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NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk firefighters rescued a 52-year-old worker Tuesday after he was knocked into a trench by a backhoe operating at a Ravenwood Road excavation site, according to Deputy Chief Stephen Shay. The victim was treated for minor injuries at Norwalk Hospital.
Re: Norwalk Council members concern about PFAS in artificial turf fields
It’s unfortunate that artificial turf has been popular as an alternative to natural grass not treated with pesticides. Artificial turf needs water because it requires periodic cleaning with water mixed with antimicrobials. Some fake turf uses styrene butadiene rubber from tires, aka crumb rubber, for cushioning, and it could pose a toxic risk to those who use the fields and breathe the air around it. The turf also contains heavy metals and toxins such as lead, dioxin, carbon black, styrene, butadiene and other carcinogens.
Rising numbers of pedestrian deaths and injuries need everyone’s attention
She was just walking her dog. Seconds later she became the latest statistic in a growing list of pedestrians killed or maimed this year in Connecticut by motor vehicles. Donna Joy Berry, age 63, wasn’t on the road or even the sidewalk as she walked her dog in the Glenville neighborhood of Greenwich. She was on a grassy area away from the road. Seconds later a Lexus traveling north on Weaver Street crossed the yellow line, jumped the curb and struck her. Days later she died. Neither the dog, nor the driver (who remained on the scene), was injured.
Draft zoning regulations presentation coming in April
I apologize for the delay, we had hoped to do this a few months ago, but took a pause to conduct some additional review of the draft zoning regulations. We are very excited to present them to you. For well over 30 years, the City has not undertaken a comprehensive...
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NORWALK, Conn. — A view of Mill Pond in East Norwalk, adjacent to a controversial proposed development. The public hearing on The Lofts of Mill Pond will resume at 6 p.m. Wednesday, again as a hybrid meeting, both online and in City Hall. Applicants will rebut public comments and it’s likely the Planning and Zoning Commission will vote on the proposal.
Alterman questions caucus practice, providing evidence to FOIC
NORWALK, Conn. — City officials defended the Common Council Democratic caucus practice of inviting non-Council members to their caucus meetings, citing an opinion they got from the Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC). The opinion came from FOIC public information officer Tom Hennick, who is not an attorney. The suggestion...
Alterman goes to Freedom of Information Commission for a ruling
NORWALK, Conn. — The legality of Common Council email discussions is set to be tested by the Freedom of Information Commission. “I’m seeking legal opinion via a formal complaint,” Council member Heidi (D-District D) wrote recently to FOIC, explaining that she suspects email chains sent to more than seven Council members constitute a public meeting as a quorum is reached. “I am unsure whether these types of emailing practices are proper and in full accordance with FOIA,” she said.
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ChatGPT’s opinion on Norwalk’s future
An NoN reader recently asked ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November, to use its future-predicting capabilities to advise Norwalk City government. This is the result. Prompt: hypothetically, could an AI be invented that could more accurately predict the future by making calculations of probabilities...
New PFAS guidelines – a water quality scientist explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water
Harmful chemicals known as PFAS can be found in everything from children’s clothes to soil to drinking water, and regulating these chemicals has been a goal of public and environmental health researchers for years. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed what would be the first set of federal guidelines regulating levels of PFAS in drinking water. The guidelines will be open to public comment for 60 days before being finalized.
Norwalk 1TD plans $5M project to clean PFAs from contaminated well field
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s First Taxing District hopes federal funding will help pay for a $5 million project to remove PFAs – “forever chemicals” known to be harmful to human health – from First Taxing District water supplies. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency...
PFAs add to Norwalk Council’s concern about artificial turf fields
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk needs to reconsider its use of artificial turf on playing fields given its “many dangerous features,” Common Council member Lisa Shanahan (D-District E) said. “By far and away, the greatest danger that artificial fields pose to all of us, whether we play on...
League legislative forum; Maritime Aquarium events; Nominees wanted
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk announcements for you:. You can question Connecticut legislators when Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff shares the dais with State Representatives Lucy Dathan, Dominique Johnson, Tracy Marra, Kadeem Roberts and Travis Simms at the League of Women Voters of Norwalk’s State Legislative Forum on Saturday March 25 from 9:30 until 11 a.m. It’s at Cornerstone Community Church, 718 West Ave. in Norwalk. According to a news release, there is no charge to attend. The church’s entrance is on Belden Avenue, and there will be free event parking in the Eagles Club lot across the street. For more info, email [email protected].
‘Scale it Back’: Public asks developer to reconsider application as Commission continues hearing
NORWALK, Conn. — At the public hearing on the plans for 1 Cemetery St., which was continued from two weeks ago, more than 35 residents took advantage of their opportunity to weigh in on the project, with almost all speaking out against it. Some said that they would support...
Social media outcry adds suspicion to Norwalk man’s parking ticket anger
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk parking ambassadors are not using an app that alerts them to expiring parking meters, Norwalk Director of Transportation, Mobility, and Parking James Travers said Wednesday. Former Common Council member Manny Langella said he heard the claim Tuesday after publicizing his own parking ticket dismay on...
Johnson’s coffee hour relocates; Norwalk Symphony; Maritime Aquarium community scientists
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk announcements for you:. Johnson’s Saturday constituent session move to Cafe Dolce. Maritime Aquarium’s Terrapin Tracking Team seeks volunteers. Johnson. A Constituent Coffee Hour scheduled by State Rep. Dominique Johnson (D-143) for this Saturday, Mar. 18, has been shifted to a different location.
Ford gone; Norwalk seeks new Tax Assessor
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk is looking for a new Tax Assessor, in an ad posted four days ago. Mayor Harry Rilling touched on the issue briefly at Tuesday’s Board of Estimate and Tax (BET) budget review meeting, at which the Tax Assessor’s Office was one of the departments up for a discussion. BET member Jim Frayer asked if Ford was going to comment on budgetary line items and Rilling said, “Mr. Ford is no longer with the City.”
Sports Haus to offer pickleball, golf and padel in South Norwalk
NORWALK – Sports Haus, founded by four avid tennis players, is opening a former warehouse as an indoor padel, virtual golf and pickleball center coming this summer. The founders – Juan Arraya, Patricio Mistitrano, Mark Fischl and Mark Parsons – will open the 38,000-square-foot facility at 129 Woodward Ave. in July, according to Mistitrano.
CT could see major boost from nuclear submarine deal
As President Joe Biden unveiled the initial details of an international deal to provide nuclear-powered submarines in San Diego on Monday, he pointed to the U.S.S. Missouri behind him in the Pacific Ocean. The construction of that Virginia-class attack sub was awarded two decades ago to Electric Boat’s facility in Groton.
Norwalk Grand List falls $167.5 million
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s Grand List is down $167.5 million in net taxable value, a 1.1% decrease. Tax Assessor William Ford pegs the 2021 Grand List total net assessment at $14,940,705,232 versus $15,108,214,790 in 2020. The 2022 gross value is $15,182,731,112. Some recent history:. 2022 Grand List: $14,940,705,232,...
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