Mayor Rilling Announces Entry-Level Firefighter Exam Scheduled for January 13; Registration Opens

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, November 16, 2023, Mayor Harry Rilling and Fire Chief Gino Gatto announced that the City of Norwalk's next Firefighter exam will be administered on Saturday, January 13, 2024. The City encourages candidat...

Mayor Rilling Announces that the City of Norwalk Scored 100% on the 2023 Municipality Equality Index

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, November 14, 2023, Mayor Rilling is proud to announce that the City of Norwalk scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023 Municipality Equality Index. HRC is one of the nation’s la...

The City of Norwalk Mourns the Loss of Deputy Fire Marshal Luca Feola

Norwalk, Conn.) Today, Saturday, November 4, 2023, Mayor Rilling and the Norwalk Fire Department announced the passing of Deputy Fire Marshal Luca Feola on Thursday, November 2.  

Luca Feola served in the Norwalk Fire Department for nearly 20 year...

The City of Norwalk Mourns the Loss of Dawn Kravarik; a Norwalk Public Library Employee of 36 Years

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, October 30, 2023, Mayor Rilling and the Norwalk Police Department announced that the City of Norwalk tragically lost Norwalk Library employee Dawn Kravarik in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, October 28.

On October 28, 2023, at...

The First Floor of the South Norwalk Library will be Temporarily Closed for Renovations

Today, October 26^th, 2023, the City of Norwalk's Public Library announced that the first floor of the South Norwalk (SoNo) Library will be temporarily closed starting Tuesday, October 31^st, for renovations. While the first floor...

The City of Norwalk Invites the Community to its First-Ever Halloween Nightfair on Washington Street

(Norwalk, Conn.) The City of Norwalk invites the community to its first-ever Halloween Nightfair on Washington Street. This exciting event is set to take place on Saturday, October 28^th, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM and Sunday, October 29^th, from 11:00 AM to ...

The City of Norwalk’s Town Clerk’s Office is Issuing Absentee Ballots for upcoming Election

(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, October 18, 2023, the City of Norwalk’s Town Clerk’s office announced it is issuing absentee ballots to residents who will be unable to appear at their polling place on Election Day, Novembe...

The City of Norwalk Celebrated its Newly Adopted Recreation and Parks Master Plan

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, October 5, 2023, Mayor Rilling was joined by local leaders and City officials to celebrate the newly adopted Recreation and Parks Master Plan and unveil two of the seven themes on the Mayor's relaunched D...

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 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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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&...

Immunization Action Plan (IAP) Program Promotes Education for Three Life-Saving Vaccines

On Wednesday, November 15, the Norwalk Health Department announced that its Immunization Action Plan (IAP) Program ran another successful campaign. Each year in the Summer and Fall, the IAP Program promotes three important vaccinations to young people in ...

Get Your Flu Shot from the Norwalk Health Department

On Friday, October 13, the Norwalk Health Department was thrilled to host state and local officials and partners to help encourage Connecticut residents to get their flu vaccine this Fall. 

Norwalk Mayor Harry W. Rilling and Director of Health Dea...

Norwalk's Tree Planting Program

• Tree Planting Request (Online eForm)
• Free Tree Request Form (Paper Copy) (PDF) 
• Adopt A Tree Form (For Trees On Private Property)
• The City of Norwalk Adopt A Tree Program Guidelines

Videos of Public Hearings and Meetings