City Desk

Monday: October 5 BIKE/WALK COMMISSION Time: 6 p.m. Location: Zoom Members will discuss safety work, including an e-bike safety flyer, school outreach tied to Board of Education Policy 5038, and early ideas for an Open Streets event in 2027. Members will also finalize the public…

NORWALK, Conn. — Flashing lights, raised crosswalks and speed indicators installed near West Rocks Middle School have reduced traffic speeds in the area by more than 20 percent, according to the city. Mayor Barbara Smyth announced the speed data at a gathering marking the completion…

NORWALK, Conn. — City officials, educators and others gathered Thursday afternoon at the library to recognize October as ADHD Awareness Month. Norwalk Deputy Corporation Counsel Jeffry Spahr, who serves on the Advisory and Public Policy Committee of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), a nationwide…

NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk ranks sixth on the list of the state's cities by population, but it has the largest arts and cultural district in Connecticut, the chairman of the city's Arts and Culture Commission noted at a celebration Wednesday atop SoNo 50. "It goes…

NORWALK, Conn. — INTEMPO, a Stamford-based nonprofit that provides multicultural and classical music education to children, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with its fourth annual concert series, “Under the Same Moon.” The concerts will feature music from Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela,…

NORWALK, Conn. — Health insurance cost pressure in Norwalk's schools could double next year, officials said Tuesday as budget season began. The warning came at a joint public hearing that opened the process for next year's budget. Over the next eight months, city and school leaders…

NORWALK, Conn. — Ten thousand new residents. A roughly 80 percent increase in median income. A 700,000-square-foot mall full of high end retailers. Thousands of new units of housing. Norwalk has changed in many ways in the past two and a half decades. How it…

NORWALK, Conn. — The Maritime Aquarium and Linde are accepting applications for their third annual Scholars Program, which awards three $3,500 scholarships to undergraduate students pursuing marine science or related STEM fields. Applications for the 2026-27 academic year are open Sept. 28 through Oct. 30.…

NORWALK, Conn. — The city wants to know what kind of Norwalk residents want to leave behind for future generations, and it's asking for their input before the plan is locked in. The City of Norwalk will hold a community workshop Tuesday from 6 to…

NORWALK, Conn. — The city's Traffic Authority voted Monday to ask for the state's approval to lower the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph in the areas of Woodbury Avenue, Rowayton beaches and Calf Pasture Beach. The requests, formally made to the Office of…

NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Seaport Association expects a loss of revenue after heavy rain forced the cancellation of the final day of the Norwalk Oyster Festival on Sunday, Sept. 13. While the festival is insured for rain, the association did not receive a payout.…

Credit: Norwalk Police Department NORWALK, Conn. — Heavy rain and strong wind hit Norwalk this weekend, causing flooding, closing streets, and knocking out power to thousands of homes across Connecticut. The city's rain gauge showed 0.82 inches of rain fell on Saturday. Over the last…