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Welcome to Norfolk, Connecticut

Our small, unspoiled New England town, surrounded by beautiful hills and forests, offers a wonderful variety of things to do. Come by yourself or bring your family; friendly Norfolk will welcome you.

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Municipal Meetings

01/21/2025, 6:00 PM
CANCELLED

01/21/2025, 7:00 PM
VIA ZOOM

02/03/2025, 7:00 PM

02/04/2025, 5:00 PM

02/04/2025, 5:00 PM

02/04/2025, 6:00 PM

02/05/2025, 4:30 PM

02/06/2025, 5:00 PM

Community News

Homeowners Seek Gas Spill Tax Abatements

Two homeowners on Greenwoods Road East are seeking tax abatements or deferrals on their properties until it can be determined how the 2022 gas spill affected their values.

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Great Mountain Forest Has New Weather Station

Great Mountain Forest is back online with a new automated weather station to replace equipment that failed last summer.

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Volunteers sought to foster service dog puppies

Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities (ECAD) is seeking Norfolk residents to foster puppies for six months, offering the animals a warm social environment and basic training.

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P&Z Continues Manor House Hearing

The Planning and Zoning Commission has continued its January 14 public hearing on Three Stewards Real Estate’s application for the modification of an existing special permit and site plan modification for the Manor House Inn to February 11.

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Meeting Okays Fund Transfer for Oil Burners

Two residents turned out for a town meeting Tuesday night that approved the transfer of $100,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund to pay for two new oil burners.

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Public Meeting Planned on School Consolidation

Members of the Board of Education attended Wednesday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting and agreed that a public session should be held in February to discuss a cooperative educational agreement between Colebrook and Norfolk. 

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Fire House Committee Tries to Cut $1 Million

The latest cost estimate for the new fire house is $200,000 higher than the first estimate of $9.3 million, despite reductions made to the original design.

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Town Notices

Transfer Station, Town Hall Closed for MLK Day

The Transfer Station and Town Hall will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Both will be open Tuesday, January 21.

CT DOT Public Information Meeting

Members of the public are invited to a Connecticut Department of Transportation Public Meeting regarding the Replacement of the Bridge Carrying Old Goshen Road over Hall Meadow Brook to be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Registration for the meeting is required. Read more.

Notice of Public Hearing

A Public Hearing will be held by the Planning & Zoning Commission on January 14, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hall of Flags at Botelle Elementary School, 128 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT to consider Application #24-027 Modification of Existing Special Permit & Associated Site Plan Originally Granted January 9, 1996 for a Country Inn at 69 Maple Avenue in the Village Residential Zone. Read more.

Legal Tax Notice

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town of Norfolk that the Motor Vehicle Supplemental and Second Installment of Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes on the 2023 Grand List are due and payable Jauary 1, 2025. Read more.

Motor Vehicle Assessment Changes Effective October 1, 2024

Pursuant to Public Act 22-118 and June Special Session Public Act 24-1, Municipal Assessors will be valuing registered/non-registered passsenger motor vehicles differently than they have in the past. Read more.

Norfolk Now

The community's paper publishes news and in-depth articles on Norfolk events and people. It is distributed free to all residents and by subscription; its website carries back issues.

Norfolk Curling Club experts were called upon to make ice for a film. Read the full story.

Emergency Updates

Check out Norfolk’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) Facebook and Instagram pages for information about school closings and other time-sensitive announcements, particularly when bad weather hits.

Directory

This directory is your guide to Norfolk organizations, businesses, places of worship and municipal contacts. To request a free listing, click here.

Do you need a videographer or a caterer? See the Directory for a wealth of information about our town, including food, entertainment and the many services available—and find out what the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet needs this week!