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LMMM presents ‘Baseball: Stories & History of America’s Favorite Pastime’
Baseball talk! Legendary NY Mets Hall-Of-Famer and Gold Glove Award winner Ron Darling will discuss the sport with baseball journalist/author/public relations director, Bob Wirz and prominent baseball attorney Kelley Franco Throop when the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum presents “Baseball: Stories & History of America’s Favorite Pastime.” It’s on Sunday Nov. 5 from 2 until 4 p.m. at…
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A Norwalk photo #186
Forever Sweet Bakery, located at 235 Main Ave., is collecting diapers for National Diaper Week through Oct. 4, owners Sky and Frances Mercede said. You’ll get a free cupcake for every package of diapers you bring, up to a maximum of a dozen for each person. Any brand of diapers is acceptable.
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Norwalk political notes: The election develops
Doug Hempstead is running for a Board of Education seat; Pleasants to be Dem’s new District A BoE candidate; Meek seeks to increase Republican turnout.
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Norwalk plans $50M wastewater treatment upgrade to meet consent order requirements
Norwalk is poised to spend $50 million on its wastewater treatment system to meet the second set of requirements laid out in the consent order the City recently signed with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), though not in the way originally imagined. In addition, the Water Pollution Control Authority aspires to…
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Norwalk photos: Grumman Avenue overpass
Work on the Grumman Avenue overpass has nearly come to completion with the installation of a refurbished decorative railing, to restore the historic bridge appearance as required. Cristiano & Son of New Britain did the painting and NikLyn Corp. of New Haven did the metal restoration, according to Connecticut Department of Transportation Communications Manager Josh…
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Norwalk Republicans endorse Independents, causing ‘disappointment,’ member’s exit
Norwalk Republicans have swapped out five of the candidates they announced in July for Independent candidates presented by Lisa Brinton in August. The cross endorsements prompted one jilted candidate to resign from the Republican Executive Committee and sharply criticize Republican Town Committee Chairman Fred Wilms. Former Republican Common Council member Tom Keegan, speaking from Florida,…
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Norwalk’s water commissions oppose Industrial Waterfront Land Use Plan
Planning and Zoning Commissioners plan to take action Wednesday on a Norwalk Industrial Waterfront Land Use Plan, after a public hearing. They’ll need a two-thirds vote in favor, as the Harbor Management Commission declined to make a favorable recommendation. The Mayor’s Water Quality Committee and the Shellfish Commission also oppose the plan.
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Melendez steps down, Hosten named interim DTC Chairman
Eloisa Melendez stepped down from her role as Democratic Town Committee chairwoman Monday, seven months ahead of her term’s end and during an election season. Norwalk Democrats elected Colin Hosten to lead their party. Melendez has served a decade in Norwalk politics, beginning in 2013 when at age 19 she was elected to the Common…
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Man stabbed Sunday on Ely Avenue
A man was stabbed Sunday afternoon on Ely Avenue, Norwalk Police said. Another man has been arrested and charged. The incident is not connected to Saturday night’s shooting on Ely Avenue, Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said. The 911 call about a man stabbed in front of 23 Ely Ave. came in at 2:02 p.m., the news…
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Norwalk Police investigate Saturday night shooting
Three people were shot Saturday night at Roodner Court, Norwalk Police said. The 911 call reporting that a person had been shot at 261 Ely Ave. came in at 10:12 p.m., a news release said. Officers arrived within two minutes and found two victims, a man who had been shot in the back and a…
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Patriot Bank seeks to foreclose on Wall Street Theater loan
Patriot Bank and The Wall Street Theater are duking it out in court over a $3 million “permanent loan.” Patriot, in a July filing, seeks to foreclose on an $8.8 million loan the bank says the nonprofit has defaulted on. Wall Street, in filings on that case and in a lawsuit filed in June, states…
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Révolus declines recount; Wiggins is official winner
Dajuan Wiggins’ District B primary win Tuesday will stand without a recount, Norwalk Democratic Registrar Stuart Wells said Friday. Incumbent Common Council member Diana Révolus informed registrars that she no longer wanted a recount. Wiggins will join incumbent Council member Darlene Young on the ballot as the two Democratic candidates to represent District B on…
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Meek cites NPD HQ shortcomings in criticism of new Norwalk High School plan
If you want a glimpse into the possible future of the new Norwalk High School, look at the state of Norwalk Police headquarters showers, Common Council member Bryan Meek (R-District D) said Tuesday. “Clearly, shortcuts were taken, right, on design and quality. And it just gives me a lot of pause when I see us…
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Costco plans to demolish Doubletree, expand parking area
Costco would demolish the Doubletree Hotel and expand its parking garage, creating an entrance to the underground deck from Connecticut Avenue, under an application in front of the Norwalk Conservation Commission. This would improve Connecticut Avenue traffic and improve the environmental conditions along the Five Mile River, representatives said at the Commission’s Tuesday meeting. “The…
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Young, Wiggins top Democratic District B primary for Council endorsements; Révolus out, pending recount
Democratic District B voters spoke Tuesday, upending the Democratic Town Committee’s choice of Common Council candidates. While incumbent Council member Darlene Young handily retained her endorsement by getting the most votes, challenger Dajuan Wiggins bested incumbent Diana Révolus. The margin is close enough that Révolus automatically qualifies for a recount, Democratic Registrar Stuart Wells said.…
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Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission approves plan for apartments, retail at former YMCA Site
A new mixed-use development, featuring more than 200 apartments, a first-floor restaurant, and amenity spaces was approved at the site of the former YMCA site on West Avenue. Randy Salvatore, the owner of RMS, which is developing the site, said that this is their latest project in Norwalk, which include spots like Hotel Zero Degrees…
