Students of the Norfolk Recreation Department’s Pet Portrait Class proudly display the completed portraits of their pets. The class is taught by local artist Amy Citarell. More...
Phony Claim To Be in Trouble in Canada Nets Thief Cash
By Matt McDonald
An 85-year-old Norfolk man is out $5,000 after falling victim to a telephone scam involving a man pretending to be his grandson in need of assistance, police said. More...
Selectmen have voted to increase Norfolk town water rates by 5 percent effective July 1.
The Board of Selectmen, which is oversees the town’s Department of Public Works and acts as the town’s water commissioners, voted 3-0 for the rate increase this past Monday night. More...
The loss of two police officers would prevent Norfolk police from offering traffic direction at H. Olive Day School and might prevent Norfolk from participating in a regional SWAT team run by the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council, Norfolk Police Chief Charles H. Stone Jr. told selectmen this week. More...
Editor’s Note:
Norfolk Public Library is at 139 Main Street in Norfolk Center. All places and addresses below that do not specify a municipality are in the town of Norfolk.
Monday, March 29
Passover begins at sundown
Sunday, April 4
Easter
Monday, April 5
Passover ends More...
Editor’s Note:
Norfolk has three churches and a fourth church congregation that uses the town’s library.
Next week is Holy Week, which includes the days when Christians commemorate the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians worship as God. Below are Holy Week schedules for churches in Norfolk.
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The Gloucester Police Department believes it has solved a thirty three year old murder with the arrest of two men, Kevin Ireland, 54, and Norman Pike, 52. A third man who was said to be involved in the crime is now dead. More...
The Annual Meeting of the Norfolk Cable Corporation will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12 at the Norfolk Community TV station located at the Freeman-Centennial School (Door 15), 70 Boardman Street. Citizens of Norfolk who are at least 18 years of age and arecurrent cable subscribers are invited to attend. More...
The following are 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.
Monday, March 29
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Norfolk firefightersspent a busy late afternoon on Saturday, March 20 responding to three fire calls within about ninety minutes. At 4:45 p.m., Engine 2 and Chief Coleman Bushnell responded to Wrentham for a house fire, Engine 2 staffed by four members covered the Wrentham fire station,while Chief Bushnell was called to assist at the firescene. More...
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