no imageOpinion: Building purchase will lead to a community center for all
Our community took a huge loss when the Norwalk YMCA closed its doors at the end of 2012. Since... (Read more)
9 / 4 / 2018
Letters archive
Showing 9/4/2018 to 3/11/2018
no imageno imageOp-Ed: A remarkable change in Norwalk high schools
During last year’s budget debate, I argued the city had been in denial when it comes to the cumulative... (Read more)
9 / 4 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Vote yes for Innovation District
As a resident and strong supporter of Norwalk for decades, and a small business owner, I strongly support the... (Read more)
9 / 3 / 2018
no imageOpinion: The saga of Oak Hills
Once upon a time nine of 100 people who lived in Norwalk wanted to play golf. But not... (Read more)
9 / 2 / 2018
no imageThank you Leah Bornstein for standing up to insensitivity
To The Editor: I want to thank Leah Bornstein, the New York resident, who, after seeing that Restaurant 323... (Read more)
8 / 23 / 2018
no imageFrom one candidate to another
This is an open letter to Colin Hosten, Working Families Party candidate for State Representative in District 140. Dear... (Read more)
8 / 16 / 2018
no imageTaxes will be interesting in another decade
City property taxes due on August 1st reminds us that Norwalk is still a commuter city with housing accounting... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2018
no imageVote for Hosten, the kind of person Norwalk needs in Hartford
I have lived in Norwalk since 1950. I taught art in the Norwalk public schools from 1973 to 2000. ... (Read more)
7 / 27 / 2018
no imageFor Lieutenant Governor: Leadership that listens
On August 14th, primary elections will be held to select candidates for Connecticut state offices, including that of Lieutenant... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2018
no imageWhere are the peacemakers?
I really appreciate that the City of Norwalk wants to reopen a social service agency to service Norwalk’s low-income... (Read more)
7 / 19 / 2018
Reflections from the Norwalk Lit Crawl
Once a year, Norwalk comes together to read aloud the literature that moves us. We share pain, loss, transformation,... (Read more)
6 / 24 / 2018
Honoring ‘Mr. P,’ Columbus Magnet’s founding principal
Updated, 4:47pm: Copy edit Arthur J. Perschino, 86, founding principal of the Columbus Magnet School, passed away June 14... (Read more)
6 / 21 / 2018
no imageManaging a smarter city
One of the first things you learn in business school is that you can’t manage what you don’t know.... (Read more)
6 / 10 / 2018
How yoga can help nature
Audrey Cozzarin is a Norwalk resident, and member of the Oak Hills Park Nature Advisory Committee. She teaches the... (Read more)
6 / 10 / 2018
no imageConsultant needed in Norwalk’s proposed reorganization
This is an open letter to members of the Common Council, Mayor Harry Rilling and Assistant to the Mayor Laoise... (Read more)
6 / 7 / 2018
The artist and the astronaut
Ilan Ramon, a colonel in the Israeli air force and one of seven astronauts killed on Feb. 1, 2003... (Read more)
5 / 28 / 2018
no imageIn defense of the lowly dandelion
Dandelions are popping up everywhere right now. I love seeing the bright yellow face of the dandelion flower, creating... (Read more)
5 / 27 / 2018
no imageA local rebuttal to comments by our Governor
Well, I understand that our outgoing Governor delivered 13 minutes of red meat Friday night for the Democratic Party... (Read more)
5 / 20 / 2018
no imageFrom the sublime to the ridiculous, by appointment only
Donna Smirniotopoulos is a member of the Coalition of Norwalk Neighborhood Associations (CNNA) Provisional Executive Committee and leads the neighborhood... (Read more)
5 / 20 / 2018
no imageThe farce in Syria
Good day, Editor, I recently met up with a gentleman who I have known for a number of... (Read more)
5 / 13 / 2018
Vote Langella for District B
Editor’s note: District B Democrats will meet May 7 to discuss recommending a new Council member, not vote, District... (Read more)
4 / 29 / 2018
no imageAn open letter about City planning and revenue
Lisa Brinton, a former mayoral candidate, recently said it’s too soon to say if she’s running for Mayor in 2019. Dear... (Read more)
4 / 29 / 2018
no imageNorwalk’s lost opportunity
City Hall has dropped the ball with the GGP opportunity for revitalizing our long shabby downtown. Several decades after... (Read more)
4 / 29 / 2018
no imageMake every day ‘Earth Day’
As a resident of Norwalk and citizen of planet earth, I recall the first “Earth Day” in 1970 when... (Read more)
4 / 22 / 2018
no imageSupport Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Handler
To the editor: I am writing in support of Mike Handler for Governor and to spread the word about... (Read more)
4 / 15 / 2018
Norwalk Library’s parking project has begun
To the Editor: The Norwalk Library Board is pleased to announce that construction started this week on the expansion... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2018
no imageSoul of the Republic II
Good day, Editor, Previously this writer loosed his criticisms on the proposed monstrosity opposite the East Norwalk Railroad Station;... (Read more)
4 / 1 / 2018
no imagePlease expand the HELP program
Hello, I’d like to say special thanks to the HELP program here in Norwalk, CT. My name is Natalia... (Read more)
4 / 1 / 2018
no imageSoul of the Republic, being played out in East Norwalk?
The Norwalk Zoning Commission’s public hearing on the mixed use development proposed for 230 East Ave. is expected to continue... (Read more)
3 / 20 / 2018
no imageSuppose we were serious about curbing gun violence?
First question is whether we can really curb our gun violence epidemic with 300 million guns in circulation, 100... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2018