Edward Fontaine

3 weeks ago | nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Edward Fontaine |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill |Jane Lassner

NORWALK, Conn. — A waterfront evening of cocktails, music, and community spirit will serve a deeper purpose this week: helping to fill widening gaps in social service funding across Fairfield County. The Human Services Council (HSC) will host its annual Sunset Stroll summer gala on Thursday, June 5, at The Point at Norwalk Cove.

Mar 24, 2025 | nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Edward Fontaine |Justin Matley |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill

NORWALK, Conn. — At this year’s Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) operating budget hearings, one phrase repeated like a mantra: “Two and two and a half percent.” That was the mayor’s mandate to every department—no matter the level of need, no matter the scale of service. No department, except for education, could ask for more.

Mar 24, 2025 | nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Edward Fontaine |Justin Matley |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill

NORWALK, Conn. — Common Council member Darlene Young has officially filed to run for mayor of Norwalk. A longtime public servant, Young has worked in various city roles, including Assistant City Clerk, Youth Services Program Manager, and coordinator of the DOJ’s Weed & Seed Initiative. Young has been an advocate for charter revision, housing equity, and police oversight, previously expressing support for a Civilian Police Review Board and policies to address affordable housing and sustainability.