21-Acre Parcel Off Stop River Road Could Be Developed, Or Kept As Open Space, Or Maybe Both
By Matt McDonald
The owner of a 21-acre parcel off Stop River Road is interested in selling or otherwise conveying at least a portion of it to the town. The property borders land owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and conservation-minded residents have had their eye on it. More...
Thirteen firefighters participated in the training, which reviewed pumping water using suction hoses.
The firefighters were pumping nearly 1,000 gallons of water a minute between the ladder truck and engine. More...
The Norfolk School Committee has scheduled an agenda item next week just to listen to comments about the new $250-per student band fee for students at Freeman-Centennial School. More...
Editor’s Note:
The following letter is about a $250 fee the Norfolk School Committee has approved for participating in band next school year at Freeman-Centennial
School, which serves grades 3 through 6 in Norfolk. A story about the band fee appeared in last week’s issue of The Norfolk Boomerang
(“Band Fee Implemented,” Friday, June 4). More...
The memories of my life with Norfolk Little League stretch from being in my mother’s arms, sitting in a stroller, playing on the playgrounds eyeing games, sitting on the bleachers watching games (all this time being a fan of my big brothers!) to standing at the plate with bat in hand and playing in the field. I became a member of NLL with great pride. More...
Editor’s Note:
Norfolk has three churches and a fourth church congregation that uses the town’s library. Below are the regular schedules of church services for the church congregations in Norfolk.
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Aside from the United States, my favorite countries in World Cup soccer this month are Uruguay, Mexico, and South Africa. An interesting mix, you might say. But it isn’t diversity I’m going for. All three play France, and I’m rooting for anybody who plays France. More...
This was a horrible subject to write about; however, the Holocaust happened, it was real and far worse than I felt comfortable writing about. But we can never forget what happened; we must constantly remind ourselves that a mere seventy years ago this horror More...
Cadet William Small (right), the son of Alan and Patricia Small of Norfolk, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York on May 22, 2010. More...
Charles H. Stone of Poland, Maine, formerly of Norfolk, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. He was 83. More...
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