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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Elsa Peterson Obuchowski |David Muccigrosso |Paul Lanning
NORWALK, Conn. —The Norwalk Charter Revision Commission will hold its second and final public hearing on Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at Norwalk City Hall. The hearing, which will also be accessible via Zoom, is part of the commission’s efforts to gather public input before submitting its final recommendations for changes to the City Charter. The Common Council established the Charter Revision Commission in fall 2024.
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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Elsa Peterson Obuchowski |David Muccigrosso |Paul Lanning
NORWALK, Conn. — The Maritime Aquarium has launched a new vessel, the R/V Sound Explorer. “I’m thrilled to be getting back out on the water and welcome our visitors on our new vessel, the R/V Sound Explorer,” said Nikki Rosenfeld, the boat Captain and Associate Director of the Aquarium. The vessel will be used as a floating classroom, with various programming, including a life encounter cruise.
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2 months ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Becca Stoll |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill |Paul Lanning
NORWALK, Conn. — The fourth annual Norwalk Earth Day Festival will take place Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Norwalk Green, featuring more than 85 exhibitors, live music, family activities, and a community cleanup effort earlier in the day. The festival has grown from a small neighborhood gathering into a regional event.
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2 months ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Becca Stoll |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill |Paul Lanning
NORWALK, Conn. — The First Taxing District Water Department is moving forward with a “shovel-ready” project to treat PFAS contamination in its supplemental water supply, according to a statement from General Manager Eleanor Militana.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Becca Stoll |Skip Hagerty |Paul Lanning
NORWALK, Conn. — As housing costs continue to rise and available land for development dwindles, Norwalk officials and residents are grappling with how to address the city’s growing affordable housing crisis. A recent Affordable Housing Ad Hoc Committee discussion highlighted key obstacles, including the need for long-term planning, policy changes, and better use of existing resources. During the Feb.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Harold F. Cobin |Paul Lanning |Diane Lauricella |Bryan Meek
Seven months to the day after the Fairfield Avenue bridge sagged and fractured under the intense heat of a gasoline-fueled fire, its replacement opened Monday carrying traffic and pedestrians over Interstate 95. “It was a coordinated sprint to today,” said Garrett Eucalitto, commissioner of the state Dept. of Transportation, describing how the replacement bridge was completed months earlier than scheduled and under its projected cost.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kelly Prinz |Bryan Meek |Paul Lanning |Ana Tabachneck
Invest in recruiting and retaining teachers. Subsidize student transportation costs. Improve post-graduate opportunities for high school students, particularly those not college-bound. Those were among the spending priorities Norwalk community members proposed at a public “town hall” forum with school district officials. Dozens of parents, community members, teachers, principals, and staff gathered at Nathan Middle School for the encounter last Thursday.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Paul Lanning |Ana Tabachneck
The Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the city to “purchase, acquire, take and/or eminent domain” an abandoned rail spur near the new South Norwalk School. The property, which abuts 1 Meadow Street Ext. on one side and South Main Street on the other side, has been owned by Ceja Properties, LLC since 2020. According to city officials, the city has been trying to purchase the property for more than a year, but the two sides are far apart on price.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Paul Lanning |Tysen Canevari |Thomas Belmont |Mike Murray
Norwalkers’ ability to know their city has leapt forward with the debut of Norwalk ACTS’ new “Civic Engagement Dashboard”. Just about anything you’d want to learn about the local electorate can be readily accessed there. You’ll find registered voter data, district maps, and a vast trove of demographic details. The easy-to-navigate database joins five similarly incisive Norwalk Data Dashboards already in place at Data – Norwalk ACTS.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Paul Lanning |Bryan Meek |Michael McGuire |Tysen Canevari
Norwalk’s 10th annual Tax Sale is planned for Monday Sep. 9, at 4 p.m. (or whenever bidder registration concludes) in the concert hall at 125 East Avenue, according to the City’s website. Bidder registration will start at 3 p.m. The Tax Collector’s office will close at 2 p.m.Fifty-seven properties with unpaid taxes remain in the sale as of August 6. Properties whose back taxes are subsequently paid prior to the sale date will be taken off the list.
