, at 5 p.m., the Norfolk Library will present an entertaining evening of traditional Irish music with the help of Irish duo The Murphy Beds—plus a few fabulous “Friends.” The group features guitarists and singer-songwriters Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer, both internationally recognized Irish musicians. […]
Botelle School 6th Grade Fund-Raiser Is Crushing It
Photo by Marinell Crippen Keep those cans coming! The “big blue bin” fundraiser at the transfer station has already brought in over $650 in five-cent increments from the thousands of cans residents have left in the special collection bin beside the recycle dumpster. Botelle School PTO volunteer Marinell Crippen and her son, sixth grader Rex […]
Taking to the Ice on the Town Rink
Photo by Ruth Melville The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has been doing its best this winter to create skating ice at the town rink on Mountain Road, next to the ball field. Weather permitting, both the fire department and the Norfolk Curling Club are planning to hold events at the rink for Winter WIN in […]
Now in His 90s, John Thew Keeps Making Art
A Long and Fulfilling Life by Kelly Kandra Hughes John Garret Thew may have retired from making his renowned copper weathervanes in 2017, but that doesn’t mean interest in them has waned. When eight of his weathervanes were exhibited at the Norfolk Library during January, the circulation desk received so many sales inquiries the first […]
Norfolk Foundation Purchases Royal Arcanum Building
No major changes planned for this town landmark Text By Ruth MelvillePhoto Courtesy of the Norfolk Historical Society On Nov. 1, the Norfolk Foundation (NF) announced its purchase of the Royal Arcanum building on Station Place. The William and Mary Greve Foundation of New York, under its president, Tony Kiser, gave the foundation the money […]
The Capt. George Palmer House, c. 1755
This Old Norfolk House by Michael Cummings Kelly Approaching Norfolk from the west, just past the Blackberry River Inn (1763), the discerning motorist perceives on a gentle rise to the left an apparition sheathed in white. Spectral in appearance, the 1755 Capt. George Palmer House preens demurely, laying claim in its regal simplicity to being […]
Recap of November 2021 Elections
By Andra MossPhoto by Kelly Kandra Hughes The results of Norfolk’s 2021 municipal elections were officially released by Town Clerk Linda Perkins on Thursday, Nov. 4. Although local turnout for the election was not high, with 469 votes cast out of an electorate of 1,162, Norfolk’s voting rate of 44 percent still topped many Connecticut […]
Driving to Beat the Winter Freeze
Progress continues to be made on the City Meadow project. Demolition for the plaza has wrapped up and the crew is moving ahead with installation of the micro piles for the new deck structure. The deck work will continue into and through the winter with the balance of the plaza work completed by spring’s end. […]
Take a Friend Home for the Holidays
Some familiar Norfolk faces—more than two dozen of them—have turned up downtown for the holidays in the form of photographic portraits by Bruce Frisch. Mostly taken over the years on assignment for Norfolk Now, the group captures some classic moments and people. Robin Yuran and Rich Dann celebrate the library’s fifth star with champagne; David […]
