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  • Seen and Heard in Norwalk: A contract, a lease, a historical piece

    NORWALK, Conn. – Here are some items of interest that were seen or heard recently in Norwalk, including one news story we haven’t shared with you yet: Aquarium lease renewed The new lease for the Maritime Aquarium was approved by the Common Council Tuesday without much comment, as it was on the consent agenda, lumped…

  • Rilling comes out against outsourcing, driving range plans

    NORWALK, Conn. – Harry Rilling is not a fan of outsourcing city services, nor is he a proponent of the Oak Hills Park Authority’s plan to build a driving range at the golf course. NancyOnNorwalk asked each of the candidates a series of questions on issues facing the city. Answers from candidates Matt Miklave and…

  • Old Norwalk recycling bins ignored by City Carting

    NORWALK, Conn. – It’s clear: Many Norwalk residents did not get the memo – or the Code Red call. The Spring Hill neighborhood featured many old-style recycling bins still full of discarded materials late Monday afternoon in spite of numerous attempts on the part of the city to notify Norwalkers of the change to single-stream…

  • Talking trash: Norwalk woman vows political action over garbage snafu

    NORWALK, Conn. – With a stench “like a decomposed corpse” wafting through her Norwalk Hospital neighborhood Thursday, a political neophyte promised political activism – she’s going to campaign to keep Common Council members who voted to outsource Norwalk’s garbage pickup from being re-elected. Zaida Brown, a 20-year resident of Woodbury Avenue, was not satisfied by…

  • Recommended budget calls for a Norwalk tax hike

    Updated, 1:22 p.m. with PowerPoint presentation NORWALK, Conn. – A 3.9 percent average tax increase for Norwalk property home owners was forecast  Monday night by Norwalk’s finance director. Thomas Hamilton recommended a $311 million operating budget to the Board of Estimate and Taxation, a 4.88 percent overall expenditure increase. The increase for the median single…