Norwalk News

A 86-year-old Norwalk man was cheated out of more than $14,000 this week after paying bogus taxes and processing fees on a phony $500,000 sweepstakes prize, police said.

Well, we are ready here in Norwalk for any bad weather that comes our way.At least that's the considered opinion of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Services.

Paula Poundsone: Sharp-dressed lady in Fairfield NORWALK By A.J. O'CONNELL Hour Staff Writer It took 30 years of stand-up, but Paula Poundstone finally allowed herself to be talked into releasing her first comedy album.

Groundbreaking took place recently for the first phase of Summerview Square, a residential rental community with 63 units in the area of West Main, Summer and Jefferson streets in Norwalk.

The recession may have ended -- according to economists, anyway -- but in their crystal balls, area retailers are viewing the coming holiday season with caution.

NORWALKBy KEITH LORIAHour CorrespondentTheater lovers in our area will once again get the chance to sample some of Connecticut's most talented playwrights as the Fifth Annual Playwrights Festival will be held Nov.

NORWALKBy A.J. O'CONNELLHour Staff WriterMichele Albano, 33, founder of Norwalk-based Michele's Pies, is no stranger to publicity.

A Connecticut psychic is asking a state judge to let her into a probation program to settle charges that she lied to police about an assault she said was planned by her rivals.

An area company has gone east to accommodate its growing work force. LeadQual, an Internet marketing firm with offices in Connecticut and Emeryville, Calif., recently moved from 64 Wall St.

Brought up in Norwalk and raised in the city's public school system, Cheryl Kemeny never knew that her hometown played such a significant role in the Revolutionary War.

GREENWICH -- The owner of the Empire State Building is taking Connecticut officials to task for removing trees along the historic Merritt Parkway.Peter Malkin is a Greenwich resident and chairman of the investment group that owns New York City's tallest building.

A Norwalk developer has acquired a vacant retail property on the south side of Connecticut Avenue, piecing it together with adjoining parcels for development.

To the Editor:At our monthly board meeting held this week, the board of directors of Al Madany, Islamic Center of Norwalk observed a moment of silence to honor the memories of our men and women in uniform who were senselessly killed by Maj.

Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of Connecticut guard members since the Korean War .

NORWALKBy ALEX WISERHour CorrespondentWith the score showing Darien ahead by a narrow 9-3 score headed into the final quarter, the state playoff aspirations of the visiting Blue Wave hung in the balance.Host Norwalk was not backing down, as evidenced by a stifling front seven that had .

A Weston woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly biting off a small part of her boyfriend's ear after the two fought over a text message the woman received.

Second Taxing District Chairman Mimi Burgess can remember when Otha Brown first moved into his Brooklawn Avenue residence in the 1950s.

NORWALKBy STEVE KOBAKHour Staff Writer Employees at Norwalk Superior Court and law enforcement officials told state Sen.

A Redding woman quit her job as a Wilton school teacher Monday after police said she was allegedly caught on videotape stealing $20 from another teacher's purse.

In addition to contacting their private physicians to see if they carry the H1N1 vaccine, New Canaan residents who fall into one of the five priority groups of those eligible to receive the vaccine may make an appointment with the Norwalk Health Department for today, Thursday, November 12, between 2 to 4 p.m. Those recommended for vaccination ...