The City of Norwalk Moves Forward with a Comprehensive Recommended Revision of its Charter

(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...

Norwalk Offer Residents Free Recycling Redemption Pop-up Events, Starting Sept. 16

(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...

The City of Norwalk Hosts Free Recycling of Mattresses and Box Springs Collection this Sat., Sept 16

(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...

Statement from Mayor Rilling on the Passing of Former Norwalk State Senator Louis Ciccarello

(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...

The City of Norwalk has Mailed All Adjusted Motor Vehicle Tax Bills

(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...

Deanna D’Amore, Norwalk’s Health Director Recognized as a Rising Leader in Public Health

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, September 7, 2023, Mayor Rilling announced that Deanna D’Amore, the Director of the Norwalk Health Department has been recognized as one of the 40 Under 40 in Public Health by the de Beaumont Foundation. After reviewing n...

Mayor Rilling Activates Cooling Centers for the City of Norwalk through Thursday

(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...

The Board of Assessment Appeals are Accepting Applications of Assesments of Motor Vehicles

The Board of Assessment Appeals are now accepting applications of the Tax Assessor’s final assessments of the 2022 motor vehicle Grand List.Please visit the Tax Assessor’s page for more information or to schedule an appointment.Board of Assessment Appeals...

The City of Norwalk Launches New Online Recreation and Parks Registration System

(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 ...

Norwalk’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Saturday, August 26

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces all Three Major Credit Rating Agencies Reaffirmed Norwalk's Bond Rating

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces that the City of Norwalk is Kicking off its First SoNo Farmers Market

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces the City of Norwalk's New Official Logo: "I Love Norwalk"

(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, ...

Residents Impacted by Inaccurate Tax Bills will receive Amended, Corrected Tax Bills in the Mail

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces that Norwalk’s Free Summer Jazz SoNo Concert Series Kicks off Tomorro

(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...

Mayor Rilling Congratulates the Norwalk Police Department for Achieving the Gold Standard for Publi

(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...

Mayor Rilling Presents Check to Open Doors & Filling in the Blanks, the Mayor’s Ball Beneficiaries

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 12, 2023, Mayor Rilling presented Open Doors and Filling in the Blanks, the two non-profit organizations selected as this year’s beneficiaries for the 2023 Mayor’s Ball, with a ch...

Norwalk Residents have until August 7 to Pay their Property Tax and Sewer Use Bills without Interest

(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...

Norwalk gets Recognition as the Best Place for Families to Live in and Highest Quality of Life in CT

(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...

Statement from Mayor Rilling & Superintendent on Racist Remarks Made by a Group of Youth

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces the City of Norwalk has launched a Norwalk Air Quality Monitor Hub Webpage

(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, ...

Mayor Rilling Congratulates Ella McNulty, 2023 Young American Awardee and Norwalk High School JROTC

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces the City will Allocate $550,000 for NPS Mental Health Initiative

(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...

The City of Norwalk's 2023 Dog Licenses will be Available Begginning June 1

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces that he has Selected Tom Livingston as the City’s Interim Chief of Staff

(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...

Statement from Mayor Rilling on his Reaction to the Draft of a Citywide Zoning Rewrite Proposal

(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 ...

Parking Enforcement at Norwalk Beaches and Highly Frequented Parks Officially begins today, May 15

(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...

Statement from Norwalk Mayor Rilling on the Passing of Stew Leonard Sr.

(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...

The City of Norwalk Announces the 2023 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces that the City of Norwalk has Officially Transitioned from .org to .gov.

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces the next Phase of the MLK Corridor Initiative

(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 ...

The City of Norwalk Announces the Schedule of its 2023 Bulky Waste Collection Program

(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 4^th Taxing District who receive garbage and re...

Joint Statement by Mayor Rilling and Police Chief Walsh on the Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols

(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...

Norwalk Kicks off Free Volunteer Tax Assistance Program in Several Community Locations

(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...

Mayor Rilling Congratulates Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh and Deputy Chief Terrence Blake on the

(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.  ...

The Norwalk Business Development Center will Host a Series of Free Professional Development Workshop

(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...

The City’s 2023 Revaluation Project to Determine Fair Market Value of Properties in Norwalk to Begin

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces Norwalk's Final Phase of the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program

(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...

Mayor Rilling Lifts the Water Emergency for the City of Norwalk, Effective Immediately

(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...

Mayor Rilling Celebrates Norwalk’s First Electric Vehicle Charging Station on City Property

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces the Hire of the City's first Embedded Clinician in the Police Department

(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...

Federal, State, Local and Community Leaders Celebrate the Norwalk's Business Development Center

(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...

Statement from Mayor Rilling on Longstanding Property Owner Opening Workforce Training Center

(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...

Norwalk Lowers Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Bristol Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces Water Emergency for the City of Norwalk, Effective Friday, October 7

(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...

Newly Established Norwalk Charter Revision Commission Begins Comprehensive Review of Charter

(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...

Mayor Rilling Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Mayor Bill Collins

(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...

Today Marks the Start of Hurricane Season and the City of Norwalk Urges Residents to be Prepared

(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...

Mayor Rilling Announces the Completion of the Efficiency Study of the City and School Operations

(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, March 22^nd, 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&...

Volunteer with the Norwalk Health Department!

The Norwalk Health Department (NHD) Emergency Response Team (ERT) is essential to our work in public health emergency preparedness and beyond, and now you can be a part of the team! NHD is recruiting adults (18+) who live or work in the Norwalk area for k...

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month, an annual observance used to raise awareness about the importance of being prepared for disasters and emergencies. The Norwalk Health Department, alongside our City officials, community partners, and volunteers wo...

Norwalk Health Department Supports Breastfeeding Individuals Through WIC

The Norwalk Health Department (NHD) educates, encourages, and supports individuals in their breastfeeding goals through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and other outreach efforts. The WIC program is a federally funded supplemental nutrition...

The Norwalk Health Department Celebrates Growing Gardens, Growing Health Participants

The Norwalk Health Department and UConn Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) hosted a harvest party celebrating the families who completed the annual Growing Gardens, Growing Health Program at Fodor Farm on August 8, 2023.

Growin...

Air Quality Information

Throughout June, the Northeast region of the United States has experienced the air quality impacts of the ongoing wildfires in Canada. The air quality index (AQI), a measure of pollutants and other air quality metrics has fluctuated significantly in Norwa...

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