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 proper...

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...

The Date of the City of Norwalk's 2023 Mayor's Ball has been Changed to Friday, April 21

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, January 6, 2023, the City of Norwalk announced that there has been a date change to the 2023 Mayor's Ball and that it is now scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2023. 

In November, Mayor Rilling announced that...

Norwalk Taxpayers have until February 1, 2023, to Pay Regular Second Installment Tax Bills from Oct.

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, December 30, 2022, the City of Norwalk's Tax Collector's Office announced that residents’ regular second installment tax bills from the October 2021, Grand List were mailed out...

Mayor Rilling Appoints Deputy Chief Walsh as Interim Chief of the Norwalk Police Department

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, December 21, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced the appointment of Deputy Chief James Walsh to serve as Interim Chief of the Norwalk Police Department, effective immediately, following the retirement of Chief Thomas Kulhawik. 

A...

Mayor Rilling Announces that Norwalk is Expecting a Winter Storm beginning Thursday

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, December 21, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that a winter storm is expected to bring a mix of conditions to the area beginning Thursday evening, December 22. The conditions could potentially impact the area ahead of the hol...

Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik Retires after Nearly 40 Years with the Department

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, December 20, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced the retirement of Norwalk Police Chief Thomas E. Kulhawik after nearly 40 years of service to the Norwalk Police Department and ten years as Chief. 

Chief Kulhawik was app...

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 thanks the State for Awarding Norwalk with $2 Million to Remediate the Webster Lot

(Norwalk, Conn.)  Today, December 13, Mayor Rilling thanked and acknowledged Governor Lamont and the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for awarding Norwalk with $2 million as part of their funding for the Brownfield Municipa...

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...

Mayor Rilling Announces Vanessa Nobre Valadares as Norwalk's Chief of Operations and Public Work

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, November 8, 2022, Mayor Rilling appointed Vanessa Nobre Valadares as the City of Norwalk's Chief of Operations and Public Works during the Common Council meeting.

"Vanessa has served and excelled in every posi...

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...

Mayor Rilling Announces LaToya Fernandez as the City of Norwalk's First DEI Officer

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, November 2, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that LaToya Fernandez joined Norwalk as the City's first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer. November 1 was her first day with the City of Norwalk.

"As a City, we ar...

Mayor Rilling Announces LaToya Fernandez as the City of Norwalk's First DEI Officer

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, November 2, 2022, Mayor Rilling announced that LaToya Fernandez joined Norwalk as the City's first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer. November 1 was her first day with the City of Norwalk.

"As a City, we ar...

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...

Norwalk Receives $2 Million in State Funds for Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure

(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, October 12, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont announced that he approved $2 million in grant funding for the Pinnacle Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Project. The funding will be used primarily to repair si...

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 Announces Small Business and Entrepreneur Support Program

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, August 26, 2022, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling announced the launch of the City’s first-ever Kiva Hub through its partnership with Kiva. Kiva is a global nonprofit organization that provi...

All Three Major Credit Rating Agencies Have Reaffirmed Norwalk's Bond Raitng

(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...

The City of Norwalk Transitions its Bi-weekly COVID Reports to a Virtual COVID Data Hub Format

(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 ...

The City of Norwalk Shares Preventive Information and Resources to Prevent the Spread of Monkeypox

(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 ...

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...

Joint Investigation Classified the Cause of the Nelson Avenue House Fire as Undetermined

(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...

Mayor Rilling Issues a Drought Advisory for the City of Norwalk

(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...

Residents have until August 1, 2022, to Pay their Property Tax and Sewer Use Bills

(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 ...

Mayor Rilling Announces the Reopening of the Rowayton Avenue Bridge Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend

(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...

Norwalk Offers Safety Tips for Fireworks and Grilling Ahead of the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend

(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...

Statement from Mayor Rilling on the Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

"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...

The City of Norwalk Recognizes Juneteenth as a Holiday and will be Closed Monday, June 20

(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...

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...

The City of Norwalk's 2022 Dog Licensing Renewal will begin Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1

(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...

The City of Norwalk Announces Several Events to Honor Veterans during and following Memorial Day

(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...

The City of Norwalk Reaches an Agreement for South Norwalk Neighborhood School

(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 ...

Mayor Rilling Announces the Nonprofit Organizations Selected for the Norwalk Community Recovery Fund

 (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...

City, State, and Community Leaders Share Commitment to Strengthening Mental Health for Norwalkers

(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...

Norwalk Earns Gold Standard, the Highest Distinction in Best Practices in Economic Development

(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 ...

The City of Norwalk and Community Leaders Performed a Tree Planting Ceremony at Naramake Elementary

(Norwalk, Conn.) Today, April 29^th, city and community leaders joined Principal Jane Wilkins and students of Naramake Elementary School to celebrate the 150^th Anniversary of Arbor Day. Arbor Day is led by the Arbor Day Foundation, which ...

Norwalk Invests Federal Funds in Small Businesses Impacted by the Pandemic

(Norwalk, Conn.) Yesterday, April 27^th, 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&...

COVID-19 Testing Location to Move to Lower Parking Lot of Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Beginning Today

(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, April 18^th, 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...

The City of Norwalk Announces New Property Alert Service

(Norwalk, Conn.) – Today, April 8^th, 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...

Yard Waste Site Spring/ Summer/ Fall

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...

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&...