Norfolk

A deadly crash on Route 44 near the Norfolk-North Canaan line on Friday night sparked a brush fire and crews worked for hours to extinguish it. Route 44 was closed in both directions for several hours overnight and into Saturday morning. The area has since reopened. State police said they were called to the area after a tree fell on…

Dozens gathered at the Church of Christ Congregational in Norfolk on Thursday, not inside but outside. Community members watched as crews carefully put the church’s steeple back into place. “Going up was about 17,000 [pounds]. Coming down was about 19,300 [pounds],” lead contractor Paul Bastiaance said. Bastiaance and his crew at Valley Restoration, LLC removed the heavy structure in December 2020 because...

A steeple weighing 17,000 pounds is now back onto an historic church in Norfolk, and it was no easy task. Here’s more on what it means to the town.

For the second time, state regulators are disciplining Connecticut’s largest electric company in connection with an incident NBC Connecticut Investigates brought to light a year ago.

For the second time, state regulators are disciplining Connecticut’s largest electric company in connection with an incident NBC Connecticut Investigates brought to light a year ago. It involved a situation on Jan. 17, 2023 where an elderly couple in Norfolk had to wait roughly an hour after wires went down on their car on a major road, in the middle…

A firefighter was taken to the hospital after getting injured during a house fire in Norfolk on Sunday. Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a home on Litchfield Road, also known as Route 272. The fire appeared to cause extensive damage to the home. According to officials, a firefighter suffered a wrist injury and was transported to the hospital. No…

CT regulators are proposing new Eversource emergency response standards for critical incidents.

In Norfolk, an emergency declaration remains in place after Sunday’s rain washed out several bridges. Town and Department of Transportation officials are assessing the damage, which impacted several roads. In the center of town, there are few signs of any significant damage, however that is deceiving. Further south, there is destruction that has left some people stranded in their...

Norfolk declared a local state of emergency after flash flooding washed out several roads in town.

Flash flooding Sunday caused serious damage in Litchfield County. Right now, the town of Norfolk issued a local declaration of emergency due to the amount of flooding the community has seen, flood waters washing away part of Route 272. According to the town’s department of emergency management, Norfolk saw about five inches of rain fall Sunday afternoon in about a…

A wires down incident with an elderly couple stuck in an overturned van for close to an hour has prompted an investigation of a Connecticut power company by state utility regulators.

A wires down incident with an elderly couple stuck in an overturned van for close to an hour has prompted an investigation of a Connecticut power company by state utility regulators. From the day George and Corrine Green crashed into a utility pole, with live wires draped over their car – and concerned friends, family members, and first responders had…