The Ultimate Farm-to-Table Experience
Babs Perkins’s new photography on view at the library By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Babs Perkins describes a Zen-like element to life in the Balkans, which is certainly reflected in her photographs from the region. Her upcoming show at the Norfolk Library, “Bosnia & Serbia through the Lens” includes a collection of 30 photographs from […]
Witkos Meets with Norfolk Residents
State Senator Kevin Witkos addresses Norfolk residents who came out to Haystack Pizza to meet him and discuss state issues.
From Loon Meadow Farm to Barn and Breakfast
Beth and Steve Podhajecki look toward new business in New York state By Kit O’Brien As Spring, 2016 comes to a start, Beth and Steve Podhajecki’s business of horse-drawn carriage services in Norfolk comes to an end. Loon Meadow Farm itself is not at an end, though, as Beth and Steve Podhajecki will be moving […]
Morning Coffee and Papers at Haystack Pizza
The Haystack Pizza Restaurant along Route 44 just west of Norfolk’s downtown will open at 7:30 a.m. daily. Responding to a longtime wish of the community, owner Luis Veleu, above, is offering coffee, a selection of breakfast pastries, and the local and regional newspapers in the sunny atmosphere of his dining space. Photo by Bruce Frisch
Fire Department Adds a New Truck to Its Fleet
By Ruth Melville In January 2015, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) presented the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance with a request for $125,000 to buy a new utility truck. The Board of Finance denied the full request, but it did give the NVFD $20,000, and the department chipped in $26,000 […]
Isabella Players Showcase Native American History
It was a cold afternoon, and the roads were snowy, but a good-sized crowd was on hand in Battell Chapel to watch this year’s Isabella Eldridge Club play, written and directed by Jude Mead. On stage were four disparate women, all descendants of great Native American chiefs. Three are great-great-granddaughters—crisply tailored Hahanna (Louise Davis), […]
It’s Only Natural—March 2016
Art, Science and Nature in a Rite of Spring By Hans M. Carlson Last Sunday’s minus 19 degrees was a record, and I love that kind of cold, so I took a walk in the woods as soon as the sun rose. I came out at the east gate of Great Mountain Forest, and […]
Local Youth Group Hosts Conversation on Access to Healthy Foods
State legislators join in voicing concern By Julie Scharnberg The Norfolk Church of Christ Youth Group is determined to do something about food insecurity and food deserts. On the afternoon of January 31, 2016, the youth group hosted a community conversation at Battell Chapel to gather ideas. Special guests included State Representative Roberta Willis […]
