NPS, struggling with COVID, looks to Remote Learning 2.0
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Public Schools is re-tuning its efforts as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, hoping to keep... (Read more)
12 / 16 / 2020
Stories tagged COVID-19
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COVID-19 vaccine controversy highlighted by Westport ‘warrior’
NORWALK, Conn. — As Norwalk healthcare workers prepare to administer vaccines for COVID-19, a Westport chiropractor is telling anyone... (Read more)
12 / 15 / 2020
COVID-19 takes a toll
NORWALK, Conn. — Three more Norwalk elders have died due to COVID-19, Mayor Harry Rilling’s Friday update indicates. Kendall... (Read more)
12 / 12 / 2020
COVID-19: West Rocks closes
NORWALK, Conn. —West Rocks Middle School has joined the list of closed Norwalk Public Schools facilities. “NPS was notified... (Read more)
12 / 11 / 2020
Over 14,000 sign petition calling for governor to close schools unless safety recommendations are met
Leaders from the state’s largest education unions gathered outside the state Capitol on Thursday to call on Gov. Ned... (Read more)
12 / 11 / 2020
no imageCOVID-19: Three schools close
Updated, 12:03 p.m.: Another school closing. NORWALK, Conn. — Three additional Norwalk schools have closed due to COVID-19. Cranbury... (Read more)
12 / 10 / 2020
no imageCOVID-19: Tragic losses; school closures
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk has lost another three citizens to COVID-19 and two more schools have switched to remote... (Read more)
12 / 9 / 2020
First doses of COVID vaccine could be administered in CT in mid-December
About 380,000 health care workers, nursing home residents and first responders will have received the first doses of an... (Read more)
12 / 6 / 2020
no imageCOVID-19: Roton closes, Norwalk prepares to vaccinate
NORWALK, Conn. — Roton Middle School has joined the list of Norwalk schools on remote learning, and the City... (Read more)
12 / 2 / 2020
Lamont urges residents to temper holiday gatherings to guard against COVID spread
Rebuffs call from teachers’ unions to end in-school instruction after Thanksgiving Gov. Ned Lamont appealed Monday for Connecticut residents... (Read more)
11 / 24 / 2020
no imagePlease – stay home
Dear Norwalk, Fairfield County, State of Connecticut, Everyone: I am quite sad today as I look at the news,... (Read more)
11 / 21 / 2020
no imageTesting, school protocols, resource needs highlight Norwalk’s COVID town hall
NORWALK, Conn. – With the number of cases continuing to rise across Norwalk, the state of Connecticut, and across... (Read more)
11 / 20 / 2020
ICYMI headlines: Former Norwalk HR director arrested, D’Amelio misstep
NORWALK, Conn. — Here is a list of recent headlines of note, from a COVID-19 vaccination roundup to a... (Read more)
11 / 20 / 2020
Norwalk school officials review contact tracing procedures
NORWALK, Conn. — What happens when there is a positive COVID-19 case in Norwalk Public Schools? That was a... (Read more)
11 / 19 / 2020
no imageMember of Lamont’s security detail tests positive for COVID-19
Rilling announces one Norwalk death A member of Gov. Ned Lamont’s security detail tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday, marking... (Read more)
11 / 19 / 2020
no imageTaking a toll
What is it like inside the schools for many teachers at this time? There is nothing normal about being... (Read more)
11 / 15 / 2020
COVID-19: ‘Spreading at a rapid pace;’ school closes
NORWALK, Conn. — Some COVID-19 developments: Wolfpit closes Rilling’s update Town Hall planned Tax collectors may use window through... (Read more)
11 / 14 / 2020
Lamont quarantines as spokesman tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Ned Lamont and his top aides began a 14-day self-quarantine Friday night after the governor’s communications director, Max... (Read more)
11 / 14 / 2020
Norwalk photos: COVID-19 testing
NORWALK, Conn. — Claire Schoen took these photos Thursday of the first COVID-19 testing in Veterans Park. The Day... (Read more)
11 / 13 / 2020
Pfizer could have 50 million coronavirus vaccine doses manufactured by year’s end
A limited supply of coronavirus vaccine could be available for some of Connecticut’s care providers and most vulnerable residents... (Read more)
11 / 10 / 2020
COVID-19 reaches City Hall; West Rocks goes remote
NORWALK, Conn. — The latest in COVID-19 news: Norwalk is in red alert status for a third consecutive week.... (Read more)
11 / 6 / 2020
With COVID cases on the rise, Lamont limits private gatherings to 10 people
With increased rates of positive COVID-19 tests in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday announced a new restriction on... (Read more)
11 / 6 / 2020
During the peak of the pandemic, deaths in Connecticut increased by 55 percent. COVID-19 accounted for almost all of them.
When the stack of death certificates began piling up in Patty Ulatowski’s office in Bridgeport in April, the extent... (Read more)
11 / 3 / 2020
Norwalk political notes: Not sick, a baby and a jab
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political notes for you: Rilling out of quarantine Youngest meeting participant ever? Rilling jabs... (Read more)
10 / 31 / 2020
Crosland slams Lamont Tweet as ‘almost’ blaming Black people for COVID
NORWALK, Conn. – Attorney Darnell Crosland is accusing Gov. Ned Lamont of being racially insensitive. Lamont, on Tuesday, highlighted... (Read more)
10 / 29 / 2020
no imageHave a safe Halloween at the Norwalk Public Library
The Norwalk Public Library at both the Belden Avenue and SoNo Branch locations will be offering a safe Halloween... (Read more)
10 / 28 / 2020
Rilling: COVID-19 spike may close schools; he’s in quarantine
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Public Schools may be on full remote learning soon, Mayor Harry Rilling said Monday. Rilling... (Read more)
10 / 27 / 2020
COVID-19: NPS considers closing middle and high schools; Rilling maintains Phase 3
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk middle and high schools may close in response to the increasing COVID-19 numbers. The potential... (Read more)
10 / 25 / 2020
Connecticut’s COVID alert map gets redder – Norwalk named to list
Positive test rate at 2.3% The novel coronavirus is spreading in Connecticut with COVID-19 cases increasing in the I-84... (Read more)
10 / 23 / 2020
COVID-19 closes BMHS, spike prompts call for renewed vigilance
NORWALK, Conn. – Brien McMahon High School and the Center for Global Studies will remain closed through Nov. 2... (Read more)
10 / 21 / 2020