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OHPA seeks new restaurant for Oak Hills; Dry Dock is out
The Oak Hills Park Authority is once again hoping to get a better restaurant into its facility. “By the end of January, middle of January, the current licensee Dry Dock Smokin’ Aces will be out of there on an amicable basis, having paid what he owes us, and we will be good,” Oak Hills Park Authority member Alan Dutton told the Board of Estimate and Taxation at its Monday meeting.
MLK Day events planned
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Norwalk observances have been announced in a news release from the MLK Scholarship Committee, Rev. James W. Newton III, chairman. Several events are planned:. Ecumenical Worship Service: Bethel AME Church Pastor Rev. Dr. Richard Wesley Clark welcomes guest preacher Mount Zion Baptist Church Pastor Rev....
Officials highlight investments, community plan in South Norwalk area
Back in 2017, the state of Connecticut designated three “MLK corridors” in the state, in Norwalk, Middletown, and New Britain. The goal was to help reinvest and spur activity in these sections of the community that were named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in part because they faced more challenges such as higher rates of unemployment, a lack of affordable housing, and limited educational opportunities.
Cyclists ignore opportunity to swerve away from dogs
Walking my two dogs recently I was presented with an all too familiar circumstance. A cyclist approached from the opposite direction and rode within two feet of us. My dog on the right side did a little lunge towards the cyclist as he was passing and I quickly stepped left and pulled him back to avoid contact. I called to the cyclist and he slowed so I walked toward him and suggested that he shouldn’t ride so close to people, especially those walking dogs. His comments were tough to hear because another dog in a yard on other side of the street was barking like mad and because I wear hearing aids, but what I got was his opinion that I should have stepped off the road as he approached. I pointed out that all he needed to do was swerve some distance ahead to avoid a potentially unpleasant experience but he found that unacceptable. Then he said other stuff I didn’t get, and rode off.
Umbrella Club holds raffle
You could win big money while supporting a worthy cause at the Umbrella Club raffle, planned for 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 15 at the Italian Center of Stamford, 1620 Newfield Ave. A Norwalk police dispatcher’s third prize ticket won $2,500 in last year’s raffle, which was attended by almost 400 people.
Officials give update on purchasing properties around new South Norwalk School
Last year, the Common Council approved a plan to use $2.9 million in funds left over from the recently completed Jefferson Elementary School renovation to acquire properties around the South Norwalk Elementary School. “At that time, even though we were granted authority to acquire them, we certainly would come back...
Norwalk Assistant Corporation Counsel heading back to Bridgeport
Bridgeport’s loss was Norwalk’s gain 20 months ago but now Tyisha Toms has chosen to leave her role here as Assistant Corporation Counsel and return to work in her hometown under Mayor Joe Ganim. Toms and Ganim announced on Facebook that she will becom Bridgeport’s new Chief of...
Thank you, Rilling administration, for improvements to Wall Street area
As we venture forward into the new year 2024, the Wall Street Neighborhood Association would like to formally extend thanks and congratulations to Mayor Harry Rilling, and his administration, for their hard work on improving the Wall Street neighborhood throughout 2023. From the Christmas decorations, tree lighting with Santa, the...
Norwalk Film Festival planned
The Fourth Annual Norwalk Film Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday Jan. 20-21 at the Wall Street Theater and the adjacent Norwalk Public Library Main Branch. A news release promises 60 films, augmented by workshops, professional panels and a film student/professional open mixer. The Festival’s kickoff party is planned for Friday evening Jan. 19 at 314 Beer Garden, located at 314 Wilson Ave. in SoNo.
Norwalk takes steps to access federal funding, move forward with plans for 98 South Main Street
The City is working to get $1.75 million in grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help support the creation of a community recreation center at 98 South Main Street. The funding was initially awarded from HUD to the Riverbrook YMCA when the nonprofit was...
Manresa power plant lights back to normal after disturbing neighbors over weekend
South Norwalk residents report feeling dismayed this weekend when the lights on the Manresa Island power plant smokestack suddenly became brighter, what one called a strobe light effect. An Argent Ventures representative said Wednesday that there was a malfunction and the problem has been addressed. The lights are back to...
League of Women Voters encourages voting in January party caucuses
The League of Women Voters of Norwalk wants all voters to know that on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m., the city’s Democratic and Republican parties will hold their caucuses to choose the voting members of their respective town committees. The Democratic caucus locations will be announced by Common Council district (A, B, C, D, and E), while the Republican location for all districts is American Legion Post 12, 60 County St. All registered Democratic and Republican voters are eligible to vote in their party’s caucus. No absentee ballots are allowed for caucus voting, so you must attend in person.
Garden Club event to highlight winter practices
How can we maintain our garden’s interest and appeal between first frost and spring thaw? White Flower Farm’s Senior Horticulturist Karen Bussolini will address that question in a Norwalk Garden Club presentation, “The Unsung Season: Gardens in Winter,” planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 10 at St. Jerome Church, 23 Half Mile Road (off East Rocks), Norwalk, according to a news release. It’s open to the public, and there’s no charge to attend.
A look back at 2023 for Norwalk Public Works Department; Fee increases
Thirty-four roads paved, 5+ miles of sidewalks added, 24,000+ tons of solid waste collected, 521 trees planted. These were some of the highlights that Vanessa Valadares, Norwalk’s Chief of Operations and Public Works shared with the Common Council’s Public Works Committee on January 2. “We usually try every...
Happy New Year…. and thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. We asked and you answered, we asked again and more of you answered… and while we are still tallying the final results, it’s clear that this was our most successful NewsMatch campaign. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. (Thank...
Norwalk photos: Kwanzaa
According to John Levin, the Kwanzaa celebration held Dec. 29 in City Hall was Norwalk’s best holiday observance ever. “It was joyous, educational, exceptionally well attended by people of all ages and from across Norwalk, and just a lot of fun,” Levin wrote. “The African drumming and dancing was spectacular. Further, as a secular humanist, I enjoyed learning of this holiday’s creation by Maulana Ron Karenga, a secular humanist like myself, to celebrate the history, values, family, community and culture of the African American and Pan-African communities. I look forward to the next Kwanzaa Celebration in December.”
Christmas tree pickup schedule announced
Norwalk’s 2024 residential Christmas tree pickups have been scheduled, according to a news release. Remove all decorations, lights, and stands, and put your discarded tree at the curb by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your designated week. Week of Jan. 8: residents whose regular recycling collection is on...
30 years a cop, Billingslea says ‘It’s been a great ride’
At age 25, Monica Billingslea – parttime model and in a “go nowhere” position at a limousine company – needed a job that would get her out of her mother’s house “like yesterday” and allow her to buy a car without her father’s co-signature.
Norwalk photos: Pricey trash cans
The Norwalk Common Council recently approved a $54,000 expenditure for 20 sets of trash/recycling cans. It’s the second phase of replacing the old black rusted cans, City Director of Business Development & Tourism Sabrina Godeski told the Council Economic & Community Development Committee in November. The City already purchased 25 sets of cans, a black can for trash and a blue can for recycling, complete with rain guards and locking mechanisms, and spread them around South Norwalk, Wall Street and West Avenue, she said.
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