The 46th annual Norwalk Oyster Festival was ushered in Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its main entrance in Veterans Memorial Park on Seaview Avenue in East Norwalk. The three-day event opens this evening at 6 p.m. Shown, from left, is Town Clerk Richard McQuaid, Willard Miley, president and COO of First County Bank, Lucia Rilling and her husband, Mayor Harry Rilling, Mike Reilly, chair of the Oyster Festival, and At-Large City Council Member Johan Lopez. Stamford-based First County Bank is the sponsor of the Oyster Festival. The festival is the main fundraising activity of the Norwalk Seaport Association and the Sheffield Island Lighthouse. On Saturday, hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. On Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Full information about the festival can be found at www.seaport.org/norwalk-oyster-festival.
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