Local Scout Honors Norfolk Veterans
Posted by Admin 2 on December 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
To attain the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must not only earn at least 21 merit badges covering a wide variety of skills, but must also plan, organize and manage an extensive service project. Norfolk 11th grader John Moran completed his Eagle Scout project in November by honoring veterans whose final resting place […]
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Holiday Celebrations Change During the Time of Covid
Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Families finding ways to be together and safe by Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto Courtesy of Janet Byrne Family celebrations are a holiday tradition many people look forward to during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Because of Covid-19, however, these celebrations come with the risk of exposure to a potentially fatal virus. Many Norfolk residents now must decide what […]
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Changes Coming Around Town Hall
Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment
To increase parking and connection to Station Place Text By Tom HodgkinsPhoto Courtesy of Town Hall In an ideal world, proposed plans actually come to fruition. On Sept. 14, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a new Plan of Conservation and Development for the Town of Norfolk. Among the goals of the plan were […]
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Battling Buckthorn While Staying at Home
Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment
It’s Only Natural By Susannah Wood When the novel coronavirus dropped “normal” on its head, many Norfolkians found themselves spending much more time at home. People cleaned attics and garages, went through their closets, baked a lot of bread. Molly Ackerly and Mike Sconyers, very busy lawyers before March hit, knew just what to do […]
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Artisans Guild of Norfolk Closing After Twenty-Six Years
Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Sales have slowed during the pandemic Text by Jude MeadPhoto by Savage Frieze The Artisan Guild of Norfolk is closing its doors. Vee Kausel and Kathy Williams, co-owners of the Guild, made the announcement in October. The last day of business will be December 11 unless someone steps up to take it over. “We would […]
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The Princeton Tigers Come to Norfolk – in 1907
Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A Look Into Norfolk’s Past Text by Andra MossPhoto courtesy of Princeton Tigers Football November 1907—another beautiful autumn in Norfolk. Cue the foliage, firepits and front-page football on Mountain Road. In the early 1900s, college football was the second most popular sport in the nation behind professional baseball, with tens of thousands rattling the bleachers […]
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Warm Heads, Warm Hearts
Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Thanks to the generosity of John Thew and the nimble fingers of the Norfolk Library knitters, there will be more warm heads this winter. Last month the knitters heard about a project, called Warm Heads, Warm Hearts, being organized by Amanda Barcenas, who owns Prado de Lana, a sheep farm and yarn shop in Stockbridge. […]
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Norfolk Library Reopens Its Doors with Precautions
Posted by Admin 2 on October 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Providing opportunities for education, entertainment and reading Text by Mattie VandiverPhoto by Christopher Little On June 29, the Norfolk Library was able to open up to the public once again after being closed because of Covid-19 for three months. The library began by offering curbside service. It is now fully open, with slightly limited hours, […]
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Keeping the Trick-or-Treating on Halloween in Norfolk
Posted by Admin 2 on October 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Covid changes the experience but not the fun by Kelly Kandra Hughes Last year on Halloween, Cecily Mermann, who lives on Emerson Street, sat on her front porch with her dog, Dodger, and greeted the multitude of trick-or-treaters making their way through the village of Norfolk. She enjoyed seeing the costumes, giving out handfuls of […]
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Children’s Foundation Gives Botelle Students Chromebooks
Posted by Admin 2 on October 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
New computers help with the transition to virtual learning Text by Ann DeCerboPhoto by Jonathan Barbagallo It would be an understatement to say that things were different for the 2019/20 sixth grade class at Botelle School than for previous graduating classes. Concerns over Covid-19 precipitated the start of remote learning in March 2020 and the […]
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