Community News
Andrew Thomson to PerformThe Colebrook Historical Society will sponsor a concert by noted musician and Norfolk native Andrew Thomson on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. He and an associate will perform Scotttish and Irish music (using four to five different sets of pipes) interspersed with stories and humor. The concert will be held at the […]
Food Pantry Shifts Focus
Demand brings a limit to hours, communities served By Elizabeth Bailey The Norfolk Food Pantry began as just that – a room stocked with cans of vegetables and jars of peanut butter donated by residents for anyone in need of help. Canned goods were there for the taking and no one tallied up the cost […]
Serving the Community
Volunteers Are the Force Behind the Norfolk Food Pantry By Colleen Gundlach The Norfolk Food Pantry today serves about 60 families per week, providing food to about 800 people in total. That’s a big jump from the early years when the pantry fed an average of eight to 10 families. “The statistics are striking. The […]
Food Pantry Grant Opens Doors
The Norfolk Food Pantry has new doors, thanks to the generosity of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, through a grant from Draper Foundation Fund, which covered the expense of replacing the food pantry’s doors. The previous doors were difficult to open and ruled unsafe by the Norfolk Fire Marshall. Jan Graham-Jones (left) and Gloria Gourley […]
