Author: Claire Schoen

Proposed path of underground transmission cables across the Norwalk River. (Source: Eversource) Tomorrow’s public hearing with the CT Department of Energy and Environmental protection (DEEP) could be the last opportunity for the Norwalk Harbor Commission (NHRC) and the public to voice concerns about Eversource’s placement of…

Architectural rendering of aerial view of Wall Street hotel proposed by Jason Milligan. (Credit: The Sullivan Architectural Group.) Real estate broker Jason Milligan has a plan to make over 21-23 Isaacs Street, currently home to Rebel Daughter Cookies and ARC Sound Stage Lighting.He proposes building…

Proposed path of underground transmission cables across the Norwalk River. After years of feeling unheard by city and state agencies regarding high voltage transmission cables being laid under the Norwalk River as part of the Walk Bridge project, the Norwalk Harbor Management Commission will have…

LaToya Fernandez, Norwalk's first DEI Officer. Norwalk’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, LaToya Fernandez, has resigned, Norwalk's Director of Communications Michelle Woods Matthews confirmed Tuesday night in response to a reporter's query.Although she didn't specify reasons for Fernandez's departure, Woods released the following…

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We asked and you answered, we asked again and more of you answered… and while we are still tallying the final results, it’s clear that this was our most successful NewsMatch campaign. And it couldn’t have come at a…

Only a few days left to meet our year-end goal — donate before midnight Dec. 31 and double your impact There are only a few days left in this year’s NewsMatch campaign, and we are so close to meeting our goal of $75,000, with just over…

Dear Readers: Nancy Chapman meets Mary Tyler Moore, Feb. 25 in Minneapolis, MN. (Claire Schoen) We have some exciting news. Thanks to the generosity of several readers as well as the NoN board of directors, we can announce an additional $20,000 match for contributions to…

If you haven’t yet heard, today is Giving Tuesday, an international day of giving. We like to call it Giving News Day.  As a reader of NancyOnNorwalk, you recognize the value of a hyperlocal news organization. You know we work hard to cover what’s going…

Festivities at the recent NancyOnNorwalk gathering in SpaceCat. Phew, elections are over. We worked hard to bring you the information you needed – via streaming video, Q+As with candidates, and coverage of debates. Everyone in Norwalk had access this information – for free, regardless of…

(Claire Schoen) When students at Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School gathered for an afternoon assembly Wednesday, they were in for a special treat: every last one of them was given a brand-new pair of athletic shoes. Employees from the Norwalk-based marketing agency Inspira and its…

(Newsmatch) It’s November 1 – for most of us, that means the day after Halloween or a day of sugar-hangover and raiding the kids’ candy bags. Here at NancyOnNorwalk, it’s kickoff day for NewsMatch, our year-end fundraiser. For our newer readers, NewsMatch is an annual…