Posted on: August 16, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 16, 2022, 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 Rati...
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Posted on: August 12, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 12, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that he is directing City of Norwalk buildings to return their flags to full-staff by sunset this evening.
City building flags are currently at half-staff, following Mayor Rilling&a...
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Posted on: August 5, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 5, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk will transition from its Bi-weekly COVID Reports to a virtual COVID Data Hub format that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“We want to ...
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Posted on: August 2, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 2, 2022, Mayor Rilling issued a Heat Advisory for the City of Norwalk through Friday, August 5, due to high levels of humidity and expected hot temperatures through the week. He also shared details on cooling center...
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Posted on: August 2, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 2, 2022, Norwalk's Health Department shared critical preventive health care information and local resources to help mitigate the spread of monkeypox.
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection ...
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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: July 26, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 26, 2022, Norwalk's Fire Marshal's Office announced the outcome of the joint investigation of the Nelson Avenue house fire that occurred on May 14, 2022, and led to the tragic fatality of 7-year-old Summer Fa...
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Posted on: July 20, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 20, 2022, the City of Norwalk provided safety tips ahead of expected thunderstorms tomorrow, July 21. Due to the combination of high temperatures and humidity, the National Weather Service has indicated that additiona...
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Posted on: July 18, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 18, 2022, Mayor Rilling issued an extreme heat advisory for the City of Norwalk, beginning July 19th through Sunday, July 24th and shared details on cooling centers that will be available throughout the commu...
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Posted on: July 15, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 15, 2022, Mayor Rilling issued a Drought Advisory for the City of Norwalk in partnership with the First District Water Department and the South Norwalk Electric and Water Company (SNEW). This announcement follows Gove...
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Posted on: July 6, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 6, 2022, the City of Norwalk announced that residents will have until Monday, August 1, 2022, to pay their property tax bills and sewer use charges. Property tax bills include real estate, motor vehicles and business personal ...
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Posted on: July 1, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 1, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that the Rowayton Avenue Bridge has been paved and reopened to two-way traffic just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
“Since Tropical Storm Elsa caused damage to the Rowa...
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Posted on: July 1, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, July 1, 2022, the City of Norwalk offers fireworks and grilling safety tips ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Fireworks can be dangerous and the City asks residents to please leave them to the professionals. The safest w...
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Posted on: June 30, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 30, 2022, and ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Norwalk's Fire Marshal's Office shared safety tips for preventing fires to protect lives and properties in the City of Norwalk.
According to the Natio...
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Posted on: June 24, 2022
"It is a sad moment for our nation and infuriating that the U.S. Supreme Court has moved to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. In 1973, Roe granted women across our nation the right to make personal...
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Posted on: June 17, 2022
Next Saturday, June 25, the City of Norwalk will be accepting mattresses and box springs for free. The free collection program will recycle the mattresses and box springs through the Mattress Recycling Council’s Connecticut Bye Bye Mattress Prog...
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Posted on: June 17, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 17, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk recognizes Juneteenth as a holiday and will be closed on Monday, June 20, 2022, in its honor.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Eman...
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Posted on: June 16, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 16th, Mayor Rilling announced that as of 5:00 AM Strawberry Hill Avenue between King Street and County Street has reopened to traffic following a pipe being repaired after the rupture of a sanitary sewer yesterday aft...
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Posted on: June 10, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, June 10th, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that the City has partnered with the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) to install 13, non-invasive temporary wireless heat sensors across Norwalk t...
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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: June 1, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 31, 2022, the Norwalk Town Clerk’s Office announced that 2022 dog license renewals will be available beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. State law mandates that all dogs o...
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Posted on: May 27, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 27, 2022, ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, what is often considered an unofficial kick-off to summer, the Norwalk Fire Department shared safety tips for grilling and celebrating safely.
According to research from the National Fire...
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Posted on: May 26, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 26, 2022, the City of Norwalk announced several upcoming events to honor our veterans during and following Memorial Day Weekend. Beginning Monday, May 30 at 10:00 AM, Norwalk will host its annual Memo...
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Posted on: May 26, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 26, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that after more than 40 years, students in the South Norwalk community will finally have a neighborhood school. The City, through friendly negotiation, has reached an agreement in principle to ...
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Posted on: May 25, 2022
“Given recent events in our nation, we know this is a challenging time for everyone, especially our students. Understandably so, the City is hearing increased concerns from parents in the community about school safety. I would like to take a mom...
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Announcements & Press Releases
Posted on: May 20, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 20, 2022, the City of Norwalk issued a public service announcement with safety tips ahead of the heat expected this summer and as we enter the first weekend of the year when temperatures are expected to rise into the 90s.&n...
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Posted on: May 16, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, Monday, May 16, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced the local nonprofit organization recipients selected to receive one-time grant funds from the Norwalk Community Recovery Fund Program. The City of Norwalk created this program...
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Posted on: May 16, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 16, 2022, the City of Norwalk announced that the 7-year-old girl who tragically died early Saturday, May 14, after succumbing to her injuries from a house fire on Nelson Avenue has been identified as Summer Fawcett.
Su...
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Posted on: May 12, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, May 12, 2022, Mayor Rilling issued a proclamation designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Norwalk. He was joined by Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, Dr. Thomas McBryde, Norwalk Deputy Superintendent of Excellence, Equit...
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Posted on: May 5, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, Mayor Rilling announced that the City of Norwalk was selected as a 2022 Gold Level Certified Community in Best Practices in Economic Development & Land Use Planning on behalf of the Connecticut Economic Development Association ...
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Posted on: April 29, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, April 29th, city and community leaders joined Principal Jane Wilkins and students of Naramake Elementary School to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day. Arbor Day is led by the Arbor Day Foundation, which ...
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Posted on: April 27, 2022
Beginning this Saturday, April 30, the City of Norwalk will be accepting mattresses and box springs for free. The free collection program will recycle the mattresses and box springs through the Mattress Recycling Council’s Connecticut Bye Bye Ma...
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Posted on: April 28, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) Yesterday, April 27th, the City of Norwalk announced the small business lottery winners for the first phase of the COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program. The program allocates nearly $800,000 in grant funding of the City&...
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Posted on: April 18, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, April 18th, Mayor Rilling announced that its COVID-19 community testing location will move from Shady Beach to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion lower parking lot (295 West Avenue) starting today. Testing at this si...
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Posted on: April 8, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, April 8th, the City of Norwalk announced that it's offering an added layer of security for property protection that Norwalk's Town Clerk, Richard McQuaid will manage. The service is free and w...
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Posted on: April 6, 2022
The City of Norwalk will be accepting mattresses and box springs for free.
The free collection program will recycle the mattresses and box springs through the Mattress Recycling Council’s Connecticut Bye Bye Mattress Program.
The mattres...
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Posted on: March 28, 2022
The Yard Waste Site, located at 15 South Smith Street, will be OPEN for the Spring, Summer, and Fall Seasons on Monday, March 28, 2022. The Site will be open on Saturday, April 2.
During the Season (April – December); the hours of opera...
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Posted on: February 24, 2022
(Norwalk, Conn.) – Mayor Rilling has announced Norwalk will lift the city-wide mask mandate Thursday, February 24th at 11:59 PM. This comes after a sustained decline in COVID19 case rates in Norwalk and the surrounding communities, as well as inc...
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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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