Reminder: June Is Renewal Month for Town Permits and Licenses
Before packing the car for Tobey Pond or hauling the last of spring cleaning to the transfer station, residents should be sure to update their permit stickers. New 2025-26 permits for the Norfolk Transfer Station must be purchased by July 1 and displayed on the passenger side of the vehicle. They are $100 for the […]
Route 44 Retaining Wall Project Making Progress
Completion expected by September 2026 By Avice MeehanThe Connecticut Department of Transportation has good news for Norfolk residents and travelers who use Route 44: The massive project to replace three retaining walls below and to the east of Norfolk’s historic Center Cemetery has a September 2026 completion date. CDOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, who last worked […]
Thinking Aloud
Fear and Loathing on the Road By Tom HodgkinI can hear it from more than a quarter mile back. It’s probably a box truck, traveling fast. I grip my handlebars and hold steady at the white line at the side of the road. Six inches to my right, the shoulder disintegrates into loose dirt and […]
Norfolk Library is Celebrated in Print
Norfolk Library Director Ann Havemeyer, also an architectural historian, signs copies of her just-released book, “The Norfolk Library: History, Culture, Community” during a reception over WIN Weekend. It it, Havemeyer examines the library’s position at the center of Norfolk town life since its founding in 1888, including the vital support of the Library Associates. New […]
Norfolk Now Would Like to Thank All Those Who Have Supported Us This Year
Brian & Heather Adams Martha & Will Agate Mary Ann & Bruce Anderson Mr. & Mrs. S.A. Anderson Susan & Eric Anderson Caroline & Dyck Andrus Peter & Julia Anstey Peter Aziz Caitlin Macy & Jeremy Barnum Kathy & John Bascetta John & Sonia Batten Deborah Bell Laura Blakeslee & Dale Bengston Gayle Blakeslee Elizabeth […]
Trees, Time and Change on the Village Green
By Ted Hinman The town green is Norfolk’s symbolic center, and it has a long history as a meeting place for community events. On the green, the people of Norfolk honor their fallen and celebrate the seasons. For at least 260 years, we have also marked the passage of time as trees grew and were […]
March Viewing
The Celestial Sphere by Matthew Johnson With temperatures hovering between zero and 15 degrees for most of our Norfolk winter days and nights, the warmer weather that springtime brings will be a welcome event. The transition from winter to spring begins on March 20 at 11:33 a.m. with the long-awaited vernal equinox. On the equinox […]
Restoration Takes Yale Art Barn from Stable to Star
Renovation seamlessly integrates the new with the historic Text by Andra MossPhotos by Rob Benson Photography The Art Barn on the Battell Stoeckel Estate in Norfolk has emerged from a year-long renovation with its original features intact, stunning architectural elements uncovered, and new design features added to create a modern, flexible space where art and […]
EDC Looking Five Years Ahead
Eye on Town Government By Ruth Melville Economic Development Commission co-chair Libby Border started the Nov. 11 meeting by asking commission members to think about how they envisioned Norfolk in five years time, and what the EDC could do to facilitate that vision. The Norfolk Foundation has recently completed a similar exercise and has set […]
