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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Bryan Meek |David Muccigrosso |Priscilla Feral
NORWALK, Conn. — The City of Norwalk is set to host its third annual Early Childhood Community Event on Saturday, March 15, at The SoNo Collection from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event, organized by the city’s Early Childhood Coordinator, aims to provide families with young children access to educational resources, interactive activities, and free books. Last year’s event drew more than 250 attendees, including parents, caregivers, and young children.
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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Bryan Meek |Priscilla Feral |Thomas Belmont
NORWALK, Conn. — As Norwalk officials navigate the annual budget process, understanding the difference between the capital and operating budgets is crucial for taxpayers, business owners, and city leaders alike. These two financial plans serve distinct purposes in funding city services, infrastructure, and long-term projects. According to Jared D.
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1 month ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Bryan Meek |Priscilla Feral |Thomas Belmont
NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Public Library will present “Frederick Douglass Comes to Norwalk” on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at the Main Library, 1 Belden Avenue. The event will feature Nathan M. Richardson, a renowned Frederick Douglass historian and performance artist, in a living history portrayal of the famed abolitionist, writer, and orator. The program, initially planned for Black History Month in February, will now take place during Women’s History Month in March.
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2 months ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Diane Lauricella |Susan Wallerstein |Priscilla Feral
It is important and poignant to recall the hard life of Mary Ball Washington, who struggled – mostly alone – to raise our Founding Father. Historians have left us with inaccurate and mostly unpleasant accounts of her long and laborious years. After George Washington’s death, historians canonized him and his mother, too. But unlike George’s enduring sainthood, praise for Mary was short-lived.
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2 months ago | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Ashley Smith |Michael McGuire |Priscilla Feral |Bryan Meek
NORWALK, Conn. — The City of Norwalk has released an Affordable Housing Action Plan outlining strategies to tackle the growing housing cost burden that affects nearly 40% of residents. With median home values surging to $586,800 and rental prices soaring beyond the reach of lower-income families, the plan aims to expand affordable housing options through zoning reforms, financial incentives, and public-private partnerships.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Harold F. Cobin |Elsa Peterson Obuchowski |Priscilla Feral |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
Construction will begin next week on the first phase of a $27 million project to revitalize the Wall Street area, which Mayor Harry Rilling said “used to be a thriving, vibrant area” that has struggled mightily since devastating storms in 1955. “There were studies done trying to revitalize this area. I’m very proud of our administration finally going to be doing something,” Rilling said Tuesday as he presided over a groundbreaking ceremony attended by city and state officials.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Kelly Prinz |Elsa Peterson Obuchowski |Priscilla Feral |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
City officials laid out for South Norwalk residents a look at plans to improve travel, access, and aesthetics in and around the train station and highlighted a $14 million 2024 grant that will fund improvements along the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard corridor. The designs outlined Tuesday by Jim Travers, the city’s director of Transportation, Mobility and Parking, came out of multiple community meetings.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Nancy Chapman |Elsa Peterson Obuchowski |Priscilla Feral |John S. O’Neill |John O’neill
We are appalled by the recent Instagram post by State Senator Bob Duff of Norwalk and Darien, where he shared a video comparing Hitler to former President Donald Trump. In the post, Duff wrote, “While the fascist rally starring Hitler 2.0 is ongoing at MSG, I thought this would be a good time to post this video.”Our Response: There is no appropriate time for incendiary comparisons or divisive rhetoric. Sharing content like this is unnecessary and dismissive of those whose opinions may differ.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
ctinsider.com | Priscilla Feral
Legislators and animal advocates are hoping the HBO docuseries “Chimp Crazy” — which is now streaming — will help get the federal Captive Primate Safety Act across the finish line by the end of the year. The legislation would make it illegal to keep primates as pets in the United States and prohibit interstate commerce of primates. The truth is the legislation should have passed when it was first introduced in 2009, after Travis, a chimpanzee exploited as a pet in Stamford, attacked Charla Nash.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
nancyonnorwalk.com | Harold F. Cobin |Mike Murray |Bryan Meek |Priscilla Feral
School system and City Hall officials praised the dual benefits of the new Tracy Magnet School multi-purpose track Thursday during a ribbon cutting ceremony. “This has had such an amazing impact on our school community,” said Tracy School Principal Lindsay Esposito.
