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‘Absolutely dazzling’ gift: Billionaire couple buying CT island for 125-acre shoreline public park
Plans to turn the long-restricted Manresa Island in Norwalk into a 125-acre public park, beach and nature center represent a massive gain not just for Connecticut, but for the entire Northeast, speakers said at a news conference announcing a blockbuster philanthropic project that’s anticipated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. “From Hell’s Gate down in Manhattan to Point Judith, the ...
McChords to transform abandoned Manresa Island into a Norwalk ‘community hub’ and public park
Manresa Island will become a “one-of-its-kind community hub” and the abandoned power plant there will house recreational spaces, a community event hall and research facilities under a public park plan conceived and funded by Norwalk couple Austin and Allison McChord to be formally announced Tuesday. The McChords plan...
Norwalk Common Council extends support for Latinx Integrated Care Program
The Common Council voted unanimously to approve $300,000 to continue funding the Latinx Integrated Care (LINC) Program, aimed at helping new arrival students and their families to the U.S. deal with mental health issues. The program, which is run by the Mid-Fairfield Community Care Center, began in 2020 as the...
Touch-A-Truck! Norwalkers get a grip on the people and machines that keep their city humming
From street sweepers and stoplights to motorcycles and mowers, a bazaar of equipment and personnel needed to run and protect the city of Norwalk was on close display Saturday at the annual Touch-A-Truck & Open House. Located at the Public Works garage and wastewater treatment compound on South Smith Street,...
Upcoming City Meetings…At your Fingertips
Here is a list of the upcoming City of Norwalk meetings for the week of September 30, 2024:. 4. Land Use & Building Management Committee of the Common Council. 7. Economic and Community Development Committee of the Common Council. October 3, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. 8. Shellfish...
Free tours of Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow offered in October
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (PIX11) – Free tours of the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow will be offered in October. Westchester County Parks is organizing the tours. They will offer a history of the lighthouse, which was built on the Hudson River in 1883. The curator-led tours will be 45 minutes long and are limited […]
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