Candidate Visits Norfolk on WIN Weekend
One of the visitors Winter WIN attracted to town was Salisbury resident and Democrat Maria Horn, who recently announced her campaign to run for state representative for the 64th District, […]
NHCOG Hosts Annual Regional Economic Summit
What Have We Accomplished, Where Are We Going By Ruth Melville On a bitterly cold night at the end of January, the Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) held […]
Town Braces for Bridge Repair
When first selectmen gather, they often talk of bridges and roads. Not surprisingly, since these are big-ticket items for small towns and constantly in need of attention. So it comes […]
Town Truck Totaled in Icy Skid
On Monday, Feb. 5, a town snowplow crashed on Bald Mountain Road. The driver, Phil Lovett, was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and released. “He banged up his knees pretty […]
Isabellas Perform Women’s Poetry of World War I
For this year’s annual production, “Scars Upon My Heart,” the Isabella Players presented a reading of women’s poetry from World War I. The somber and moving performance began with the […]
In the Wake of a Natural Disaster
Lending a Hand After the Cameras Are Gone By Tom Hodgkin Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Maria. Wildfires in California. A string of natural disasters erupted onto the national […]
New Section of Rail Trail to Be Opened for Winter WIN
By Wiley Wood One of the groups hosting an event when the town celebrates Winter Weekend in Norfolk on Feb. 24 and 25 is the Norfolk Rails to Trails […]
Norfolk Knitting Group Delivers
Lucy Baldwin, supervisor of volunteers at the Gathering Place in downtown Torrington, accepts a delivery of hand-knitted items from the Norfolk Knitters. The Gathering Place is a drop-in day center […]
School Costs Rise, but Board of Finance Unmoved
Plea for small increase meets with little sympathy By Wiley Wood In an early skirmish of the town budget wars, the Board of Finance delivered strong messages to the […]
Expansion of Transportation Service
The first selectman’s office has announced an expansion of the Rural Independent Transportation Service, a program that provides free transportation to the elderly and disabled for non-emergency medical trips. Anyone […]
