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F.A.S.T. (Fitness, Agility, Skills and Teamwork) Athletics is a group of experi­enced coaches passionate about bringing great athletics to kids. They have been running successful after school programs through the Recreation Department for four years. More...
Not Just A Landfill
Former Town Landfill Could Be Site of Solar Panels, Trails
By Matt McDonald

The land in and around Norfolk’s for­mer landfill is drawing interest for recre­ation and for solar panels. Town Meeting could conceivably field appropriation requests this spring for several uses of town-owned land in the area north of Medway Branch Road. More...

Lincoln’s Birthday Today

Friday, February 12 is Lincoln’s Birthday. This year it’s the 201st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. There is no holiday in honor of our 16th president. More...

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sunday, February 14 is the feast of St. Valentine. You know what to do. More...

Washington’s Birthday Monday

Monday, February 15 is the federal and state holiday formally known as Washington’s Birthday. It’s not “Presidents Day,” whatever the car-ad people say. The formal name is actually Washington’s Birthday. More...

 Norfolk In Brief
• Police Considering Sharing Services, Too
Police in Norfolk, Wrentham, and Plainville are look­ing for ways to share services and cut costs and are even considering a long-range plan to make the three police departments into one, said Norfolk Police Chief Charles H. Stone Jr. More...
• Selectmen Hit Horse ‘N Carriage With $2,000 Donation Over Liquor Violation
• Road Conflict Makes Walgreens Opening Date Uncertain
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 Happenings
• Photography Exhibit at Norfolk Library Explores Man, Nature
Featuring the works of award-winning artists Robert Thomas and Dale Hoopingarner, a new photography show opened at the Norfolk Public Library on February 1. The exhibit will show explorations in nature, both up close in fine detail and broader scenes, contrasted with the works of man, fresh as well as weathered. More...
• King Philip High School’s Father Daughter/ Special Person Dance
• Tickets On Sale For Annual Random Smile Project Gala
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 Religion in Norfolk
• Religion In Norfolk
Editor’s Note: Norfolk has three churches and a fourth church congregation that uses the town’s library. Wednesday, February 17 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian peni­tential season. More...
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 Publisher for a Day
• Happy Birthday, Abe
Publisher for a Day
It has always bothered me that we don’t have a holiday hon­oring Abraham Lincoln. Not that we need more gov­ernment holidays, or that little February should get two of them. It’s just that Lincoln deserves one. We all know that he saved the union and freed the slaves. That’s enough for our gratitude. But I find most of the little things about Lincoln attractive, too. More...
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 Guest Columns
• When Acceleration Isn’t Your Friend
Column Shift
Hello friends and neighbors. This week is the start of a new column in The Norfolk Boomerang dedicated to all things auto­motive. More...
• Nomination Papers Available for May’s Town Election
• Why I’m Proud To Live in Massachusetts and Other Stuff
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 Meetings
• Meetings
The following are some meetings that were posted or announced recently. Boards and committees can schedule meetings, cancel meetings, or alter the starting times of meetings on relatively short notice. Norfolk Town Hall is at One Liberty Lane in Norfolk Center. Next week is February vacation for public schools, a time when many town boards and com­mittees choose not to meet. More...
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 Beacon Hill Roll Call
• Beacon Hill Roll Call
Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 37 - Report No. 5 Monday, February 1 through Friday, February 5, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. THE HOUSE AND SENATE. More...
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 Obituaries
• Lucia ‘Irene’ (Carbone) O’Connell, 85
Lucia “Irene” (Carbone) O’Connell, 85, of Walpole died Wednesday, Feb­ruary 10, 2010. She was born September 2, 1924 She was the beloved wife of the late William O’Connell. More...
• Sara Schoentag, 70
• article has image Michael M. Cline, 51
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