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HR consultants look under NPS’ hood, suggest tune ups
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Public Schools needs to be more responsive to its employees and to its potential employees, two consultants said. The district’s website needs to highlight the “higher salaries” paid to teachers, as a recruitment tool. Paul Tate and Tatia Prieto of Prismatic Services outlined steps NPS can take to attract and retain…
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Opinion: Norwalk’s Democratic Party diversity should be its strength, not its weakness
Bruce Kimmel is a Democrat and an at-large member of the Common Council. Norwalk is a fascinating combination of urban, suburban and rural communities. We have rivers, the Long Island Sound, and lovely beaches. Our parks are beautiful and well kept, our woodlands are in excellent shape. Plus, how many cities can claim to have…
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Embattled Norwalk fire chief’s visit with NAACP gets testy
NORWALK, Conn. — Things got a little heated when Norwalk Fire Chief Denis McCarthy met with the Norwalk Branch NAACP on Thursday, multiple sources agree. Former Firefighter Andre Williams, one of McCarthy’s harshest critics, caught the chief in “lies,” one attendee said. Norwalk Branch NAACP President Darnell Crosland said McCarthy was grilled, and the Rev.…
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Crosland demands that more be done to increase diversity of Norwalk Fire Department
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk and Stamford might team up in an effort to increase the diversity in their fire departments, Norwalk Fire Chief Denis McCarthy said Friday. The comments come one day after Stamford announced that it must discard its firefighter exam because it is discriminatory, and one day after McCarthy reportedly was on the…
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Opinion: Norwalk Fire Department has high hiring standards and diversity goals
Denis McCarthy is chief of the Norwalk Fire Department. Although steeped in tradition, we are also a progressive department. We strive for excellence in everything we do. I would like to explain the importance of having a diverse fire department; our ongoing efforts to create diversity and the critical role we all play in helping…
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Norwalk Police Department looks toward possible promotions
NORWALK, Conn. – It’s possible that there may soon be more diversity among the Norwalk Police Department’s upper ranks, as talks are underway about promotions. Although diversity at the police department was a topic at last week’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Harry Rilling said the police promotion list is expiring in February, and there are…
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Mosby criticizes lack of diversity in Norwalk Public Schools
NORWALK, Conn. – Complaints about lack of diversity and needed help for minority and disadvantaged children continue from one of Norwalk’s most vocal citizens. John Mosby’s latest speech to the Board of Education touched on the separation between the city and the board, the lack of black and Hispanic teachers and the recent West Norwalk…
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Rilling: I will evaluate Norwalk department heads, when possible
NORWALK, Conn. – Unlike the chief executive officer of a private corporation, Norwalk’s mayor does not have the ability to evaluate department heads and act accordingly. So said Mayor Harry Rilling at the recent West Norwalk Mayor’s Night Out in response to questions from Farhan Memon.
