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City program targets SoNo for investment funding
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk announcements for you:. SoNo Investment Program applications being accepted. Center for Contemporary Printmaking gets state grant. Applications are being accepted for grants under the new two-part South Norwalk Investment Program (SNIP), according to a news release. Meant to increase SoNo property values by improving the neighborhood’s ambiance and structural viability, SNIP was recently put forth as the next phase of the MLK Corridor Initiative in a joint announcement from Mayor Rilling, Common Council members, community leaders, the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, and State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25).
City upgrades website to .gov, dropping .org
NORWALK, Conn. — The City’s website has transitioned from “.org” to “.gov.”. “The City of Norwalk made the decision to switch to .gov because .gov domains are reserved exclusively for U.S. government entities and provide a clear and trusted indication to the public that the website they are visiting is an official government website and not a fake or malicious site,” Mayor Harry Rilling said in a news release. “Additionally, .gov domains are subject to stricter requirements and security standards, which will help prevent cyber-attacks and protect sensitive government information.”
NPD arrests two in after-hours stabbing at Norwalk High School
NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk youth suffered life threatening injuries when he was stabbed in an unprovoked attack Friday evening on the Norwalk High School football field, Norwalk Police said. Two men were arrested, one of them accused of an unprovoked assault on another youth. In a statement, Norwalk...
Civic-minded talks upcoming
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk announcements for you:. Redevelopment seeks public opinions on Webster Lot plan. Long Island Soundkeeper to discuss stormwater issues. Do you want to talk to state lawmakers about your electricity rates, energy needs, and related topics? If so, you can throw in at “Everything Energy,” an online public forum planned for 5:30 p.m. on Monday Mar. 27. According to a news release, attendees will be State Senator Ceci Maher (D- Darien/New Canaan/ Redding/ Ridgefield/Stamford/Weston/Westport/ Wilton), State Representatives Lucy Dathan (D-Norwalk/New Canaan) and Keith Denning (D-New Canaan/Ridgefield/Wilton), Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chairwoman Marissa Gillett, and Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Hank Webster.
Fiber optic cable vandalism in Norwalk causes massive Optimum outage
NORWALK, Conn. — One or more people cut 10 multi-conductor fiber optic cables on Broad Street on Friday morning, knocking out service for thousands of Optimum internet customers. The company is calling the incident vandalism and may have been an attempt to steal copper wire. According to Janet Meahan,...
Norwalk Public Library celebrates donated saltwater aquarium
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk resident John DiDomizio has donated a state-of-the-art, 185-gallon saltwater aquarium to the Norwalk Public Library and paid for five years of maintenance. “This is a very special kind of donation. There are many wonderful benefactors who will donate something wonderful to the city, and then...
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
Editor’s note: Mohammad Hassan Khalil, professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, answers six questions about the significance of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. 1. Why is Ramadan called Ramadan?. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar...
New rules for a reopened comments section
Editor’s note: This story was originally posted Sept. 13. It is being reposted today as a reminder. NancyOnNorwalk’s comment section was reopened in September but with some important revisions. As you may recall, we experimented in August: first we suspended the comments section, then we sent Nancy Chapman...
P&Z Commission approves plans for 1 Cemetery St., despite objections from East Norwalk residents
NORWALK – The Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-2 Wednesday to approve plans for 1 Cemetery St., which call for building 77 apartment units, of which seven would be workforce units; 102 parking spaces and additional on and off-site improvements. The approval came despite dozens and dozens of residents speaking out against the project, even more writing letters to the commission, and more than 700 residents signing a petition asking the developer to scale the project back.
Norwalk political notes: Questions and a little info
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political notes for you:. Journalist links Dathan to Comer shortly before drunk driving crash. Meek doesn’t list citizens who allegedly got kicked out of Zoom broadcast. Meek slams BET meetings as being inadequately noticed. Tax Assessor didn’t get severance package. You may...
Report: Taxing the rich won’t make them leave CT
A progressive policy group with strong ties to labor took aim recently at one of Gov. Ned Lamont’s strongest assertions: that financing tax relief for the poor and middle class by raising rates on the wealthy would prompt elites to flee the state. A Better Connecticut Institute [ABCI] released...
Norwalk BET looks to keep tax levy below Council’s cap
NORWALK, Conn. — After an intense two weeks of scrubbing City-side budgets, Board of Estimate and Taxation members found that the resultant $393,000 in reductions was offset by $188,000 in increased heating and electricity costs. Hearing that news Monday, BET members continued squeezing City-side departments, looking for savings here...
Norwalk photos: Third Act bank protest
NORWALK, Conn. — Diane Keefe cancelled her Chase Bank account Tuesday. Judd Lee, a Seymour resident, came to Norwalk to withdraw his money from Wells Fargo, joining Keefe and her small band of senior citizens on a mission. The Keefe-led brigade traveled down West Avenue briefly, between the two...
What if residents reviewed the whole Operating Budget and spoke at tonight’s BET public hearing?
What if…residents reviewed the entire Operating Budget in order to see if they were getting what they’ve paid for? Speak at the Board of Estimate and Taxation’s (BET) Operating Budget Public Hearing tonight at 6:30 pm! Held at City Hall Council Chambers (3rd Floor) or on Zoom norwalkct.org/1913/meeting-notices.
A Norwalk photo #171
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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