As usual, American flags are appearing all over town in honor of Independence Day, which is Sunday, July 4.
Flags are adorning homes, yards, streetlights, and parks. More...
Norfolk school officials are preparing for the new school building project on Boardman Street to get under way.
The town’s School Building Committee is hoping site work to build the new $36.9 million school will begin shortly. More...
Independence Day is always the Fourth of July, but the government holiday this year is being observed on Monday, July 5. Town Hall, other town offices, and the post office are among the many things that will be closed. More...
Class sizes will increase at the King Philip regional schools come September but the schools won’t lose teachers as had been previously feared. Only one teaching position is expected to be eliminated — a physical education teacher that is the equivalent of about 0.8 of a full-time position. 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.
Sunday, July 4
Fourth of July Independence Day
Monday, July 5
Government Holiday Observance of Independence Day More...
First and foremost, I want to congratulate the voters of Norfolk for rejecting the onerous Proposition 2 1/2 Override placed before us last week. It was drubbed by a margin of 1,235 to 571 or if you’re the type of person who loves percentages it was 68% to 32%. Yes, a lovely outcome indeed. More...
At the Annual Bridging Ceremony, held June 9, 2010, Norfolk Girl Scouts honored 20 Junior Girl Scouts who had earned Girl Scouting’s highest award during the past year – The Girl Scout Bronze Award. 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, July 5
Independence Day [observed] [state and federal holiday] More...
Francis Philip Clayton died Wednesday afternoon, June 30, 2010 at his home in Plainville. He was 68. He was born April 28, 1942 in Liverpool, England, the son of the late Joseph P. Clayton and the late Bridget (Westhead) Clayton D’Annunzio. More...
Norfolk Girl Scouts Honor Award Recipients