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February 17, 2012 / Front Page

Deer in the Rough

Frederickson Road resident Katie Bragdon spotted this deer traipsing through the back yard in December. Got Norfolk wildlife photos? More...

Selectmen Dangle Increase for K-6 Schools

Call 3 % Raise A Priority; Layoffs Would Still Be Needed, School Officials Say

By Matt McDonald

Selectmen have agreed to try to find enough money in the town’s budget for next fiscal year to give Norfolk’s elementaryschoolsa3percentraise. More...

Norfolk In Brief

Records Preservation Request Denied … For Now

The Town Clerk won’t be getting funds to scan in town records and put them on microfilm this summer, now that the town’s Community Preservation Committee has turned down his request. More...

School Heating Bill Next Year: Higher? Lower?

Norfolk elementary school officials are decreasing their utility costs projections for next school year, but they aren’t actually sure which way the costs are likely to go. That’s because experts don’t agree. More...

Suspended Driver’s License Lands Woman a Summons

A 36-year-old Lowell woman visiting an inmate at Massachusetts Correctional Institution– Norfolk might wish she had stayed home after she got a criminal summons for her troubles. More...

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K-6 Superintendent Finalists Named

Four Candidates To Lead Norfolk's Elementary Schools

By Matt McDonald

Posted Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:58 p.m. EST The Norfolk School Committee has released the names of four finalists to become superintendent of the town's elementary schools. More...

Farmer’s Market In Norfolk?

Gumps Farm Could Host Small Version, Town Officials Say

By Matt McDonald

A small farmer’s market could be set up at Gumps Farm to sell produce later this year, if project planners get their way. A plan for the project calls for an expanded version of the fledgling community garden that began last year. More...

Guest Columns

A Lot to Chat About

By William R. Crane

Many, many times I have used the following line about politicians when commenting on their inability to tell the truth: they wonder why we hate them. Well, today, amongst dozens of recent examples, we have this 24K beauty from Joseph P. More...

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Announcements

Norfolk Quill Free Writers’ Workshops

Contributed to The Norfolk Boomerang

Young Writers’ Workshop, for grades 6-9, will meet Tuesdays, March 6th--27th, 6:30pm-7:30pm in the Norfolk Public Library Schoolhouse Room. More...

A Letter from the Norfolk Planning Board to Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen and Planning Board Concerning the Proposed Casino

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Garden Club of Norfolk to Meet

Contributed to The Norfolk Boomerang

On Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at the Norfolk Public Library, the Garden Club of Norfolk will present Henry Callan, antique appraiser and lecturer. More...

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