Digging in for the New Fire House
On Saturday, Dec. 6, under sunny skies and seasonable temperatures in the mid-30s, a crowd gathered on Shepard Road to witness the official start of a project that has been years in the making—a new Norfolk firehouse. Members of the firehouse building committee and fire-men—as well as State Rep. Maria Horn and U.S. Rep. Jahana […]
Weather Expert Visits Ice Box
Have questions about Norfolk’s extreme weather? An intermediate student at Botelle Elementary School might have an answer. Under the direction of teacher Nicole Partyka, students have been studying extreme weather and each morning they watch Bob Maxon, the meteorologist for NBC 30 discuss the daily weather forecast. Maxon made a suprise visit on Jan. 12 […]
Botelle Announces Pre-K Registration
All children born on or before Sept. 1, 2022, are eligible for enrollment in the Botelle School pre-kindergarten program for the 2026 -2027 school year. Norfolk residents are asked to contact the school office to make sure their child is included in the roster for the upcoming school year. Invitations to screening and registration will […]
Pizza Is About Friends and Family
By Andra Moss It is rare to catch Peter Crippen taking a break. But he enthusiastically pulled up a seat recently at the Icebox Café to share the origin of Saturday Night Pizza, a detour into evening fare at the popular breakfast and lunch spot he and his wife, Marinell, opened in Norfolk last year. […]
Norfolk Joins Wreaths across America
Volunteers from the Lions Club—led by Sandy Evans, Grant Mudge and Bill Brodnitzki—placed wreaths on the graves of 250 veterans at five Norfolk cemeteries as part of a nation-wide observance called Wreaths Across America. Communities large and small gathered at noon on Dec. 13, 2025, to mark the occasion. The Rev. Erick Olsen, himself a […]
Notes From a French Kitchen
A Bread-Baking Journey By Marie-Christine Perry Over time I have been interested in bread making, starting with my days in San Francisco. Having been raised in a part of the world where the making of bread is best left to the professional boulangers, I was intrigued by the California hippy movement of getting back to […]
Honoring a Founder
State Rep. Maria Horn stopped by Norfolk on Saturday, Jan. 24, to make a surprise, special delivery: a citation honoring Lou Barbagallo for two decades of service to the Foundation for Norfolk Living (FNL). Barbagallo helped found the organization in 2006 and served as its first board president. Throughout that time, he maintained a relentless […]
WORD TO THE WISE
Help the Ambulance Crew Help You By Suzanne Hinman It was late on a snowy winter night when the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance (NCLA) received a call that an elderly person had fallen and required assistance. When the volunteers arrived, they encountered an all-too frequent situation: an anxious pet trying to protect an owner in […]
Red-hot Start to the School Year
Three lucky students arrived for the first day of school at Botelle Elementary aboard Engine No. 3 driven by Mike Listorti of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. Listorti, who is running for a seat on the Board of Education, helped his daughter Angie down from her front-seat perch.
Weekend In Norfolk
WIN guests enjoyed a classic combination of blueberry Betty and ice cream on the lawn of Meadowbrook Apartments, deliciously accompanied by guitarist Brad Dubow in the gazebo.
