Posted on: September 20, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 20, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced that more than 100 years since the adoption of its Charter, a comprehensive recommended revision has been completed by the Charter Revision Commission and approved by the C...
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Posted on: September 15, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 15, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced its new free mobile bottle redemption pop-up events, beginning tomorrow, September 16, in partnership with EyeRecycle. These events will allow residents to recycle their c...
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Posted on: September 13, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 13, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced it’s hosting a free special mattress and box spring recycling collection this weekend. It will take place from 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM this Saturday, September 16 at the Norwalk...
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Posted on: September 12, 2023
(Norwalk, CT) – Today, September 12, 2023, Mayor Rilling released the following statement on the passing of former Norwalk State Senator Louis Ciccarello.
“Senator Louis Ciccarello was a treasure to Norwalk residents...
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Posted on: September 8, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 8, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced that it has mailed out all the adjusted motor vehicle tax bills following a previous announcement that some taxpayers received inaccurate motor vehicle tax bills.
Affected taxpayers w...
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Posted on: September 5, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 5, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced that he has activated cooling centers through Thursday, September 7, due to heat index values expected to reach into the 90s each day. The hot temperatures and high humidity can potentiall...
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Posted on: August 23, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 23, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced the debut of the Department of Recreation and Parks' online registration system. Through Active Net, an easy-to-use online platform, registration for recreation programming will be ...
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Posted on: August 9, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, the City of Norwalk announced that on Saturday, August 26, 2023, it will host a Household Hazardous Waste Day at Norwalk High School, located at 23 Calvin Murphy Drive, from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM. &nb...
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Posted on: August 4, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 4, 2023, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk received confirmation that all three major rating agencies, Moody's Investors Service, S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratin...
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Posted on: July 28, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) – On Friday, July 28, 2023, Mayor Harry Rilling announced that this Sunday, July 30, the City of Norwalk is kicking off its first SoNo Farmers Market event at Ryan Park. The SoNo Farmers Market will take place every oth...
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Posted on: July 27, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) – On Thursday, July 26, 2023, Mayor Harry Rilling announced the City of Norwalk's new official logo: "I Love Norwalk." Please see the City of Norwalk's official video of the new logo launch, ...
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Posted on: July 21, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 21, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced that the 5% of residents who received tax bills in the mail with inaccuracies will receive an amended, corrected tax bill in the mail stamped “Revised Tax Bil...
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Posted on: July 21, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, Mayor Rilling announced that Norwalk’s Annual Summer Jazz Concert Series kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, July 22, at 7:00 PM, at SONO 50 on Washington Street. For the second year in a row, the City’s Recreation an...
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Posted on: July 18, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) – On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling congratulated the Norwalk Police Department for being accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) once again. The CALEA Acc...
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Posted on: July 5, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 5, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced that residents will have until Monday, August 7, 2023, to pay their property tax bills and sewer use charges without interest. Property tax bills include real estate, mo...
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Posted on: June 27, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 27, 2023, Mayor Rilling highlighted how the City of Norwalk was recently recognized by CT Insider, Fortune Magazine and Livability.com, as a top City to live in.
“I believe Norwalk has been on the rise for qu...
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Posted on: June 23, 2023
(Norwalk, CT) – Today, June 23, 2023, Mayor Rilling and Norwalk Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Estrella released the following statement regarding a video capturing a group of youth on a Nathan Hale Middle School field making racist remarks c...
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Posted on: June 16, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 16, Mayor Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk has launched a Norwalk Air Quality Monitor Hub webpage. The Hub is managed by the Norwalk Health Department and compiles up-to-date information, guidance, ...
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Posted on: June 6, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, June 6, 2023, Mayor Harry Rilling congratulated Ella McNulty, Norwalk High School JROTC Cadet Lt. Col., for being selected as the top 2023 awardee of the Western Connecticut Military Officers Association&rs...
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Posted on: June 5, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 5, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced that the City plans to allocate $550,000 to Mid-Fairfield Community Care Center (Mid Fairfield) for Norwalk Public Schools’(NPS) Middle School Mental Health Initiative for the 2023-202...
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Posted on: May 26, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, the Town Clerk’s Office announced that the City of Norwalk’s 2023 dog licenses will be available for registration beginning June 1.
All dog licenses must be renewed for 2023, and any new dogs ov...
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Posted on: May 23, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 23, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced that he selected Tom Livingston to replace Laoise King as his Interim Chief of Staff for the City of Norwalk. Tom Livingston currently serves on the Common Council and at toni...
