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6 days ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Justin Matley |Drew Todd |Bryan Meek
NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Ordinance Committee on April 15 advanced a proposed ordinance that would allow the city to install automated traffic enforcement safety devices (ATESD)—commonly known as speed and red-light cameras—in select areas. “We are, through this ordinance, implementing the use of traffic and speed cameras,” said Norwalk Chief of Staff Tom Livingston.
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6 days ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Justin Matley |Drew Todd |Bryan Meek
STAMFORD, Conn. — The jury trial for Ellen Wink, a former Norwalk Republican deputy registrar of voters charged with the 2022 fatal shooting of her tenant, is scheduled to begin on April 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Stamford Superior Court.Wink is accused of shooting Kurt Lametta inside a Nelson Avenue home on January 20, 2022.
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2 weeks ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Patrick Cooper |Justin Matley |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
NORWALK, CONN. — The final chapter of Norwalk’s controversial White Barn Theater redevelopment is drawing closer as the city considers releasing funds tied to environmental protections on the site. During its April 8 meeting, the Norwalk Conservation Commission reviewed a request from Alexis Cherichetti, the city’s senior environmental officer, to partially release performance bonds associated with the conservation development on Cranbury Road.
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2 weeks ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Patrick Cooper |Justin Matley |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
NORWALK, Conn. — Dreamy Hollow is finally seeing relief after years of chronic flooding, thanks to a $10.2 million flood mitigation project celebrated this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and praise from city leaders, engineers, and residents. “This project is expected to reduce flooding in the area by 29 percent, which is significant,” said Mayor Harry Rilling during remarks at the event.
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2 weeks ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Patrick Cooper |Justin Matley |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
NORWALK, Conn. — Emmy-winning science correspondent and author David Pogue will take the stage at Norwalk’s Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 26 at 11 a.m. to present “10 Reasons for Climate Hope (…And 10 Actions You Can Take Now!).” The event will be held at Mill Hill Historic Park, 2 East Wall St., as part of the annual celebration of environmental awareness and community action.
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2 weeks ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Patrick Cooper |Justin Matley |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk High School Parents Club is calling on the community for support as the temporary closure of the school’s concession stand poses a major fundraising challenge. The closure, due to the ongoing construction of the new Norwalk High School building, has disrupted a key source of funding that typically helps support scholarships, extracurricular clubs, teacher requests, graduation activities, and other student-centered initiatives.
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1 month ago | 
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.
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1 month ago | 
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.
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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Justin Matley |David Muccigrosso |Mike Mushak
NORWALK, Conn. — The recent decision by the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) to lower Norwalk’s capital budget cap by $20 million continues to raise concerns—not just about whether the BET had the authority to impose the cut, but also about whether the board fully understood the financial implications of its decision. Now, in response to the controversy, the Norwalk Charter Revision Commission is actively considering clarifications to prevent similar budget disputes in the future.
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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Bryan Meek |Justin Matley
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s 2024 net Grand List has increased to approximately $16.2 billion, marking a 5.37% rise—or $826 million—from $15.38 billion in 2023, according to newly released municipal assessment data. The Grand List, which accounts for the city’s total taxable property—including real estate, motor vehicles, and personal property—continues its upward trend, driven primarily by rising property values.
