What to Look For in June
Birds were busy building nests the last couple of weeks in May, and some may still be at it in June. If you are observant and lucky, you may be able to find a nest or two. Of course, birds don’t want us to know where they are going to raise their young. During construction […]
Scout Project Honors Norfolk Veterans
By Wiley Wood On a recent Saturday morning, a group gathered around a headstone lying face down on the sod of the Grantville Cemetery in Norfolk. Some carried clipboards, others flashlights, brushes and putty knives; one carried a bulging ring binder. All were wearing masks. They were part of a task force assembled by John […]
Voices From the Pandemic: How Norfolk Is Responding to the Crisis
Throughout this issue, you’ll find articles about the coronavirus crisis and the ways that people in Norfolk are responding, whether they are working at patients’ bedsides, keeping grocery store shelves stocked, cooking meals to enliven the family’s day, sewing masks to give to their neighbors or keeping their children safe, happy and productive. But first […]
Many Went Bunny Hunting Through Town over Easter Weekend
Norfolk Bunny Hunt By Dave Beers Photos by Dave Beers This past Easter weekend (April 10-12) there was a bunny hunt in Norfolk. Residences and businesses set up Easter holiday displays both inside and outside as part of a town-wide socially-distant scavenger hunt for all ages. Over 60 addresses were listed on both a check-off […]
Norfolk Resident Wins Award for Student Film
By Allysia RuggieroPhoto by Nicole Villalobos Elias Olsen graduated from Ithaca College this past December, with a degree in documentary studies. His course work was largely focused on film. A short film that he and his fellow students produced, called “Stew,” recently won an award at the Outer Docs Film Festival in Ithaca, N.Y. As […]
From Curbside to Virtual Shopping, Local Eateries Get Creative During Covid-19
By Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto by Clinton J. Sosna More than a month has gone by since Gov. Ned Lamont ordered the shutdown of Connecticut restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theaters. Several of the businesses in Norfolk and the surrounding communities that fall into these categories were faced with a seemingly insurmountable task: to keep their […]
Local Stitchers Are Busy Making Face Masks to Combat the Coronavirus
Sewing for Safety By Ruth MelvillePhoto by Avice Meehan Back in March—which feels like a long ago now—it was rare to see a person on the street wearing a face mask. It seemed too extreme, and slightly scary. But as doctors and scientists began to learn more about Covid-19, it became apparent that even people […]
Regional 7 Students and Teachers Adapt to Online Learning
It’s not perfect, but they’re making it work By Charlotte McDevittPhoto by Doug McDevitt To say that now is a difficult time for students would certainly be an understatement. With all the schools in Connecticut closed and without a definitive reopening date, students and teachers are feeling the stress. Thankfully, students at Northwestern Regional 7 […]
Going to School but Staying Home
By Wiley WoodPhoto by Ann DeCerbo When Virginia Coleman-Prisco told her school-age children that spring break was over, one of them piped up, “Does that mean we can go back to school?” The answer, of course, was no, school would still be online. Going to Botelle School these days means sitting down at an internet-connected […]
Photographer Bruce Frisch Steps Down from Norfolk Now
Paper’s staff photographer was also its technical consultant Text by Wiley WoodPhoto by Savage Frieze Norfolk Now has always had excellent photographs. In fact, it stands out from the town papers in the surrounding area—at least in its editors’ opinion—for the high quality of its pictures. And that high quality was due in very large […]
