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2 months ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Yubleiska Gutierrez |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle
NORWALK, Conn. — The Justice Ministry at St. Paul’s on the Green is celebrating Black History Month with weekly free events highlighting the roles that Black people and African Americans have played in shaping the nation. This year’s Black History Month theme is the various and profound ways that work of all kinds, free and unfree, intersect with the collective experiences of Black people.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Bryan Meek |Kenneth Werner |Dawn Calle
NORWALK, Conn. — January is National Radon Action Month, and the Norwalk Health Department is encouraging residents to learn more about radon, a leading cause of lung cancer, and to test their homes for this invisible threat. In partnership with the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH), the Health Department will hold a radon test kit giveaway for Norwalk residents. Free kits will be available on Thursday, Jan. 16, and Thursday, Jan.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Kenneth Werner |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle
NORWALK, Conn. – Diana Paladino Christopher, Norwalk’s newly sworn-in Republican Registrar of Voters, brings fresh energy and a community-focused vision to the office. With her first week complete, she’s eager to tackle the responsibilities of her new role and strengthen voter engagement in the city. “I’m very excited to finally be in this position,” Christopher said.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kenneth Werner |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle
Well it’s here. Not just in Norwalk; not just in Connecticut. The nationwide education cliff has arrived. How did we get here nationally? Chronically underfunded public education programs were finally able to (temporarily) dig out of untenable financial circumstances due to generational national underfunding with the devastating, disguised “blessing” of COVID-19.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kelly Prinz |Skip Hagerty |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle
All roadway projects in the city will have to follow Complete Streets guidelines, now that the Common Council unanimously adopted a Complete Streets ordinance on Tuesday.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kelly Prinz |Skip Hagerty |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle
Right now all of Norwalk’s parks are open from “dawn to dusk” which makes it hard for police officers to enforce park closures and restrictions, Director of Recreation and Parks Robert Stowers said on Wednesday. Stowers put forth recommendations to the Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs Committee of the Common Council to establish open and close times at city parks this week.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle |Tysen Canevari |Drew Todd
Join NancyOnNorwalk for an exciting evening of connection and celebration at The Norwalk Art Space’s Community Open House, Friday, November 22 from 5-7 p.m.This event brings together students, families, artists, educators, community partners, and business leaders for a vibrant networking experience aimed at fostering deeper connections and support for The Norwalk Art Space’s mission of enhancing equity and opportunity in the arts.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kelly Prinz |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle |Tysen Canevari
Norwalk lost two “very special people in the city”, Mayor Harry Rilling said on Tuesday, asking those in attendance to pause and remember Lieutenant Thomas Roncinske Jr., and NancyonNorwalk founder Nancy Chapman. “It’s sad when this happens, and it’s fitting that we pay tribute,” Rilling said. Roncinske, Jr. was a member of the Norwalk Police Department for 35 years, before he retired in March 2024. He passed away on Saturday, November 9.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kelly Prinz |Bryan Meek |Dawn Calle |Tysen Canevari
For decades, the Norwalk Common Council—and Board of Education—districts have remained the same, not adjusting for population changes over time. That left the districts unbalanced, with some, like District A with more people than the average and others, like District C with fewer people than the average in the city. “It is well overdue. This is probably 40 years overdue for realigning our districts,” council member Lisa Shanahan said.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | David Muccigrosso |Diana Paladino |James Cahn |Dawn Calle
The 46th annual Oyster Festival opens this Friday for three days of music, rides, food, entertainment, crafts and, of course — oysters galore. NoN has posted the full schedule of events separately. New this year: private parties are available at the new Sheffield Pavilion, for 20 to up to 200 people.
