Author: Harold F. Cobin

An open fence, Thursday on the Grumman Avenue overpass. (Harold F. Cobin) NORWALK, Conn. — State workers hustled to close a fence opening over the Merritt Parkway after NancyOnNorwalk alerted authorities to the dangerous condition Thursday. The temporary patch with plastic fencing and caution tape…

A Norwalk Police promotion ceremony, Wednesday in City Hall. (Harold F. Cobin) NORWALK, Conn. — Ten members of the Norwalk Police Department were promoted Wednesday, including two to the rank of deputy chief. Former Lieutenants Melissa Lepore and Joseph Dinho were sworn-in as deputy chiefs…

In a first for the department, Norwalk Police will have three deputy chiefs. The Police Commission on Monday appointed Lieutenants Joseph Dinho and Melissa Lepore to the position.

A NASA Antares rocket seen Tuesday night flying into space east of Norwalk on a resupply mission for the International Space Station.

(File photo) NORWALK, Conn. — A motorist was shot Monday afternoon on Main Avenue during a carjacking. Police said the victim reported a male wearing a face mask entered the vehicle and at gunpoint ordered the victim to drive. A short time later a struggle…

A Metro-North Railroad train struck a pickup truck Wednesday morning at the Commerce Street grade crossing, trapping the driver in the crushed vehicle.

The national AirNow Fire and Smoke Map showed the air quality in Norwalk and the surrounding area was either unhealthy or unhealthy for sensitive groups due to smoke from wildfires in Canada.

Shannon James Sherry was driving his 2023 Model 3 Tesla eastbound on Interstate 84 Wednesday afternoon when “for an unknown reason” his car veered from the left lane of the three-lane highway into the right lane, where it collided with a pickup truck, the report…

Norwalk Police Officer Carl Williams, center, at his retirement sendoff, Friday outside police headquarters on Monroe Street. (Harold F. Cobin) NORWALK, Conn. — A retirement ceremony was held Friday afternoon at Norwalk Police Headquarters for Police Officer Carl Williams, who’s leaving the department after 35…

Says, ‘Win with Vin’ NORWALK, Conn. — Vinny Scicchitano is running for Mayor to represent Norwalkers who feel disenfranchised, he said. Scicchitano, a lifelong Norwalker and a Republican Town Committee member for several years, filed campaign registration papers Jan. 27, Town Clerk Rick McQuaid said.…

NORWALK, Conn. — Eight catalytic converters were reported stolen off cars in Norwalk Wednesday afternoon, police said, with all the thefts occurring in active parking lots. One of the incidents resulted in a confrontation between a woman walking toward her targeted vehicle and the perpetrators,…

Region’s supply of electricity was insufficient to meet consumer demand System operators implemented well established procedures Christmas Eve to maintain New England’s power supply during an unanticipated electric capacity deficiency, according to a report from ISO New England. The operator blamed unexpected generator outages and…