no imageYou can fight anti-AAPI violence
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) strongly condemns recent anti-AAPI (Asian American and Pacific... (Read more)
4 / 12 / 2021
Letters archive
Showing 4/12/2021 to 12/2/2020
no imageno imageBMHS softball field would destroy school’s balance with Highland Avenue community
I am writing to make the Norwalk community aware of the major renovation planned for the Brien McMahon softball field at... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2021
no imageJust say no to White Barn development
Take a Last Stand and Say NO to White Barn Theatre permit transfer. Tuesday 3/23 Conservation Commission Agenda Section... (Read more)
3 / 23 / 2021
Quakers and solitary confinement: We thought it was a good idea. Now we don’t!
If ever there was an institution exemplifying the adage “the road to hell is paved with good intentions,” solitary... (Read more)
3 / 19 / 2021
no imageNorwalk Public Library deserves full funding in capital budget
On behalf of the Norwalk Public Library, I would like to offer a slight revision to the Nancy on... (Read more)
3 / 17 / 2021
2021 first day of spring, sort of…
Early January was our last time on the water rowing at Maritime Rowing Club upriver in Norwalk. Our club... (Read more)
3 / 13 / 2021
no imageNorwalk needs a citizen review board for its police department
This is an open letter to Mayor Harry Rilling and Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik. The Race and Social... (Read more)
3 / 5 / 2021
no imageThank you for helping others
Person-to-Person (P2P) would like to thank the community for supporting the record levels of assistance it has provided since... (Read more)
3 / 3 / 2021
no imageNorwalk youth sports still going strong
After a trying year for people from all walks of life, there is a glimmer of hope that some... (Read more)
2 / 27 / 2021
no imageOur perspective on the Norwalk education budget and Kydes amendment
Every February, like clockwork, our City budgets meet in the Thunderdome in what regularly feels like a “battle for... (Read more)
2 / 26 / 2021
Support NancyOnNorwalk this Giving Day
Dear Readers, Today is Giving Day, the annual fundraiser for local nonprofits, supported by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. You... (Read more)
2 / 25 / 2021
no imageNorwalk needs a Police Civilian Review Board
On Tuesday, Jan. 26th, NancyOnNorwalk published an article, Duff slams Kulhawik after NPD releases investigation results. Two issues concern... (Read more)
2 / 25 / 2021
Duff should step down from leadership role
I am appalled at Senator Bob Duff’s actions against parents and vaccine-injured children in Connecticut. On Tuesday, Feb. 16th, the... (Read more)
2 / 20 / 2021
no imageNPS needs 4.6% increase
As a long-time resident of Norwalk, I’m saddened by the attitude I encounter as a real estate agent: I... (Read more)
2 / 20 / 2021
no imageWho funds density?
The 2021-22 Norwalk City budget debate continues. Our mill rate is set to rise again, with a +/-4 percent... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2021
no imageYour voice needed: Operating Budget Cap Public Hearing Thursday at 6:30
Think of the phrase “Qui Tacit Consentiri” or “To remain silent is consent.” Tonight is one of the first... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2021
no imageFunding Norwalk Public Schools is an investment that will pay off
Tough budgets require us to step back and ask where our true priorities lie. Let’s take that point from... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2021
no imageFull funding for school budget
My son has had a difficult first year of school – as have almost everyone’s children this year. The... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2021
no imageConnecticut’s rich ain’t goin’ nowhere
Gov. Ned Lamont, our sturdy and steadfast champion against COVID, is unfortunately not quite so heroic on economics. Coming... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2021
no imageFix Connecticut’s unfair and regressive tax system
The year of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a strange one for our body politic. We all went into... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2021
no imageConnecticut’s future depends on strong cities
“Talent and employers are looking to locate in urban centers that have the density and the activity and the... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2021
no imageYour voice needed! Tonight, 2/3, at 6 p.m. sharp: Capital Budget Hearing
‘Tis the Season for the Annual Capital Budget review and your voice is needed to let the Planning Commission and... (Read more)
2 / 3 / 2021
no imageDuff should apologize to the Norwalk Police Department and his constituents
Editor’s note: This was sent as a press release. NancyOnNorwalk sent State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25) an... (Read more)
2 / 3 / 2021
no imageIt’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Death Camp in Poland, where it is estimated... (Read more)
1 / 27 / 2021
no imageSay no to Killingly Energy Center
Wilton Quaker Meeting opposes the construction of the Killingly Energy Center (KEC), a 650 MW electric generating plant fueled... (Read more)
1 / 14 / 2021
no imageThe Oak Hills restaurant dilemma — why it is what it is
The restaurant business is risky. Perfectly planned eateries are only as good as they perform after they open. Seventeen... (Read more)
1 / 4 / 2021
no imageIt’s not just about the restaurant
Mr. Dickens, the chair of the Oak Hills Park Authority (OHPA), claims the golf course in Oak Hills Park... (Read more)
12 / 23 / 2020
The benefits versus the cost of taking down the trees in Oak Hills Park
Jim Schell, the superintendent of the golf course in Oak Hills, and Eversource both want to remove trees from... (Read more)
12 / 10 / 2020
no imageNorden Park distribution center will further degrade East Norwalk
This is an open letter to the Norwalk Zoning Commission, Mayor Harry Rilling and District C Common Council members... (Read more)
12 / 3 / 2020
no imageTime for POKO court mediation
If there was ever a time for negotiation, now is the time. POKO Phase I has a new site... (Read more)
12 / 2 / 2020