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Posted on: May 18, 2023
(Norwalk, CT) – Today, May 18, 2023, Mayor Rilling released the following statement regarding his feedback on the draft of a citywide zoning rewrite proposal. The draft was completed by Town Planning and Urban Design (TPUDC), a consultant hired ...
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Posted on: May 15, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 15, 2023, is the first official day of Beach Season in Norwalk, in which the City starts enforcing parking requirements at its beaches and highly frequented parks, including Calf Pasture Beach, Shady Beach, Cranbury Park, Taylo...
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Posted on: April 27, 2023
(Norwalk, CT) – Today, April 27, 2023, Mayor Rilling released the following statement regarding the passing of Stew Leonard Sr., the founder of Stew Leonard’s, who opened the company’s first grocery store in...
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Posted on: April 11, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, April 11, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced the schedule for the 2023 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events in and near the City. The events are free to Norwalk residents and include an upco...
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Posted on: March 24, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, March 24, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk has officially transitioned from its .org website and email domain to .gov.
“The City of Norwalk made the decision to switch to .gov because .gov d...
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Posted on: March 22, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, March 22, 2023, Mayor Rilling was joined by the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, Senator Bob Duff, Common Council Members and community leaders to announce the South Norwalk Investment Program (SNIP), the next phase ...
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Posted on: February 24, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, February 24, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced the schedule for its 2023 Bulky Waste Collection Program. The collection program is available to residents within the 4th Taxing District who receive garbage and re...
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Posted on: January 28, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 28, 2023, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling and Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh released a joint statement following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
“Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Tyre Nichols, and th...
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Posted on: January 27, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 27, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced that it has teamed up with SimplifyCT and kicked off its annual no-cost, full-service AARP/VITA/IRS Volunteer Tax Assistance Program. Through IRS-certified volunteer...
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Posted on: January 23, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 23, 2023, Mayor Rilling congratulated Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh and Deputy Chief Terrence Blake on their new leadership appointments at this afternoon’s Norwalk Police Commission Meeting.  ...
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Posted on: January 19, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 19, 2023, the City of Norwalk and Norwalk Redevelopment Agency announced that the new Norwalk Business Development Center located at 3 Belden Avenue will be hosting a series of free professional development worksho...
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Posted on: January 9, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 9, 2023, the City’s Tax Assessor’s Department announced that Norwalk’s 2023 Revaluation Project will begin this week. A revaluation will determine the fair market value of every property in the City to equalize the...
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Posted on: January 20, 2023
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 20, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced that the City has unlocked funding for the final phase of its COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program. Since the onset of the pandemic, the City has granted $520,000 to small businesses throu...
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Posted on: December 13, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, December 13, Mayor Rilling announced that he is lifting the Water Emergency for the City of Norwalk, effective immediately. Mayor Rilling declared the Water Emergency on October 7, 2022, due to historically low levels of r...
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Posted on: December 8, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, December 8, 2022, Mayor Rilling was joined by Live Green CT, JuiceBar, Eversource, and federal, state and local leaders at Fodor Farm to Celebrate Norwalk’s First Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station on City Pr...
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Posted on: November 10, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, November 10, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk hired its first Embedded Clinician to work alongside the Police Department in partnership with the Recovery Network of Programs (RNP). T...
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Posted on: November 3, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, November 3, 2022, federal, state, local and community leaders joined Mayor Rilling to celebrate the grand opening of the City of Norwalk's Business Development Center on 3 Belden Avenue. This week also...
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Posted on: October 28, 2022
(Norwalk, CT) – Mayor Rilling released the following statement regarding the importance of workforce development following today’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the Workforce Training Center. The Workforce Training Center is a vocational...
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Posted on: October 13, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, October 13, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of two officers from the Bristol Police Department who were shot and killed in the lin...
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Posted on: October 5, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, Mayor Rilling announced that he is declaring a Water Emergency for the City of Norwalk, effective Friday, October 7, 2022, at noon, due to ongoing drought conditions. This calendar year, Norwalk received historically low l...
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Posted on: September 19, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 19, 2022, the City of Norwalk announced that after more than 100 years since the adoption of its Charter, a comprehensive revision is underway, beginning this week.
In August, the Norwalk Common Council formally e...
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Posted on: July 26, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 26, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that he is directing flags in the City of Norwalk to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Mayor Bill Collins, who passed away on July 21 in an automobile accident in...
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Posted on: June 1, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 1, 2022, is the official start of hurricane season and the City of Norwalk urges residents to get prepared now. The City announced several ways residents can prepare for unpredictable severe summer weather an...
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Posted on: March 22, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, March 22nd, Mayor Harry Rilling announced the completion of the comprehensive Efficiency Study of the City and Norwalk Public Schools that he and the Common Council initiated in February of 2020. Mayor Rilling&...
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