• This Old Norfolk House

    Stevens House By Joe KellyWhen our Puritan forebears arrived on these shores in the early 1600s, they were no doubt surprised todiscover how the traditional thatched roof cottages they knew […]

  • Can wildlife safely cross Norfolk’s Roads?

    By Shelley Harms Where are animals crossing Norfolk’s roads? Are they making it across? Is it possible to make theircrossings safer? Julia Rogers, Senior Land Protection Manager at the Housatonic […]

  • Great Mountain Forest’s New Executive Director Returns to His Connecticut Roots

    By David Beers Mike Zarfos started his new position as executive director of Great Mountain Forest (GMF) at the end ofFebruary. It has been a lively time for Zarfos and […]

  • Norfolk Then…

    In the late 19th century, the arrival of every train at the depot on Station Place was widely anticipated.There were freight trains, milk trains and passenger trains unloading throngs of […]

  • Focus on New Firehouse shifts to funding

    Costs likely to rise beyond initial $5 million estimate By Joe Kelly After months of sometimes contentious public hearings, plans for a new Norfolk firehouse are nearing the end of […]

  • Botelle Students to Present “Frozen Jr.” March 22 and 23

    By Andra Moss What more ideal setting could there be for a production of Frozen Jr., this year’s musical by the students of Botelle Elementary School, than the Icebox of […]

  • Stace Dillard and Hilary VanWright to Display Their Art at The Hub

    By Virginia Coleman-Prisco Georgia O’Keeffe once observed that “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way, things I had no words […]

  • Norfolk Then…

    This photograph of the Norfolk Library with empty shelves was probably taken justbefore the Library opened its doors for the first time in 1889. Isabella Eldridge, one of thefive daughters […]

  • GMF Partnering with Yale School of Architecture

    New research program explores sustainable forestry and building design By John Perkins What does forestry have to do with architecture? A lot, says Alan Organschi, senior critic at the Yale […]

  • Library as Community Center

    Library Associates Celebrate 50 Years of Supporting the Library By Ruth Melville The Library Associates are 50 years old this year, and to celebrate, the Norfolk Library Board of Trustees […]

  • West Lowe to Perform as Mark Twain at the Norfolk Library

    Script made up of original Twain writings By Michael Cobb West Lowe is reviving his one-man show as Mark Twain for a Feb. 13 performance at the Norfolk Library. For […]

  • A New Kind of Recycling

    Fire Department Gets New Truck, Gives Old One to Public Works Department By Ruth Melville The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has recently purchased a new 2023 Ford F-350 brush truck, […]

Articles

Regional’s Robotics Club

Building their own destiny By Joel Howard Working under the mantra of “gracious professionalism,” the Northwest Robotics Gearheads at Northwestern Regional High School are well on their way to creating […]

This ‘n’ That for Habitat

Out & About By Colleen Gundlach Anyone who has participated in fundraising for a non-profit organization knows what a challenge it can be to find the perfect method for raising […]

Habits of the Beaver

Comeback Kids Great Mountain Forest’s 2012 Forest Lyceum series began on January 14 with, “The Life and Habits of the North American Beaver” lecture by Dr. Stephen DeStefano at the […]

Curling Club’s Destruction Sends Shock Waves Through Norfolk and Beyond

The morning after the fire, stunned Norfolk residents stood mourning the still smoking wreckage of the curling club, some fighting back tears, others consumed with rage.             The fire touched […]

Holiday Trumpeters

By Bob Bumcrot Norfolk resident John Allyn has played trumpet for most of his life. On December 4, 2011 he realized a dream when, along with four other trumpet players […]

Dr. David Leffell Publishes Photography Book

By Sally Quale Since 1994, Dr. David Leffell, a world-renowned dermatologist and author of several dermatology publications, has been coming to Norfolk with his wife Cindy and their two children. […]

Conservation Commission to Replace Shrubs at Town Hall In one of its first acts, the newly formed Conservation Commission will remove alien invasive species from the front of Town Hall […]

At the Library

Rare Book Room By Sally Quale “It’s beautiful!” exclaimed Co-Director Robin Yuran, describing the recently-completed Rare Book Room, another part of the Norfolk Library’s current capital improvements project. The new […]

Another Torch Passed

Norfolk’s Memorial Day ceremonies on May 26 will be marked by the annual parade of marching bands, school groups and servicemen and women. An 81-year- old Navy veteran will not […]

“Bella,” Based on “Our Town,” Comes to Life at the Library

The annual play performed by the women of the Isabella Eldridge Club at the library had the look of a costume party.  Jack O’Malley’s deftly written  script of “Bella” used […]

Zone 4: Spring Planting Choices

By Mark A. Tonan Spring is soon to be upon us, and plants are on a lot of people’s minds. Annuals, perennials, woody plants, ground covers, and edibles are all […]

Special Needs Program at Botelle Benefits All Students

By Timothy Lee Botelle School is home to the Intensive Education Program, or IEP, that serves the educational needs of severely disabled students who range in age from six to […]