Opinion: No, Wall Street is not cursed
This opinion piece by Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Tim Sheehan is the second part of a series posing the... (Read more)
5 / 20 / 2018
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Showing 5/20/2018 to 1/28/2018
no imageOpinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to all those who participated in April’s Norwalk... (Read more)
5 / 19 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Don’t forget education when reorganizing city government
Bruce Kimmel is a Board of Education member and a former Common Council member. Mayor Rilling recently proposed a... (Read more)
5 / 17 / 2018
no imageOpinion:Bipartisan budget provides funding for seniors, education, towns and transportation
After months of negotiations, Democrats and Republicans have worked together to produce another bipartisan budget that invests in our... (Read more)
5 / 15 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to the Norwalk Housing Authority’s (NHA) STEM Coordinator... (Read more)
5 / 13 / 2018
Opinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Connecticut Data Collaborative for bringing the CTData... (Read more)
5 / 5 / 2018
Opinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Norwalk Education Foundation (NEF) for fostering Norwalk... (Read more)
4 / 22 / 2018
Opinion: Our real bucket list
Norwalk resident William McEvoy died of a heart attack on March 16th at age 51. At the time of... (Read more)
4 / 15 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Three bills in the state legislature
State Rep. Fred Wilms, a Republican, represents District 142. This week we started voting on proposed bills on the... (Read more)
4 / 15 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Childhood Conversations, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and Together We... (Read more)
4 / 15 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Norwalk’s Roton Middle School, one of 18... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2018
Norwalk Board of Education should accept Rilling’s offer
Correction, 7:30 p.m.: NHS. Barbara Smyth is an At-Large Common Council member and a teacher at Norwalk High School.... (Read more)
4 / 1 / 2018
Opinion: Bridging the education budget gap with a financially responsible approach
Thomas Hamilton is Norwalk Public Schools Chief Financial Officer and former Norwalk Finance Director. Under the strategies outlined in... (Read more)
4 / 1 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to all the young people from Norwalk, the... (Read more)
4 / 1 / 2018
no imageOpinion: A win-win budget plan for Norwalk
As members of the Norwalk Board of Education’s Finance Committee (two Democrats, two Republicans), we believe the city’s Board... (Read more)
3 / 27 / 2018
Opinion: Three important bills
This week was very important for the Democratic Values Agenda as three bills critical to economic security for women and families... (Read more)
3 / 25 / 2018
Opinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Shout Out to Norwalk Public Schools for introducing a new online registration system for parents of Kindergartners and other new students. The new... (Read more)
3 / 25 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Our libraries need ‘net neutrality’ restored
Alex Knopp is president of the Norwalk Public Library Board of Directors and served as Mayor of Norwalk from... (Read more)
3 / 18 / 2018
Opinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Shout Out to Norwalk ACTS’ TEAM Summer for launching the 2018 Summer Resource Portal this week. The TEAM Summer... (Read more)
3 / 18 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Recognizing Norwalk Public Schools SpEd employees
Providing Norwalk Public School staff with professional development opportunities is an important part of achieving goals that align with... (Read more)
3 / 18 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Our students deserve a quality education now, not later
We, the members of the Norwalk Board of Education’s Finance Committee (two Democrats, two Republicans), believe city officials had... (Read more)
3 / 6 / 2018
no imageOpinion: ‘Gun control’ needs to be balanced with improved mental health care
Updated, 1:41 a.m., March 5: Minor revisions. I was supposed to write a piece for Black History Month. Thank... (Read more)
3 / 4 / 2018
Opinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shout outs
Anthony Allison is the director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to Norwalk Public Schools (NPS) for working to continuously... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Fighting for earned family medical leave, net neutrality
This week, our Earned Family Medical Leave proposal cleared its first procedural hurdle needed to pass into law. Once... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2018
Opinion: Reject ‘guns for anyone everywhere bill,’ enact gun control
We send our love, support and prayers to the students, staff, first responders and community members of Parkland, Florida,... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Response to Gov. Malloy’s State of the State address
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, we convened for the ceremonial Opening Day of the new legislative session. This year’s short... (Read more)
2 / 11 / 2018
Opinion: Repeal the ‘Doomsday Bond Covenant’
Alex Knopp served as Mayor of Norwalk from 2001-2005 and as State Representative from 1987-2001. He has been a... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Proud to recognize African American History Month
This essay was published as part of the packet for the Jan. 16 Board of Education meeting. The Norwalk Board of... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Honoring the Carver Center
This essay was published as part of the packet for the Oct. 17 Board of Education meeting. The Norwalk Board of... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2018
no imageOpinion: Norwalk ACTS director’s weekly shoutouts
Anthony Allison is the executive director of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to the 239 caring adults who participate in... (Read more)
1 / 28 / 2018