Innovation in the Service of Convenience
Store allows night-time access to key card holders By Christopher Sinclair It is difficult to envision a 7-Eleven, Cumberland Farms, or other 24-hour store popping up in Norfolk’s downtown center. One senses that large, flashing neon signs and the designs of Alfredo Taylor would make for rather peculiar neighbors. That being the case, Ryan […]
Give Your Pet’s Toilette a Boost
By Susannah Wood Rover getting a bit whiffy? Tired of your aching back as you wrestle him in the bathtub? Pet Valu at the Winsted Stop and Shop plaza has the answer for you. For $10 plus tax you can take your pet to their do-it-yourself dog wash stations and soap up your Labradoodle, Bergamasco […]
Ain’t She Sweet!
The Classic Car Show, which is now in its fifth year, drew 72 entrants. The winner in the overall category, which is chosen by popular acclaim, was the mile-long, sky blue, two-door Cadillac pictured above with its proud owner in front of the Music Shed on the grounds of the Battell Stoeckel Estate. The event […]
Winsted Paper Folds, Merges With Lakeville Journal
News coverage for Norfolk to continue uninterrupted By Colleen Gundlach Before Lloyd Garrison and Rosanna Trestman breathed life into Norfolk Now 14 years ago, local news was circulated by out-of-town papers such as the Register-Citizen (formerly Winsted Evening Citizen) and The Lakeville Journal. The Register-Citizen has long since forgone any in-depth coverage of Norfolk, […]
Botelle School Starts New Year With Pride and Enthusiasm
Prioritizes citizenship as a foundation for academic excellence By Amy Vorenberg Sixth graders at Botelle School were quick to share their insights into their school community: —It’s a place to feel welcome. —When you walk through the door, you’ll learn new things. —It’s a place where you know you’re safe; a place to be […]
Weekend in Norfolk 2.0
All photos by Bruce Frisch. Photo at top: Schuyler Thomson at work restoring a classic canvas-covered canoe.
Department of Transportation Proposes New Road Safety Measures
Citizens action group formed to slow traffic through Norfolk By Wiley Wood Norfolk is a town cut in two by an arterial road. If you walk from the village green to the Norfolk Library or to Station Place—as many residents and Yale Music School students do—you take your life in your hands crossing Route […]
Earth Moving Equipment Enters City Meadow
An excavator was pawing at the ground on the morning of Wednesday, August 16, in the hollow below Station Place, and a line of erosion barriers stretched along the surrounding slopes—construction on the City Meadow park in downtown Norfolk has finally begun. Over the next 65 days, construction crews will dig a small pond near […]
Faces at the Farmers Market
Woven Stars Farm, Food With a Conscience By Wiley Wood On a typical day, Emerson Martin and Lizzie Galeucia bring pasture-raised eggs, raw honey, oyster mushrooms and heirloom tomatoes to the farmers market in Norfolk. In the fall they will add frozen cuts of lamb and goat. Diversity is part of their plan, and […]
Daimler Benz Comes to Berkshire Country Store
One of the many attractions at Norfolk’s Berkshire Country Store is the vintage vehicle on display inside. In August, the 1893 Duryea was removed from the building and delivered to a new owner. In its stead has been placed this reproduction of an 1886 Daimler Benz, the first four-wheeled automobile in the world. Photo by […]
